Family feuds make for great soap operas

A few weeks ago, Helmut Kohl, one of the legendary German leaders passed away. Following his death, we were subjected to some rather interesting drama between his step-wife and his children. Shortly after that, we saw Lee Hsien Loong, (current Prime Minister of Singapore and son of the great man himself Lee Kuan Yew), explaining to the entire nation about some family dispute over some house he inherited from his dad.

It was somewhat comforting to realise that even the more progressive and organised families are not spared from ugly spats and disputes. Here in Africa, family feuds are commonplace and usually make for interesting soap operas - I mean who can forget the epic Kirima and Karume fights! Even our beloved Madiba was not spared.