Home is home even for those who aspire to serve wider interests and who have established their home of choice in distant regions.

We must look within ourselves, become responsible and provide fresh solutions if we ever want to do more than complain,or make excuses.

Our continent must be allowed to do its own things, charting its course and destiny.

Part of building a new nation means building a spirit of tolerance, love and respect amongst the people of this country.

There are many people in South Africa who are rich and who can share those riches with those not so fortunate who have not been able to conquer poverty.

We recall the joy and excitement of a nation that had found itself, the collective relief that we had stepped out of our restrictive past, and the expectant air of walking into a brighter future.

When I came to Johannesburg from the countryside, I knew nobody, but many strangers were very kind to me. I then was dragged into politics, and then, subsequently, I became a lawyer.