What moved us was not so much what would it do for South Africa, but there has been a great keenness on the Continent that the location of the Pan African Parliament must add to its credibility. And, so we said, fine, it's a contribution to this process of the democratisation of the African Continent.

Many of our own people here in this country do not ask about computers, telephones and television sets. They ask - when will we get a road to our village.

If you don't understand history, you will not be able to deal with today's issues.

Those communal areas have got elected municipalities, which have got to do their work as, as fully, democratically elected municipal councils.

The problem is not a lack of understanding of what we are saying and doing; the problem is difference of opinion about what to do.

In Africa you have space...there a profound sense of space here, space and sky

A matter that seems to be very clear in terms of the alternative view, is what do you expect to happen in Africa with regard to immune systems, where people are poor, subject to repeat infections and all of that. Surely you would expect their immune systems to collapse.