Thabo Mbeki

We should never become despondent because the weather is bad, nor should we turn triumphalist because the sun shines.

— Thabo Mbeki

That surely must be a concern to anyone who decides this drug must be given to stop transmissions, again from mother to…

— Thabo Mbeki

We are not being arrogant or complacent when we are said that our country, as a united nation, has never in its…

— Thabo Mbeki

I think that probably the most important thing about our education was that it taught us to question even those things we…

— Thabo Mbeki

What we are saying is that we need to consolidate the capacity to lend support. Because, one of the problems that's mentioned…

— 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…

— Thabo Mbeki

As Africans, we need to share common recognition that all of us stand to lose if we fail to transform our continent.

— Thabo Mbeki

I think you're a much happier person if you say 'Even if I get involved in politics, I'm only doing so in…

— Thabo Mbeki

I must say, with regard to Equatorial Guinea, the Government of Equatorial Guinea, as soon as they had arrested these people, sent…

— Thabo Mbeki

We are in the process of negotiating an agreement with the United States. We will be negotiating agreements with India and China.…

— Thabo Mbeki

“Her work sought to challenge all of us critically to reflect on the things we find comfort in believing without question.”

— Thabo Mbeki

Of course we run a very open economy, and therefore what happens in the rest of the world, in economic terms, obviously…

— Thabo Mbeki

Part of the issue around communal land, which became a matter of controversy, is that we are saying that this land must…

— Thabo Mbeki

Historically during the years of the White minority regimes, the State, the national Government held this land in trust for these communities.…

— Thabo Mbeki

We want the National Intelligence, we want the Police, we want the Scorpions, any other institutions, the tax people, and so on,…

— Thabo Mbeki

Clearly, there needs to be an increase in the capacity of the railway system. That's why there are these projections of increasing…

— Thabo Mbeki

The principal investors in the South African economy are South Africans. And this is something, I think, we should really pay attention…

— Thabo Mbeki

One of the things that became clear, and which was actually rather disturbing, was the fact that there was a view which…

— Thabo Mbeki

There must be no abuse of people and they did ask that the South Africa Government should give them whatever support they…

— Thabo Mbeki

Haiti was a French colony, but in 1804, the slaves rose up and defeated the French and formed the Republic. For the…

— Thabo Mbeki

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

It's very worrying at this time in the world that any point of view should be prohibited, that's banned, there are heretics…

— Thabo Mbeki

We very constantly run this campaign to encourage people to go and get Identity Documents, to register, and so on. We'll continue…

— Thabo Mbeki

I am sure that it wouldn’t be in the long-term interests of China which would continue to depend on these African resources…

— Thabo Mbeki

The matter of who governs Zimbabwe is a matter that is in the hands of the people of Zimbabwe.

— Thabo Mbeki