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.
Durante a súa estancia en Xohanesburgo nos anos 1950 cultivou a imaxe do "gentleman africano", coa "roupa pasada polo ferro, formas correctas e discurso público modulado" asociados a esa posición.