Notable Quotes

These security measures must be employed from the setting of the question paper till the release of the result. – Abraham Iyambo, Education Minister, calling on those involved in the administration of national exams to ‘maintain security at every stage and level’ of the exams.

They don’t own anything, unless it’s a shack back home. – Sebastian Ndeitunga, Police Inspector General, announcing that there won’t be salary increases for police officers this year because there is no money.

Not only does it impact on essential daily provision of products to consumers but, unlike non-perishable products, involves direct losses. – Agri SA president Johannes Möller said in a statement about the ongoing industrial action by transport workers in South Africa.

If I cooked figures, then someone must have eaten them. But who is that someone? – Titus Haimili, former TransNamib CEO, denying that he cooked financial figures to save face as alleged by TransNamib.

From The Books of history
The good die young but not always. The wicked prevail but not consistently. I am confused by life, and I feel safe within the confines of the theatre. – Helen Hayes Brown (October 10 1900 – March 17 1993) was an American actress whose career spanned almost 70 years. She eventually garnered the nickname ‘First Lady of the American Theatre’ and was one of eleven people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award.

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