South Africa now needs skilled and educated people to say 'How do we manage and develop this democratic country?'
Thabo MbekiDoes HIV cause AIDS? Can a virus cause a syndrome? How? It can't, because a syndrome is a group of diseases resulting from acquired immune deficiency.
Thabo MbekiYour developed countries are taking teachers from South Africa, they are taking nurses, because people are better paid where they are going.
Thabo MbekiWe would continue to handle our relations with the rest of the Continent with that kind of sensitivity.
Thabo MbekiHistorically during the years of the White minority regimes, the State, the national Government held this land in trust for these communities. We said, but no, why should we do that ( return the land to the communities). We didn't say return the land to particular traditional leaders, but to the communities.
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