Terrence Mawawa|Police in Bulawayo have said that there are very few men who report cases of gender-based violence (GBV) in the city.

This was revealed by Bulawayo
provincial police spokesperson Chief Inspector Precious Simnango.
The number of men who report GBV is very low compared to that of women. It is thought that the
major reason for the disparity is the social stigma associated with that since Zimbabwe is a patriarchal society. As a result, most men suffer
in silence. There are reports that police officers laugh at male victims of GBV when they report their cases.

Speaking on the sidelines of the launch of the 16 days of Activism against gender-based-violence,
Chief Inspector Simango said:”
We are encouraging men to speak out.
Only a few cases of gender-based
violence whereby men are abused by
females have been reported.”