I don't imagine Heads of Government would ever be able to say I'm not an economist therefore I can't take decisions on matters of the economy; I'm not a soldier I can't take decisions on matters of defence; I'm not an educationist so I can't take decisions about education.

If we only said safe sex, use a condom, we won't stop the spread of AIDS in this country.

We need to increase the capacity; we need to improve performance so that we are more effective at lending that kind of support.

We need to do a lot of restructuring of the existing ports, particularly Durban. The separation of oversight and regulation from operations in the port, the possibility of bringing in private investors, to put in new investment to build capacity in the port. So, the restructuring of the ports will take place like that.

There must be public servants who are working regularly among the people.

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

I am an African. I owe my being to the hills and the valleys, the mountains and the glades, the rivers, the deserts, the trees, the flowers, the seas and the ever-changing seasons that define the face of our native land.