KELETSO THOBEGA A wife in Botswana can now own land alongside her husband, President Mokgweetsi Masisi has announced, in a boost for women that rights groups called long overdue. Prior to his amendment, the 2015 Land Policy stopped wives from owning land if their husbands already had some. "This amendment will allow women to be independent in marriages, and also have rights to land as any other person. We applaud this move," said women rights activist Tunah Moalosi. Women face a host of barriers to owning land - be it through skewed inheritance rights or restricted authority over assets -…