All technological breakthroughs start with a small "elite". Think about cellphones, for example. Now just about everyone has one. The same will happen to innovations such as Twitter.

In essence, the education department argues that the quality of the education children receive is irrelevant, as long as someone stands in front of the class.

The best tribute we can pay Madiba is to ensure that our political debate focuses on issues of how best we can ensure that each South African child, whatever the circumstances of their birth, inherits freedom they can use.

Social networks are an incredible new tool which enables me to speak directly to large numbers of people. It is at the cutting edge of personal interaction around the world.

The internet must be used to maximise open communication and we should encourage the expansion of its use.

Connecting with people is an important part of my role [as a politician].

We will see at the end of the day. I don't like to speculate. Our goal in this election is to do better than in the last one.