If we only said safe sex, use a condom, we won't stop the spread of AIDS in this country. — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
As I said, the matter of the Pan African Parliament was raised with us by other African countries who said we should… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
It wouldn't sit easily on one's conscience that you had been warned and there could be danger, but nevertheless you went ahead… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
Our troops are in Burundi. We were requested by African countries who said, look, the United Nations is not moving on this… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
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
The Communal Land Rights Bill then said, since there would be those collectives set up in terms of the other legislation, there… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
We are not being arrogant or complacent when we are said that our country, as a united nation, has never in its… — 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
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
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
What moved us was not so much what would it do for South Africa, but there has been a great keenness on… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
I must say that, in the first instance, we got the request from many African countries who said, look, you people had… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
You can say to this unemployed family, people are indigent, that they must pay for water and this and that and refuse… — Thabo Mbeki Copy Share Image
A number of African countries came to us and said, we request that South Africa should not field a candidate, because so… — 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
