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Namibia: Family’s sole earner is key factor in GBV case withdrawal – Africa Links 24 3

Namibia: Family’s sole earner is key factor in GBV case withdrawal – Africa Links 24 3

Africa Links 24 with Lugeretzia Kooper
Published on 2025-12-07 06:00:00

A Woman in the Zambezi region has pleaded with the police to withdraw a gender-based violence (GBV) case she brought against her husband – because he is the family’s breadwinner.

The Zambian woman (29), who wishes to remain anonymous, opened a case against her husband (32), who allegedly assaulted her at their home in the Masida area on Monday, to the extent that she could not walk properly.

The police arrested the man on Tuesday and he remains in custody.

However, his wife…

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