police publicist Edna Mzingwitsa.

  Blantyre — Police in eastern Malawi have torched several initiation camps which were allegedly teaching children sexual skills instead of offering them “sound advice”. Machinga District Police Spokesperson Dave Sulumba confirmed the move in an interview. “We have indeed torched some initiation camps built along river banks and on mountain slopes. We are not against the cultural practice of chinamwali (initiation) but the government wants children to go to school,” he said. According to…