Fri, 03 Feb 2017 10:03:22 +0000 By ANNIE ZULU THE increase in Gender Based Violence (GBV) cases in Zambia has been attributed to exorbitant amounts of money being charged as ‘‘lobola’’ (bride price), the Non-Governmental Organisations Coordinating Council (NGOCC) board chairperson Sara Longwe has said. According to recent statistics, the Zambia Police recorded a total of 18,540 cases of GBV countrywide in the year 2016 as compared to 2015 where 18,088 cases were reported, showing an increase of 452 cases, translating to 2.4 percent hike. Ms. Longwe told the Daily Nation in an interview that lobola had lost its cultural significance owing to its commercialization. She noted that lobola was meant to unite two families and that it was sad that it had now become a money-making endeavour which she said had brought negative impact on women who were in most cases victims of GBV. She compared the old price of lobola and what […]
