Leadership Is About Falling In Love With

I Sat Down In 1989 And I Made Up My Mind At That Point That I Was Going To Spend The Rest Of My Life Assisting Women And Youth To Gain Social And Political Empowerment Through Business And Education. I Convinced Myself Economic Empowerment Of Women Was Going To Be Key, Especially In A Country Like This Where Most Women Didn't Go To School.

I Have Chosen To Fight Against Corruption In This Country, Though I Have Been Advised Not To Because We Are Drawing Closer To This Year’s Tripartite Elections. I Know I Am Fighting Against People Who Are Smarter, Wealthier And Advanced.

Most African Women Are Taught To Endure Abusive Marriages. They Say Endurance Means A Good Wife But Most Women Endure Abusive Relationship Because They Are Not Empowered Economically; They Depend On Their Husbands.

My Dear Husband, Richard, Has Been The Driving Force Behind My Success And Rise To Whatever Level I Am Now. My Story And Legacy Is Incomplete Without His Mention.

The First Time I Was Privileged To Meet President Mandela Was During His Visit To Malawi... Shortly After He Was Released From Prison. I Was Amazed By His Humility And His Great Sense Of Leadership... Mandela's Character Has Shaped My Life.