Kadzamira (left) and Banda (centre) in a family photo.
In the Malawian political lexicon, she was known simply as Mama Kadzamira (mother of the nation).
However, in official government circles she was the official state hostess during President Hastings Kamuzu Banda’s presidency which lasted from 1964 to 1994 when the multiparty system of governance was introduced to Malawi.
