Wife beating in Africa

HERE is an interesting story on a celebrity couple in Zambia who talk about their wife-beating past. Below is a quote:

"To be a man, you need to discipline a woman, give her a slap or two. You know, in our culture, it's OK because that's how we feel we love our women."

I wrote a blog a few months ago on wife beating in Lesotho and am still not quite sure how to react to the following survey results:

% who said that wife-beating is justified if...
...she goes out without telling him	28.3%
...she neglects the children	39.2%
...she argues with him	38.0%
...she refuses to have sex with him	25.7%
...she burns the food	15.3%

There is more information on the survey in the blog entry.

HERE is a really interesting take on the story from another blogger in Lesotho.