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Women recruits for the army

    JOHANNESBURG

    The Malawi army will for the first time recruit women into its ranks this year, news reports said on Tuesday.

    Reports quoted Lieutenant-General Joseph Chimbayo as saying that about 35 young women will be enlisted before the end of this year to join the 9,400-strong uniformed forces, including the police. Malawi spends about 1.5 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) on defence.

    Malawi is the only country in southern Africa without women soldiers. Chimbayo said female soldiers would not be involved in combat.

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