Infidelity fuels gender-based violence

A MALE pressure group, Varume Svinurai/Vhukani Madoda, has blamed infidelity for the increase in cases of gender-based violence (GBV) in Zimbabwe.

National chairperson of the group Fred Misi told NewsDay in an interview yesterday that his organisation recorded 40 cases of men who said they were victims of GBV while some boys also complained of being sodomised.

Misi said the difference between men and women was that females were very vocal and reported cases whenever they were victimised, while males suffered in silence for fear of being ridiculed.

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