Kaunda’s daughter dies

Catherine Kaunda, the eldest daughter of Zambia’s founding president Kenneth Kaunda, died in Lusaka on Saturday.

This was announced by her son Mwenya Mwanza.

Mourners gathered in Windhoek, where a book of condolences has been opened in honour of the woman who made Namibia her home for nearly 30 years. Catherine died in Lusaka on Saturday while visiting Zambia, according to Zambia’s High Commissioner to Namibia, Stephen Katuka.

She had lived in Windhoek since the mid-1990s after relocating during a period of political uncertainty in Zambia. “It is with a heavy heart that I announce the death of my mother, who died on Saturday in Lusaka,” Mwanza said.