{"id":12403,"date":"2021-06-20T17:40:21","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T17:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/?p=12403"},"modified":"2021-06-20T16:18:37","modified_gmt":"2021-06-20T16:18:37","slug":"kenneth-kaunda-was-truly-a-man-of-the-people-says-mac-maharaj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/kenneth-kaunda-was-truly-a-man-of-the-people-says-mac-maharaj","title":{"rendered":"Kenneth Kaunda was truly a man of the people, says Mac Maharaj"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\">South-Africa<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Kenneth Kaunda was the last of an iconic generation of African leaders whose contribution to the liberation of Southern Africa is immeasurable, says Mac Maharaj.<\/p>\n<p>Maharaj was reflecting on the passing away of Kaunda this week at a Zambian hospital at the age of 97.<\/p>\n<p>Maharaj and his family spent a part of their lives living in Zambia and witnessed first hand the now famous \u2018Kaunda hospitality\u2019 that leaders of Southern African liberation movements experienced in Zambia.<\/p>\n<p>At the time in 1977, Maharaj was secretary of the ANC\u2019s internal mission based in Zambia and had on occasion interacted with Kaunda. His wife was employed by the Zambian government to computerise their school examination system and his kids went to school there.<\/p>\n<p>For him, Kaunda, affectionately called \u2019KK\u2019, formed part of a great lineage of African leaders who served the continent selflessly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe generation of Nkumah, Kenyatta and Luthuli laid the foundation that said that Africa\u2019s freedom was indivisible. Without freedom for all, there was freedom for none. Kaunda practiced this legacy together with his generation of leaders like Nyerere and Neto,\u201d said Maharaj.<\/p>\n<p>In essence what this meant was Kaunda taking the freedom of his country and placing it at the service of the rest of the continent &#8211; a task at which he excelled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKK was outstanding,\u201d says Maharaj.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere was a man who led a country that was newly liberated, battling the economic challenges of the times, completely landlocked and heavily dependent on neighbouring states including South Africa. Yet in the middle of that battle, he managed to balance building a life for his people and supporting the freedom efforts of others. It was truly remarkable,\u201d said Maharaj.<\/p>\n<p>Kaunda opened his country to most of the liberation movements in the Southern African region and for an ANC cadre in Zambia, Maharaj said that Kaunda\u2019s message of support filtered down to every aspect of Zambian life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs members of the ANC, we did not live in ANC clusters. We lived amongst the people of Zambia, in the townships and in the suburbs. My children played with our neighbours&#8217; children, there was no concept of colour,\u201d said Maharaj.<\/p>\n<p>He said the Zambian people could see how their lives were sacrificed for the sake of South Africa\u2019s struggle for liberation and yet they were still accepted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany of our cadres married Zambian partners. Many who were qualified professionals went on to serve Zambia. We were completely accepted. Today we have a country where in the face of economic struggles, we turn to xenophobia. The Zambians never did that to us, because Kaunda\u2019s message was one of constant support for our struggle,\u201d said Maharaj.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the ANC\u2019s presence in Zambia, Kaunda also formed close bonds with OR Tambo &#8211; a yesteryear bromance that was based on a deep mutual understanding of the challenges facing the continent. A sign of this deep bond was Nelson Mandela\u2019s visit with Tambo to Zambia shortly after his release from prison.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKaunda had a deep friendship with OR. Because the ANC was under attack from the apartheid regime, Kaunda took a personal interest in OR\u2019s safety, giving him lodgings and an office at State House &#8211; Zambia\u2019s presidential residence,\u201d said Maharaj<\/p>\n<p>Kaunda would often alert Tambo and the ANC if he received information of potential raids by the apartheid state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKaunda would say to OR, come and stay with me. If they try to kill you, they will have to kill me too. He was a man of peace but here he was being drawn into multiple wars waged by liberation movements on the continent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Maharaj said another aspect that cemented Kaunda and Tambo\u2019s friendship was their common religious beliefs in Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey shared Christian beliefs but they never wore it on their sleeves. They never wore it on their sleeves or imposed it on others. I think they lived the Christian value of \u2018I am my brothers keeper\u2019 and of love and unity. In a sense it was the glue that kept them together,\u201d said Maharaj.<\/p>\n<p>However that wasn\u2019t to say that the relationship between Kaunda and the ANC was always smooth. There were challenges, according to Maharaj, but challenges that need to be understood in the context of the times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were unhappy when Kaunda met with BJ Vorster or had discussions with the apartheid regime but we understood the monoeverurs he needed to make to keep the balance, so it was never taken seriously. We appreciated Kaunda\u2019s difficulties,\u201d said Maharaj.<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps Maharaj\u2019s most enduring memory of Kaunda is an incident he witnessed at a dinner hosted by Kaunda at State House which for him epitomised the great African leader.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKaunda hosted a gathering for some ANC cadres and those that had been released from Robben Island. That is where I witnessed the sheer humility of the man and it is an image I will never forget. At dinner time, Kaunda, without fanfare, went to the head of the table and started handing out plates to all the guests. He ate last. It was something about that action that told me he was truly a man of the people,\u201d said Maharaj<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Kenneth Kaunda was the last of an iconic generation of African leaders whose contribution to the liberation of Southern Africa is immeasurable, says Mac Maharaj. Maharaj was reflecting on the passing away of Kaunda this week at a Zambian hospital at the age of 97. 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