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. – Thabo Mbeki
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. – Thabo Mbeki
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. – Thabo Mbeki
I dont imagine Heads of Government would ever be able to say Im not an economist therefore I cant take decisions on matters of the economy Im not a soldier I cant take decisions on matters of defence Im not an educationist so I cant take decisions about education. – Thabo Mbeki