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The four sisters who took on Botswana's chiefs - and won [View all]
The four sisters who took on Botswana's chiefs - and wonBy Pumza Fihlani
BBC News, Kanye, Botswana
22 October 2013
In many countries across Africa, the right of the firstborn male, or closest male relative, to inherit family property - is still standard practice. Women are denied the right to inherit the family estate purely because of their gender, a custom that is upheld by some traditional leaders.
But four sisters in Botswana did something that no-one there thought was possible - they took on tradition and won.
Last month, a five-year legal struggle ended with a landmark victory to Edith Mmusi (80) and her three sisters Bakhani Moima (83), Jane Lekoko (77), and Mercy Ntsehkisang (68).
Inside her modest home in a village in Kanye, a small town south of the capital Gaborone, Ms Mmusi has a wry smile as she speaks of the lengthy case....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24623692
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