The matter of who governs Zimbabwe is a matter that is in the hands of the people of Zimbabwe. Thabo Mbeki More Quotes by Thabo Mbeki More Quotes From Thabo Mbeki It's a big problem in South Africa up to this day: many people want to open factories, they want to invest, but then they discover that they don't have the skilled people to employ. Thabo Mbeki problemwantpeople I would regret it if I'd failed at school and university, because if I had, I would have lacked the levels of education necessary to making a serious contribution to building South Africa. Thabo Mbeki levelsregretschool If you look for instance at the automobile industry, part of the reason that you have the expansion of that sector, is precisely because we have gone out to talk to the automobile companies to explain government policy with regard to that sector, to talk to them about the MIDP and things like that. And indeed, it has been a very important part of attracting those investors to put in money in the South African economy and build motorcars in South Africa. Thabo Mbeki expansiongovernmentimportant The National Empowerment Fund we established some time back. And one of the challenges was to build a strong enough asset base for it to operate in a credible manner. And we believe that it can. Thabo Mbeki strongchallengesbelieve Haiti was a French colony, but in 1804, the slaves rose up and defeated the French and formed the Republic. For the last 200 years, Haiti has had a very unfortunate history. Thabo Mbeki haitiroseyears We have to continue to confront the challenge of corruption within the public service. Thabo Mbeki public-servicecorruptionchallenges I must say that, in the first instance, we got the request from many African countries who said, look, you people had better host the Parliament. So, the general feeling around the Continent was that it would be better that the Parliament was based here. In part, because of what this country has done with regard to establishing a democratic system, and we have responded to that. We have said, fine. Thabo Mbeki feelingscountrypeople There are two pieces of legislation that are related. There's the Communal Land Rights Bill. Then there is the legislation that was approved which has to do with the role and the place and the function of the institution of traditional leadership. Now that legislation, not the Communal Land Rights Bill, provides for the setting up of particular committees that would work together with the elected municipalities. Thabo Mbeki landrightstwo We very constantly run this campaign to encourage people to go and get Identity Documents, to register, and so on. We'll continue to do that. Thabo Mbeki identityrunningpeople It is also important to respect the fact that Iran is a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty, which treaty spells out the rights and obligations of signatures to the treaty and therefore that we can’t deny Iran the rights due to it as a signature of the NPT. Thabo Mbeki proliferation-treatyiranrights Those communal areas have got elected municipalities, which have got to do their work as, as fully, democratically elected municipal councils. Thabo Mbeki municipalitycouncilareas I know there is a lot of concern I know about plans that Iran might have to develop nuclear weapons which arises from positions that Iran took in the past when in fact it did not disclose things to the IAEA… because they were hiding something. I can understand that. Thabo Mbeki hiding-somethingiranpast I am sure that it wouldn’t be in the long-term interests of China which would continue to depend on these African resources for a very long time to see the emergence of any sense of hostility animosity, tension, da da da, between itself and the African continent. Thabo Mbeki chinaresourceslong One of the matters that must be addressed is that Rwanda and Uganda have to leave the Democratic Republic of the Congo. We're also supporting processes to ensure that the political dialogue among the Congolese themselves takes place so that the people there can decide their future. Thabo Mbeki ugandapoliticalpeople It is critically important that Iran should not develop nuclear weapons. And that the necessary interventions need to be made by the International Atomic Energy Agency to ensure that, indeed, that does not happen, in the context of any nuclear generation of power. Thabo Mbeki iranagencyimportant Those who oppressed us described us as the Dark Continent! Thabo Mbeki continentsswagdark 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 to what is reported to be a major catastrophe on the African continent. Thabo Mbeki matterreasonworld It is difficult to discuss... history.. it is more difficult to talk about today.. simple things… Thabo Mbeki difficultsimpletoday China surely must be interested in a more stable, non-antagonistic relationship with the African continent precisely because of its own needs. And therefore would have to say in our own interests, as China, it is necessary that we participate in the process of the development of the African continent. Thabo Mbeki developmentprocessneeds Pope Benedict XVI assumes leadership at a critical time in which the world's collective wisdom and leadership including that of the religious community is most important to face up to challenges of deepening poverty and under-development afflicting many people of the world. Thabo Mbeki communityreligiouspeople
