Quotes of the week
JOHANNESBURG - A selection of quotes of southern African interest. This feature moves every Thursday.
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“I counted R110,000 and put it in a white bank bag. I took it down to the boardroom and put the bag in front of Agliotti. He put his hands on the bag and slid it across to Jackie Selebi and said, 'Here you go, my China'.” -- Glenn Agliotti’s ex, Dianne Muller testifying in former police commissioner Jackie Selebi’s corruption case.
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“Who do you think you are? Are you not aware that I am Julius, the president of the Youth League? I know that some of you hate me.” -- ANCYL president Julius Malema’s alleged comments to traffic police when pulled over for speeding in Limpopo, quoted in City Press.
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“You must never again call me for a comment. I do not want your ugly voice on my cellphone any more.” -- Malema to a City Press reporter when asked about the matter.
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“Jansen is one of our own. We cannot feed Jansen to the enemy.” -- Malema speaking to University of the Free State students after meeting with rector Jonathan Jansen to discuss the “Reitz four” matter.
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“As fate would have it, and unbeknown to me, the girl I was with filmed the incident.” -- Former Springbok rugby player Joost van der Westhuizen admitting he was the man taking drugs in a video with a stripper.
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“It seems that the mud is rising. I have no desire to subject my family, myself or my calling to serve our people to these sorts of indignities and destructive politicking.” -- Allan Boesak announcing his resignation from Cope.
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“We should deal with that Šthe jealousyÆ and not beat about the bush as if it’s a nationalisation debate. It is not a nationalisation debate that is raised by Numsa.” -- ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe dismissing as based on jealousy calls by the National Union of Metalworkers for the wealth of Tokyo Sexwale and Patrice Motsepe to be nationalised.
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“ŠTÆhere are too many black women in this institution... and I will go as far as the Northern Cape and Limpopo to get boere to come and work here.” -- Shahid Esau, Speaker of the Western Cape parliament, to the local legislature.
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“It is unacceptable and utterly disappointing that the very people who are the last barrier between us and chaos are not rendering the expected and demanded quality of service,” -- Congress of the People MP Leonard Ramatlakane reacting to an audit of service delivery at police stations and 10111 call centres.
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“Every time Eskom opens its mouth, people’s interests in solar energy are rejuvenated.” -- Glen Macdonald, owner of Sunpower, in Johannesburg.
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“There are certainly some parts of the government who do not want me to assess the current conditions of torture. There are strong indications that this was not just done by the ministry of foreign affairs without at least the knowledge or instruction by President Mugabe.” -- UN torture investigator Manfred Nowak after he was kicked out of Zimbabwe.
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“With this speech state-supported Aids denialism has been banished.” --The Treatment Action Campaign responding to a speech by President Jacob Zuma in the National Council of Provinces.
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“On 19 March 1998 the USS San Juan collided with another nuclear submarine, the USS Kentucky because they ‘did not detect’ each other. On 13 March 2007 the USS San Juan went missing for a day, sent out emergency flares, and had to be rescued by the US emergency services. With such a pathetic record, the SA authorities, so keen to impress the ‘baas’ that they have no problem to put millions of people at risk welcome with open arms this floating ‘nuclear accident-waiting-to-happen'.” -- Shaheed Mahomed of the Workers International Vanguard League after the National Nuclear Regulator granted the US nuclear powered submarine permission to visit Simon’s Town Naval Base.
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-Sapa