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title: "40 South Quotes By Thabo Mbeki"
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> [A democratic government in South Africa is not a threat to white people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/a-democratic-government-in-south-africa-is-not-a-threat-to-white/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [The public service needs lots of people, South Africa generally, needs lots of people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/the-public-service-needs-lots-of-people-south-africa-generally-needs/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/south-africa-belongs-to-all-who-live-in-it-black-and-white/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [South Africa now needs skilled and educated people to say 'How do we manage and develop this democratic country?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/south-africa-now-needs-skilled-and-educated-people-to-say-how-do-we/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [There is a tendency just to talk about foreign investors. Over 80 per cent of new investment in the South African economy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/there-is-a-tendency-just-to-talk-about-foreign-investors-over-80-per/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [South Africa has faced many problems in the past. You would understand those problems if you understood the history of the struggle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/south-africa-has-faced-many-problems-in-the-past-you-would-understand/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [Your developed countries are taking teachers from South Africa, they are taking nurses, because people are better paid where they are going.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/your-developed-countries-are-taking-teachers-from-south-africa-they/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [The principal investors in the South African economy are South Africans. And this is something, I think, we should really pay attention…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/the-principal-investors-in-the-south-african-economy-are-south/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [While the WTO negotiations will continue, there are other trade negotiations of a bilateral nature, which among other things, should help to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/while-the-wto-negotiations-will-continue-there-are-other-trade/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [The matter of people being attracted to other countries is a permanent problem in my view, it doesn't only face South Africa.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/the-matter-of-people-being-attracted-to-other-countries-is-a/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [South Africa was to evolve into the most pernicious example of the criminal practise of colonial and white minority domination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/south-africa-was-to-evolve-into-the-most-pernicious-example-of-the/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [It's a big problem in South Africa up to this day: many people want to open factories, they want to invest, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/it-s-a-big-problem-in-south-africa-up-to-this-day-many-people-want-to/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [We do not have a South African as a member of the African Commission. The President of the Commission comes from Mali,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/we-do-not-have-a-south-african-as-a-member-of-the-african-commission/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [I should also say that apart from the negotiations that are taking place within the WTO, we are ourselves involved in all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-should-also-say-that-apart-from-the-negotiations-that-are-taking/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [The reports from the scientific world are that, there is very sadly an escalating impact of HIV and Aids in South Africa.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/the-reports-from-the-scientific-world-are-that-there-is-very-sadly-an/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [Do you know what the largest single cause of death in South Africa is? The largest single cause of death is what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/do-you-know-what-the-largest-single-cause-of-death-in-south-africa-is/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [A number of African countries came to us and said, we request that South Africa should not field a candidate, because so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/a-number-of-african-countries-came-to-us-and-said-we-request-that/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [I think anybody who knows anything about South Africa and the South African economy would know that one of the big constraints…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-think-anybody-who-knows-anything-about-south-africa-and-the-south/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [What moved us was not so much what would it do for South Africa, but there has been a great keenness on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/what-moved-us-was-not-so-much-what-would-it-do-for-south-africa-but/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [We have a series of regular meetings with South African business. Big business. Black business. Agriculture. As well, of course, with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/we-have-a-series-of-regular-meetings-with-south-african-business-big/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [I don't know why you should isolate women in this regard. If you have a traditional leader who says 'I am the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-don-t-know-why-you-should-isolate-women-in-this-regard-if-you-have/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [I think the critical point, really, is that we need to focus black economic empowerment more on the creation of new wealth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-think-the-critical-point-really-is-that-we-need-to-focus-black/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [When I was in government, the South African economy was growing at 4.5% - 5%. But then came the global financial crisis…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/when-i-was-in-government-the-south-african-economy-was-growing-at-4-5/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [I don't think there would be many examples of South Africa pushing its weight around the African Continent. I don't think the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-don-t-think-there-would-be-many-examples-of-south-africa-pushing/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [For an investor who is sitting in the United States, and South Africa is very far from the United States, you need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/for-an-investor-who-is-sitting-in-the-united-states-and-south-africa/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [The King had been a good friend of the government and the people of South Africa and we all mourn his passing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/the-king-had-been-a-good-friend-of-the-government-and-the-people-of/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [I would regret it if I'd failed at school and university, because if I had, I would have lacked the levels of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-would-regret-it-if-i-d-failed-at-school-and-university-because-if-i/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [The matter of who governs Zimbabwe is a matter that is in the hands of the people of Zimbabwe. The matter of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/the-matter-of-who-governs-zimbabwe-is-a-matter-that-is-in-the-hands-2/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [If we don't move forward with regard to creating a non-racial society in South Africa and we allow this legacy of apartheid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/if-we-don-t-move-forward-with-regard-to-creating-a-non-racial-society/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [The issue of racism and racial prejudice. It is very, very difficult to discuss. It is difficult to discuss the issue of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/the-issue-of-racism-and-racial-prejudice-it-is-very-very-difficult-to/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [There is a section of our population in South Africa that you can't expect to get integrated in the economy of its…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/there-is-a-section-of-our-population-in-south-africa-that-you-can-t/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

