A modern economy and society requires skilled people, so you need to train them. — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
Of course we run a very open economy, and therefore what happens in the rest of the world, in economic terms, obviously… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
The principal investors in the South African economy are South Africans. And this is something, I think, we should really pay attention… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
We identified various sectors of the economy, which we said were growth sectors. I have mentioned tourism. We said, for instance, agro-business.… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
You need to be able to do that to market these possibilities to these specific investors who would be interested in a… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
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… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
It is quite easy to understand what China would need from the African continent with regards to its own economy, raw materials,… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
Сertainly to the extent that we talk about not just procurement in the sense of acquiring goods from the rest of the… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
There are black companies that are very active in the economy, that are growing and not on the basis of mergers and… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
You can see now with all the assurance that people have about the overall general management of the economy, they then ask… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
I think anybody who knows anything about South Africa and the South African economy would know that one of the big constraints… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
If you look for instance at the automobile industry, part of the reason that you have the expansion of that sector, is… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
We raised the matter of an agreement that was reached at the Growth and Development Summit, which was that we should access… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
When I was in government, the South African economy was growing at 4.5% - 5%. But then came the global financial crisis… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
One of the issues that I have raised in that context is our transport system, road, rail and ports. We have raised… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
You cannot just depend on the market, because the market will say: China needs oil; China needs coal; China needs whatever, and… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
There is a section of our population in South Africa that you can't expect to get integrated in the economy of its… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
The point we are making is that the general global messages have been communicated, about the politics of South Africa, about the… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
There is a tendency just to talk about foreign investors. Over 80 per cent of new investment in the South African economy… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
We should never become despondent because the weather is bad, nor should we turn triumphalist because the sun shines. — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share
That surely must be a concern to anyone who decides this drug must be given to stop transmissions, again from mother to child, which… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share
We are not being arrogant or complacent when we are said that our country, as a united nation, has never in its entire history,… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share
I think that probably the most important thing about our education was that it taught us to question even those things we thought we… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share
What we are saying is that we need to consolidate the capacity to lend support. Because, one of the problems that's mentioned with regard… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share
I say that why don't we bring all points of view. Sit around a table and discuss this evidence, and produce evidence as it… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share
As Africans, we need to share common recognition that all of us stand to lose if we fail to transform our continent. — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share
I think you're a much happier person if you say 'Even if I get involved in politics, I'm only doing so in order to… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share
I must say, with regard to Equatorial Guinea, the Government of Equatorial Guinea, as soon as they had arrested these people, sent a delegation… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share
We are in the process of negotiating an agreement with the United States. We will be negotiating agreements with India and China. We are… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share
“Her work sought to challenge all of us critically to reflect on the things we find comfort in believing without question.” — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share
Of course we run a very open economy, and therefore what happens in the rest of the world, in economic terms, obviously has an… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share
Part of the issue around communal land, which became a matter of controversy, is that we are saying that this land must go back… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share
Historically during the years of the White minority regimes, the State, the national Government held this land in trust for these communities. We said,… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share
We want the National Intelligence, we want the Police, we want the Scorpions, any other institutions, the tax people, and so on, the totality… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share
