Liberation heroes and heroines such as Adelaide Tambo leave us with the legacy of servant leadership and putting people first, the “Batho pele” principles. In response to a media interview question about how she would like to be remembered, Adelaide responded: “As a servant of my people.”
Adelaide’s actions are in line with what many scholars refer to as servant-leadership, which is used to describe the type of leader that prioritises being of service to their community before leading them.
is a useful leadership tool that all members of society can utilise and learn from. It means “life giving, life-sustaining and life-preserving” and also serves as a tool to deconstruct the prevailing patriarchal disparities that continue to exist in our country.
Only during apartheid was the life of a black women worth anything