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> [The point we are making is that the general global messages have been communicated, about the politics of South Africa, about the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/the-point-we-are-making-is-that-the-general-global-messages-have-been/)

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> [If you look for instance at the automobile industry, part of the reason that you have the expansion of that sector, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/if-you-look-for-instance-at-the-automobile-industry-part-of-the/)

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> [We raised the matter of an agreement that was reached at the Growth and Development Summit, which was that we should access…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/we-raised-the-matter-of-an-agreement-that-was-reached-at-the-growth/)

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> [As we mourn President Mandela’s passing we must ask ourselves the fundamental question - what shall we do to respond to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/as-we-mourn-president-mandela-s-passing-we-must-ask-ourselves-the/)

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> [The problem is not unique; the challenge is not unique to South Africa. Other African countries have faced it. But in our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/the-problem-is-not-unique-the-challenge-is-not-unique-to-south-africa/)

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> [We are in the process of negotiating an agreement with the United States. We will be negotiating agreements with India and China.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/we-are-in-the-process-of-negotiating-an-agreement-with-the-united/)

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> [I am sure it is in the medical textbooks, there are many things that cause immune deficiency and you will find therefore…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-am-sure-it-is-in-the-medical-textbooks-there-are-many-things-that/)

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> [One of the issues that I have raised in that context is our transport system, road, rail and ports. We have raised…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/one-of-the-issues-that-i-have-raised-in-that-context-is-our-transport/)

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> [There must be no abuse of people and they did ask that the South Africa Government should give them whatever support they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/there-must-be-no-abuse-of-people-and-they-did-ask-that-the-south/)

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## Other authors on South

## More by Thabo Mbeki

> [We should never become despondent because the weather is bad, nor should we turn triumphalist because the sun shines.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/we-should-never-become-despondent-because-the-weather-is-bad-nor/)

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> [That surely must be a concern to anyone who decides this drug must be given to stop transmissions, again from mother to child, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/that-surely-must-be-a-concern-to-anyone-who-decides-this-drug-must-be/)

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> [We are not being arrogant or complacent when we are said that our country, as a united nation, has never in its entire history,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/we-are-not-being-arrogant-or-complacent-when-we-are-said-that-our/)

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> [I think that probably the most important thing about our education was that it taught us to question even those things we thought we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-think-that-probably-the-most-important-thing-about-our-education/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/what-we-are-saying-is-that-we-need-to-consolidate-the-capacity-to/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-say-that-why-don-t-we-bring-all-points-of-view-sit-around-a-table/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

> [As Africans, we need to share common recognition that all of us stand to lose if we fail to transform our continent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/as-africans-we-need-to-share-common-recognition-that-all-of-us-stand/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-think-you-re-a-much-happier-person-if-you-say-even-if-i-get/)

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> [I must say, with regard to Equatorial Guinea, the Government of Equatorial Guinea, as soon as they had arrested these people, sent a delegation…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/i-must-say-with-regard-to-equatorial-guinea-the-government-of/)

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> [We are in the process of negotiating an agreement with the United States. We will be negotiating agreements with India and China. We are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/we-are-in-the-process-of-negotiating-an-agreement-with-the-united/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

> [“Her work sought to challenge all of us critically to reflect on the things we find comfort in believing without question.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/her-work-sought-to-challenge-all-of-us-critically-to-reflect-on-the/)

[Thabo Mbeki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thabo-mbeki/)

> [Of course we run a very open economy, and therefore what happens in the rest of the world, in economic terms, obviously has an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/of-course-we-run-a-very-open-economy-and-therefore-what-happens-in/)

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> [Part of the issue around communal land, which became a matter of controversy, is that we are saying that this land must go back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/part-of-the-issue-around-communal-land-which-became-a-matter-of/)

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> [Historically during the years of the White minority regimes, the State, the national Government held this land in trust for these communities. We said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/historically-during-the-years-of-the-white-minority-regimes-the-state/)

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> [We want the National Intelligence, we want the Police, we want the Scorpions, any other institutions, the tax people, and so on, the totality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thabo-mbeki/we-want-the-national-intelligence-we-want-the-police-we-want-the/)

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