While living in Johannesburg in the 1950s, he cultivated the image of the "African gentleman", having "the pressed clothes, correct manners, and modulated public speech" associated with such a position
Ali ku Johannesburg m'zaka za m'ma 1950, adakulitsa chithunzi cha 'munthu wa ku Africa', wokhala ndi 'zovala zoponderezedwa, makhalidwe abwino, ndi kulankhula bwino pagulu' zogwirizana ndi udindo wotero 