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Domestic Violence Act

Man brings axes for cage fight with wife

A woman from Cowdray Park in Bulawayo has revealed extensive abuse she has suffered at the hands of her former husband who ran away after he impregnated a married neighbour before seeking to sell the family house.

Hubby burnt for not returning call

CHITUNGWIZA – A married woman found herself in breach of the law after she poured hot water on her husband after he failed to return her call. Eminah Samukange is said to have attacked her husband, Tendai, after the misunderstanding before scalding him.

42 percent of married women sexually abused

HARARE – About 42 percent of married women in the country have experienced sexual and or physical abuse by their husbands, with the highest number of cases recorded in Mashonaland Central Province while Matabeleland North has the lowest rate.