BV a measure of discipline in the regions of Kavango |

Due to traditional beliefs, gender-based violence in the Kavango areas is still considered a measure of discipline.
Generally, it has been admitted that it is right when a man beats his wife. A phrase in Rukwangali – "Mungwa gepata" was also coined, calling it a form of discipline.
This was part of the discussions on Friday during the launch of the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence organized in Mpezo village, Mankupi district, where people discussed the causes of gender-based violence, its consequences and affected people.
About 300 residents attended the discussion.
Lukas Muha, a district councilor and national council member who facilitated the talks, told Nampa on Monday that the discussions had focused on the fact that women were mostly victims of gender-based violence, followed by by children and men.
"I started the discussions by asking the group that they think are the victims of gender-based violence, and then asked me what women do to become victims of gender-based violence, their rights can not be violated without their possible contribution. to violence, "he said.
In response, participants, including women, felt that "women talk too much and seem to dominate their husbands or partners over what needs to happen in their household, which most men do not like. ".
Women who consume too much alcohol have also been identified as contributing to gender-based violence, with their husbands believing that respect is lost when they use derogatory language or insult them.
"The residents went further and said that in some cases, men had children outside the matrimonial household. The men would then decide to bring these children to her matrimonial home so that all the children would be raised together, "Muha said.
What happens then is that the wife would treat her stepchildren differently from her own, which in turn annoys the husband, added the counselor.
Residents also explained that in the contemporary world, women are also subject to polygamy and wish to have relationships with more than one man.
"When the husband discovers the existence of the case, he can no longer control his anger and resort to murder or violence."
Other areas are those where a woman is the breadwinner and does not agree to support her partner or her husband. This belittles the power of man and eventually leads to violence.
"I encouraged residents that there was a suspicion of GBV in the neighborhood, it should be everyone's responsibility to report it," Muha told Nampa.