Notable Quotes

We are trying our level best to be as candid as we can about the shortcomings in the supervisory system while also pointing to our limitations. – Lily Brandt, Acting Chief Executive Officer of Namfisa in the 2009 annual report tabled in Parliament last week.

We cannot evict people who are already struggling to make ends meet from their houses over bad debts. If evicted, those owning proper houses would have no option but to go to the informal settlement, and we don’t want this. – Rehoboth Mayor George Dax wants the Hardap Regional Council to convince central Government to write off the town residents’ housing debts. The residents owe the Town Council millions. In recent weeks we have noted allegations that accommodation establishments in the tourism industry are not responsible, and are inflating prices excessively. – South Africa’s tourism minister Marthinus Van Schalkwyk has ordered an investigation into allegations that World Cup hotel prices are unreasonably high, one month after a similar government probe was launched to find out if local airlines were colluding to inflate fares.It’s just a transaction by the board. Some members of the board just stood up and proposed that the cars be sold to Leonard and others to certain individuals. – Athletics South Africa’s administrator, Ray Mali told eNews that former ASA boss Leonard Chuene bought a car, an E Class Mercedes-Benz, from the embattled organisation for just R1 in 2004.From the history booksAll the world is birthday cake, so take a piece, but not too much. – George Harrison was an English rock guitarist, singer-songwriter and film producer who achieved international fame as lead guitarist of The Beatles. He was often referred to as ‘the quiet Beatle’. Harrison was born on February 25 1943 and died on November 29 2001.