Elderly black women in South Africa win property rights in landmark ruling
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 […]
Abused and destitute: Wars fuel rise in global number of widows
Thomson Reuters Foundation Millions of widows worldwide suffer crushing poverty and persecution, their numbers swelled by a proliferation of conflicts from Syria to Myanmar. International Widows’ Day, which was marked on 23rd June, aims to raise awareness of the often hidden injustices they face. Many are robbed of their inheritance, while others are enslaved by […]