The matter of who governs Zimbabwe is a matter that is in the hands of the people of Zimbabwe.

The matter of people being attracted to other countries is a permanent problem in my view, it doesn't only face South Africa. A whole lot of countries in the world are faced with this problem.

Procurement policies of all of the major parastatals, it is a very important element of that processes that will continue.

The poor prey on one another because their lives offer no hope and communicate the tragic message to these human beings that they have no possibility to attain a decent standard of living.

We should never become despondent because the weather is bad, nor should we turn triumphalist because the sun shines.

Pope Benedict XVI assumes leadership at a critical time in which the world's collective wisdom and leadership including that of the religious community is most important to face up to challenges of deepening poverty and under-development afflicting many people of the world.

South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white.