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Zambia: First Lady Calls for an End to Early Marriages
Times of Zambia, 10 July 2014
FIRST Lady Christine Kaseba has called for the introduction of a new law to criminalise perpetrators of early marriages to help curb the vice. Read more »
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Zambia: UK Diplomat to Call for End to Child Marriages
Zambia Reports, 10 July 2014
The following press release was circulated by the press office of the British High Commission in Lusaka: Read more »
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Zambia: 'Let's Fight Early Marriages'
Times of Zambia, 8 July 2014
AN INTERNATIONAL non-governmental organisation (NGO) working to lessen the devastating psychosocial impact of poverty, conflict, HIV/AIDS among children and youths has called for… Read more »
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Zambia: Tackling Early Marriages in Masaiti District
Times of Zambia, 13 April 2014
TROBBY Mapulanga, 18, seems contented. She got married last year and has a five months old baby on her back. Her life revolves around drawing water from a near communal borehole in… Read more »
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Zambia: Stop Early Marriages
Times of Zambia, 14 April 2013
THE First Lady Christine Kaseba deserves a pat on the back for showing concern about early marriages whose ripple effects are devastating, to say the least. Read more »
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Zambia: Tackling Child Issues Through Skills Training
Times of Zambia, 6 July 2014
ZAMBIA is a youthful nation with 50 per cent of the population below the age of 15 years old. Read more »
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Zambia: Early Marriages Rock Chainda
Times of Zambia, 27 April 2014
SOME residents in Chainda township are concerned over the increasing number of teenage marriages in the area. The township's population is rapidly increasing and residents… Read more »
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Africa: Ending Child Marriage - Canada Speaks Up for Rights of Girls Worldwide
PR Newswire, 4 July 2014
Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird today announced that Canada is contributing $20 million over two years to UNICEF toward ending child, early and forced marriage. Read more »
A Call to Criminalise Zambia's Child Marriages
In her fight to end early marriages and ensure the protection of the girl-child, the First lady, Christine Kaseba has called for the introduction of a new law that will prosecute the perpetrators.
