Descendants of a man, who died 21 years ago, have been left helpless after a senior headman of the Ondonga Traditional Authority allegedly decided to side with a woman who recently surfaced to claim their piece of land.
The matter, which started a few months ago, seems to be a case of an ugly face of ancient tradition that refused to recognise the rights of children over their paternal family wealth.
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