We will continue to count on your unwavering support and commitment to working with leaders of our continent in bringing about the desired renaissance of Africa,””

Now has come time for action.

If you sit in a position where decisions that you take would have a serious effect on people, you can’t ignore a lot of experience around the world which says this drug has these negative...

The poor prey on one another because their lives offer no hope and communicate the tragic message to these human beings that they have no possibility to attain a decent standard of living.

I am very pleased with the particular focus he is paying to South Africa and to the African continent, generally,

The other thing is where they are suffering just as much, if not worse, than we did under apartheid is the fact that they have no way of saying what they feel or how they...

Those who oppressed us described us as the Dark Continent!

Mr. Oppenheimer played a seminal role in the industrialization of South Africa over a period spanning most of the 20th century, … Through his work, he bequeathed to our country not only an industrial empire...

This intervention shows that it’s possible to go into the least-developed areas — to the rural people — and bring them into the modern era.

It wouldn’t sit easily on one’s conscience that you had been warned and there could be danger, but nevertheless you went ahead and said let’s dispense these drugs.

Help us to fully restore Africa’s dignity as together we undertake a journey of hope crowned by the 2010 World Cup.

And therefore it’s a matter that we discussed, and I am quite sure that the Zimbabwe government will take the necessary steps to have that matter addressed,

I’ve said no, … It’s precisely because it is dangerous that we should go.

Many of our own people here in this country do not ask about computers, telephones and television sets. They ask – when will we get a road to our village.

South Africa was to evolve into the most pernicious example of the criminal practise of colonial and white minority domination.

The people have spoken,

It’s very worrying at this time in the world that any point of view should be prohibited, that’s banned, there are heretics that should be burned at the stake.

I never said that. Pure invention. Pure invention,

There is no substance to the allegations that there is any hesitation on the part of our government to confront the challenge of HIV-AIDS,

The government continues to function properly and we continue to work as government,

No longer will we be an object of fascination for others, who would consider us a strange and an estranged segment of humanity.

It must not be heard, it must not be seen, that’s the demand now. Why is Thabo Mbeki talking to discredited scientists, giving them legitimacy.

They’ve directed us to move ahead first with our program of reconciliation and development, so the goal for a better life for all is achieved sooner rather than later.

One of the things that became clear, and which was actually rather disturbing, was the fact that there was a view which was being expressed by people whose scientific credentials you can’t question.

Together we have travelled a long road to be where we are today. This has been a road of struggle against colonial and apartheid oppression.

Throwing money at African governments is not the answer,

This particular controversy has not impacted on government whatsoever.

When will the day come that our dignity will be fully restored, when the purpose of our lives will no longer be merely to survive until the sun rises tomorrow!

A matter that seems to be very clear in terms of the alternative view, is what do you expect to happen in Africa with regard to immune systems, where people are poor, subject to repeat...

We will act together to build a South Africa that truly belongs to all who live in it, both black and white.

That surely must be a concern to anyone who decides this drug must be given to stop transmissions, again from mother to child, which is extremely costly and must be taken into account.

For us, collectively, to meet these expectations, will require that each and every one of us, both rich and poor … commit ourselves practically to act. This includes the most powerful.

China will emerge as one of the principal partners of South Africa…and we agreed that given the scope and depth of relations that will develop, we will establish a joint commission to incorporate all of...

The matter rests with all of us gathered here,

We are not being arrogant or complacent when we are said that our country, as a united nation, has never in its entire history, enjoyed such a confluence of encouraging possibilities.

I get a sense that we’ve all been educated into one school of thought. I’m not surprised at all to find among the overwhelming majority of scientists, are people who would hold one particular view...

Our political relations can only go from strength to strength,

The concern around probable questions, which in a sense have been hidden, will grow around the world and the matter is critical, the reason we are doing all this is so we can respond correctly...

When we say the people shall govern, we mean the people shall govern and what that means is we must register,

They (the people) put us in positions of power so that they should thrive and not so that we should seek to lighten the burden of our ponderous titles by transforming ourselves from elected and...

I must say that for us this represents one of the most positive developments in a global situation that otherwise seems to be dominated by many negative developments,

As a consequence of the victories we have registered during our first ten years of freedom, we have laid a firm foundation for the new advances we must and will make during the next decade.

The government of Zimbabwe is committed to the absence of violence in this country,

The poor of the world stand at the gates of comfortable mansions occupied by each and every king and queen or president or prime minister privileged to attend this unique meeting,

Well, because lots of questions had been raised about the toxicity of the drug, which is very serious.

I had the opportunity to see the country from the air and I could see apartheid, … I could see where the rich white people live, and next to it where the poor black people...

Clearly, we cannot allow such a critical part of African history to die, because such a death would mean erasing an important link to our glorious past,

The (energy) sector that you represent is central to global economic and social development and, therefore, has enormous possibilities to contribute to an atmosphere of optimism affecting all countries, especially the developing countries,

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 matters of the economy; I’m not a soldier I can’t take decisions on...

The African was defined and treated as being of a lesser human species than even the lowliest among the colonizers.