Oukwanyama Traditional Authority ends hereditary rule at village level
Placido Hilukilwa THE Oukwanyama traditional community has scrapped the practice of passing the village headman’s stool through family lines, a move welcomed cautiously by members of the largest tribe of Ovawambo. Traditionally, the position moved from one close relative to another because, having been “bought”, it was treated like family property. The Oukwanyama Traditional Authority ... The post Oukwanyama Traditional Authority ends hereditary rule at village level appeared first on Informanté
Placido Hilukilwa
THE Oukwanyama traditional community has scrapped the practice of passing the village headman’s stool through family lines, a move welcomed cautiously by members of the largest tribe of Ovawambo.
Traditionally, the position moved from one close relative to another because, having been “bought”, it was treated like family property.
