Although the importance of Indigenous Knowledge systems has been recognised by international organisations, such as the United Nations and World Bank, the role of Indigenous Knowledge in Disaster Risk Reduction has to date not received the attention it deserves in South Africa.
In those five years Nyerere stumped the country organizing a nationalistic movement so strong that it cut clean across tribal barriers. He was elected to Legco in 1958 and headed the Elected Members Organisation that was the official opposition.