Muslim women Ok polygamy
JACK ZIMBA, Lusaka TWO local Muslim women have spoken in favour of polygamy, saying if done correctly, it works in favour of women. Islamic law allows a man to take…
Polygamy: Second wife’s experience in Mpali
ZIO MWALE, Lusaka WHEN one hears the name Anita Munamonga, the first thing that would come to mind is the Divas of Comedy, an all comedienne show that is annually…
Polygamy: Dilemma of unwilling spouses
GENDER FOCUS with EMELDA MWITWA
DEBATING the issue of polygamy with friends, someone asked a question that still lingers on my mind. Well, polygamy, the culture which allows a man to marry more than one wife, is common among certain ethnic groups in Zambia, and its debate attracts different reactions (more…)
Early marriage child mother.
MP shoulders polygamy, early marriage fight
CHRISTINE CHISHA, Lusaka
CHAMA-South member of Parliament Davison Mung’andu says polygamous and early marriages are some of the contributing factors to poverty in his constituency.
Mr Mung’andu says he is concerned about young men in his constituency who (more…)
‘He left me at my in-laws’ place, married another woman’
KALUNGA MUSONDA, Kabwe
THE Katondo Local Court heard how a 30-year-old woman was left at her in-laws’ house by her husband, who later married another woman without her knowledge.
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Man remarries, describes new wife ‘spare wheel’
NOMSA NKANA, Lusaka
A HUSBAND of Lusaka caused laughter in the Kanyama Local Court when he described his pregnant lover as his spare wheel.
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Polygamist fined K5,000
NOMSA NKANA, Lusaka
THE Kanyama Local Court has ordered a polygamist to pay K5,000 as compensation for divorce after his first wife sued him for dissolution of marriage.
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MICHAEL KAINGU
Kaingu warns against polygamy
VIOLET MENGO, Parliament
MWANDI Constituency member of Parliament Michael Kaingu (MMD) has advised members of Parliament (MP) against polygamous marriage.
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