Comments on: Remembering Mwanawasa

By: africanaspects

africanaspects — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 17:20:22 +0000

Sinqobile – it was fantastic seeing you folks. Thanks a lot for making the time to read some of the random ramblings here. Warm regards to your “boys”.

By: Sinqobile

Sinqobile — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:58:52 +0000

Hey guyz thanks for the visit.Am enjoying ur articles….

By: africanaspects

africanaspects — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:32:30 +0000

gwlewis – thanks for stopping by. I’ve read your article and found it perceptive, particularly considering you wrote it prior to Mwanawasa’s death. Well worth a read!

By: gwlewis

gwlewis — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:19:27 +0000

The question you pose in your article about his growing international influence and whether a longer life would have changed current events really interests me. One is often tempted by events such as these into taking flights of fancy. But in this case the facts of Mwanawasa’s previous actions suggest real change could have been achieved, particularly with reference to Zimbabwe. This at least is how I have seen it in my earlier article during his health’s decline, at http://www.gwlewis.wordpress.com

By: africanaspects

africanaspects — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:44:15 +0000

Kuda – Interesting perspective, and yeah, callous lol. Isn’t it fascinating how legacy is such an issue for many of these politicians. Even our mate George Dubya has been scurrying about trying to make an impression in his final months of office. Legacy at the end of the day is what people REALLY think about a leader in the privacy of their minds. Thanks for the insight.

By: Kuda

Kuda — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:36:26 +0000

Not trying to sound callous, after reading articles about how his health has been failing progressively since a horrific 1991 accident and how he suffered from diabetes, had a stroke a couple of years ago etc, I wondered if this served to embolden him and encourage him to work on leaving a legacy. Because before him it was uncharacteristic of a Southern African leader to castigate Bob; and even Zuma was very diplomatic in doing so. In any case whether or not his moral compass was shifted by his ailing health, his efforts are commendable and he set an exceptional precedent. Look at how Ian Khama has taken the baton. Hope is his demise will spearhead our search for an incorruptible leader in Southern Africa.

By: africanaspects

africanaspects — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:20:57 +0000

Zah – thanks for stopping by and thanks for your thoughts. The most intriguing thing about him is that he’s left us wondering if the course of history, as we know it, would have been any different if he were alive today. His loss comes at a pivotal time in Southern Africa’s journey to achieving unconditional democracy.

By: Zah Malaba

Zah Malaba — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 02:57:03 +0000

My brother in-law and I were actually talking about his unprecedented example as an astute, upright no nonsense African leader just this weekend and how sad it was that his health was worsening. It trully is an immense tragedy….