August 19th. The Zambian president Levy Mwanawasa died today after complications from his stroke on June 29th. And with him Southern Africa lost a very important voice against corruption and bad governance.

Mr. Mwanawasa got elected president of Zambia 2001 and started a campaign against corruption in Zambia, that for example put the former president on trial. He got reelected in 2006.

The same day as his stroke he spoke out against Robert Mugabe and where in his last weeks in office a strong opposition to the situation in Zimbabwe.

RIP Levy Mwanawasa. I will miss your courage.