We owe our children – the most vulnerable citizens in any society – a life free from violence and fear.

Poetry cannot block a bullet or still a sjambok, but it can bear witness to brutality-thereby cultivating a flower in a graveyard.

I dream of an Africa which is in peace with itself.

Che Guevara's life is an inspiration for every human being who loves freedom. We will always honor his memory.

We have introduced a rule of law into many sections of our public life.

What we did was to try and exploit that spirit [the idea of giving], which was there even before I approached individual South Africans [to give to the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund]. I think we must start from that angle.

We owe our children – the most vulnerable citizens in any society – a life free from violence and fear.