We have to continue to confront the challenge of corruption within the public service.

We were asked to host the Pan African Parliament and we agreed to this.

I was very fortunate to be able to go to school and university, because many people our age couldn't complete school. This gift of education must be used in whatever ways we can to uplift the people.

A democratic government in South Africa is not a threat to white people.

We have a series of regular meetings with South African business. Big business. Black business. Agriculture. As well, of course, with the trade unions. A whole series of meetings like that which engage issues that these South African social partners need to address.

The principal investors in the South African economy are South Africans. And this is something, I think, we should really pay attention to.

Certainly the Government has tried to handle the matter of our relations with the rest of the Continent in a very sensitive manner.