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Elderly black women in South Africa win property rights in landmark ruling

Woman washing dishes in South Africa

Johannesburg, South AfricaThomson Reuters Foundation Facing destitution when her marriage broke down, 72-year-old Agnes Sithole went to court to challenge a sexist law – and won not only a share of her husband’s property but a legal victory that will protect some 400,000 other black South African women. Under South African law, married couples own […]