In Africa you have space...there a profound sense of space here, space and sky

Certainly the Government has tried to handle the matter of our relations with the rest of the Continent in a very sensitive manner.

It's very worrying at this time in the world that any point of view should be prohibited, that's banned, there are heretics that should be burned at the stake.

That surely must be a concern to anyone who decides this drug must be given to stop transmissions, again from mother to child, which is extremely costly and must be taken into account.

We are not being arrogant or complacent when we are said that our country, as a united nation, has never in its entire history, enjoyed such a confluence of encouraging possibilities.

As I said, the matter of the Pan African Parliament was raised with us by other African countries who said we should host.

For the first time in human history, society has the capacity, the knowledge and the resources to eradicate poverty

The principal investors in the South African economy are South Africans. And this is something, I think, we should really pay attention to.

The people of Zimbabwe have a responsibility to ensure that the government that they elected behaves properly.

If we only said safe sex, use a condom, we won't stop the spread of AIDS in this country.

We are very keen to see that nobody gets ill-treated or abused.

We would continue to handle our relations with the rest of the Continent with that kind of sensitivity.

A modern economy and society require skilled people, so you need to train them.

I don't suppose I would describe myself as a showman.

South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white.

Those who oppressed us described us as the Dark Continent!

I must say also, that we are not talking just about foreign investors.

There is a very long list of parties in this year's election, some of the parties I have never heard of.

The public service needs lots of people, South Africa generally, needs lots of people.