Fri, 09 Feb 2018 09:10:33 +0000 Dr. Eustarckio Kazonga THE registration of villages and their inhabitants is based on the Registration and Development of Villages Act, Chapter 289 of the laws of Zambia. The Act defines a “village” as a settlement in a rural area of which there is a Headman recognised as such by all or a majority of the villagers and their Chief under their customary law. Each village has a Headman/woman who is defined as a villager who is recognised as the Headman of a village in a rural area by all or a majority of the other villagers under their customary law to be their Headman and who is also recognised as such by their Chief. This article, therefore, focuses on statistics usage in the registration of villages and their inhabitants as contained in the village registers. Functions of a Headman In giving context to the registration of villages and their […]
