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" We must investigate without fear or favour the so-called 'accounting irregularities' that cause turmoil in the markets and wipe billions off the investments of ordinary South Africans. "

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" If you read the Freedom Charter carefully, you will find that - the clause that refers to education, and it says education must be free 'on merit.' "

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" Apartheid was baked hard in the mining industry because that's where it originated. "

" Free education for all - whilst it is a desirable notion, in South Africa it will simply not be affordable. "

" Somewhere in the depths of my soul is the connection my father had with his cattle, the hills of Khalavha, and his people. "

" Because of their marginalised position in the economy, the mass of the workers carry the burdens of society. "

" We aim to restore our focus on building an economy in which all South Africans can flourish, an economy which benefits the people as a whole rather than a privileged few. "

" The ANC must ensure that South Africa does not become a mafia state because once you reach that state, all the wheels have come off. "

" We must listen to the concerns of our people without dismissing them. When people see something wrong, there is something wrong. When our people see corruption, it means there is corruption. When our people see that their resources are being stolen by certain people, it means this is happening, and we should listen. "

" We are determined to build a society defined by decency and integrity that does not tolerate the plunder of public resources nor the theft by corporate criminals of the hard-earned savings of ordinary people. "

" I believe things that happen in the ANC family must be handled there. "

" We are determined to rebuild the confidence of our people in public institutions and restore the credibility of those elected to serve them. "

" We want to open spaces for young people to thrive in this economy, and that is why we said... when government buys commodities and services, we must have some set aside for young people. "

" There are times when leadership needs to take a bold move forward. And there are times when the leadership needs to act on the basis of what the grass roots say. You need to have your political thermometer constantly in the political waters to know when to give leadership in what way. "

" The expropriation of land without compensation is envisaged as one of the measures that we will use to accelerate redistribution of land to black South Africans. "

" Whenever you go through the length and breadth of our country... you see a long face: you will see the long face of an African woman because she's black, because she's poor. "

" We are determined that expropriation without compensation should be implemented in a way that increases agricultural production, improves food security, and ensure that land is returned to those from who it was taken under colonialism and apartheid. "

" People must respect our movement. "

" When courts rule in our country, we have them as the final arbiter on matters in which we might not agree on. And that is an important pillar of our democracy. "

" We must be able to identify those who want divide our movement, and say, 'Not in our name.' We need to choose leaders that will not divide the ANC. "

" The ANC will never die; it will live. "

" I will try to work very hard not to disappoint the people of South Africa. "

" We have to have a good look at the Constitution. Let's determine where the shortcomings are. Then we can start talking of clauses. "

" Students want free education because their parents are struggling. The fees of universities and technikons are too high. "

" Land is a very broad as well as a complex issue, and it has to be handled very delicately because around land, there is quite a lot of emotion. "

" We remain a highly unequal society in which poverty and prosperity are still defined by race as well as gender. "

" Money has come to play a very bad role in the ANC; people's votes are bought, and patronage has become the order of the day. All those deviant tendencies need to be curbed. "

" We cannot effect meaningful change if we become complacent, if we become comfortable with our own positions in the status quo. "

" Some say the Constitution has robbed us of a proper land redistribution process. Others would want to look at other clauses. Well, it's South Africa. Everything is transparent and open for debate. "

" Nobody, no family, is above the law. "

" As members of the executive, we are accountable to Parliament. "