I come back to what I had said earlier: the policies might be there but are people benefiting from the policies? You… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
For an investor who is sitting in the United States, and South Africa is very far from the United States, you need… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
If you look at government policy generally, what government tries to do in all instances is to make sure that we take… — 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
The problem is not unique; the challenge is not unique to South Africa. Other African countries have faced it. But in our… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
Historically during the years of the White minority regimes, the State, the national Government held this land in trust for these communities.… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
The matters I am talking about regarding the ports. That matter has been discussed with the unions, and agreed, and therefore there… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
I get a sense that we've all been educated into one school of thought. I'm not surprised at all to find among… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
This is community land that belongs to particular clans, and therefore, it must go back and its administration and the determination as… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
We have been engaging the Government of Swaziland for some time on this issue of the democratization of Swaziland. In particular, I… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
The reports from the scientific world are that, there is very sadly an escalating impact of HIV and Aids in South Africa.… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
There are two pieces of legislation that are related. There's the Communal Land Rights Bill. Then there is the legislation that was… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
For instance with regard to tourism, that we should be able to target people who are interested in investing in the tourism… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
We are a very big mining country and historically have been exporters of raw minerals. There is no particular reason why we… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
There are established processes of consultation between the Government, the parastatals and the trade unions, which have worked in the past. And… — 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
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
