GENDER division Permanent Secretary Mainga Kabika says although most people link Gender Based Violence to fights between a couple, even denying your spouse access to finances is a form of GBV. And Kabika has insisted that all the functions that were performed by the gender ministry are still being carried out by the division, except that there is no minister. Meanwhile, Kabika says there is need to address certain traditional norms which have remained a major contributor to unwanted pregnancies and child marriages. Speaking when she featured on ZNBC’s Sunday Interview programme, Kabika highlighted some of the GBV cases people overlooked. “Most people in Zambia do not understand what Gender Based Violence is because they only link GBV to a...

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