Joyce Banda Quotes
born 1950
Joyce Banda (born 12 April 1950) is a past president of Malawi. She is the founder and leader of the People's Party created in 2011.
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In any case, you can only have one leader at a time.
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.
The legacy depends on how Malawians feel and what they say; it is not dependent on the actions of government.
That is the difference. Therefore, I shall always be proud of what I’ve done, regardless of what you journalists or anybody can say.
I don’t like affirmative action because it is like eating raw meat. Even though the numbers are good, it is a shortcut, you haven’t been cooked or grilled.
Women decided ‘no, I would rather not join politics. If you end up being a leader and you’re treated like that, then I cannot do it.
We have moved past the debate on why women should be included. The question now is how, with resources, protection and accountability
I will forever be proud that I did a good job
In 48 hours, they tried to take over government and sideline me – and, by that, sideline the constitution. In that 48 hours, I fought for my rights.
The tragedy is the former president was alerted, just like I was, and didn’t take action
I'm indeed a mandasi seller, and I'm proud of it, because the majority of women in Malawi are like us, mandasi sellers.
It is important that women’s needs, aspirations and realities become central drivers of policies and programmes to increase maternal health care access and utilisation.
We need to develop our nations.
I have, in fact, spent my life fighting for that. However, I get bothered when it is tied to development, because time is of the essence to Africa
The following day it was on the BBC, and it was at that point that I heard that the cabinet was meeting at Capital Hill, choosing another president.
I learned that leadership is about falling in love with the people and the people falling in love with you. It is about serving the people with selflessness, with sacrifice, and with the need to put the common good ahead of personal interests.
It works better when you are a servant leader, when you fall in love with your people and them with you. If you truly believe that you need to change the situation of your people, regardless of how rocky the road is, you’ll walk it for the people that you serve.
My president wanted to remove me. He even wanted a constitutional review. My cars and my security had been withdrawn.
I am being accused of murder, that I wanted to murder this president the time he was refusing to give up power to allow me take office
My advice to anyone wanting to get into politics is to first analyse themselves to see if they are a leader or not. If you are a leader and you want to serve your people and you can be a servant leader, then go for it.