These numbers are staggering, in fact incomprehensible. By all accounts, we are dealing with the greatest health crisis in human history.

The Liberty Bell is "a very significant symbol for the entire democratic world."

There is an absence of democratic accountability and control in every sphere of government and the state. To address this debilitating legacy requires determined action and a deep commitment to transforming our society from a crisis ridden present into something all South Africans can be truly proud of.

It is not our diversity which divides us; it is not our ethnicity, or religion or culture that divides us. Since we have achieved our freedom, there can only be one division amongst us: between those who cherish democracy and those who do not.

The real meaning of the spoken word has to be demonstrated by practical deeds

I like friends who have independent minds because they tend to make you see problems from all angles.

The time comes in the life of any nation when there remains only two choices - submit or fight.