We do not accept that human society should be constructed on the basis of a savage principle of the survival of the fittest

We would continue to handle our relations with the rest of the Continent with that kind of sensitivity.

I think anybody who knows anything about South Africa and the South African economy would know that one of the big constraints to growth and development is skills shortages. So all of us, need to come at this thing as vigorously as is possible and, of course, the private sector has the capacity to take it on board.

Whoever we may be, whatever our immediate interest, however much we carry baggage from our past, however much we have been caught by the fashion of cynicism and loss of faith in the capacity of the people, let us err today and say - nothing can stop us now!

We very constantly run this campaign to encourage people to go and get Identity Documents, to register, and so on. We'll continue to do that.

Do you know what the largest single cause of death in South Africa is? The largest single cause of death is what in the medical statistics is called external causes and that is violence in the society. For instance I've seen figures that say that if you take the male age cohort from16 to 45 years, 54% of the people who die in that age cohort die from external causes.

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