Notable Quotes

WHAT is the problem to release the report? Is this how things work, to protect criminals? – Adeline Black, the Public Servants Committee chairperson yesterday said about the Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) mismanaged N$660 million worth’s loans.

THERE is no doubt the PM is wrong on this issue. We may as well legalise marriage with animals, crude I concede but no apology. – James Malliff, a senior Tory councillor has been suspended for his Tweet after David Cameron declared his support for gay marriage. WE cannot allow the workers to suffer because one man feels that he owns the union. [Petrus] Nevonga has forgotten that it is the workers who pay his salary. – Evilastus Kaaronda, the secretary general of the National Union of Namibian Workers (NUNW) called on Napwu members to take control of their union and hold their leaders accountable. THEY must bring my money and put it on my hand, then I will open things up for them. I like it when the national team does well, but I don’t like this corruption. – S’bonelo Madela, a sangoma [traditional doctor] from Ulundi in KwaZulu-Natal is at loggerheads with the South African Football Association over an alleged muti deal that went sour.PEOPLE in cars following the bus saw him get on and off. People saw him run through the bushes – we had him hook, line and sinker. – Dave Roberts, one of the marathon organisers, said on Wednesday about Rob Sloan an athlete who dropped 32 km into a race, hitched a bus and emerged from the woods near the finish line. WE should have 7 000 people whose job it is to investigate corruption and I think we have 700. – Willie Hofmeyer is Head of the Special Investigating Unit and the asset forfeiture unit said this week.From The History BooksIT’S not about age. It’s about taste, and it’s about lifestyle. I believe women of all ages can wear anything. – Ralph Lauren born October 14 1939 is an American fashion designer and business executive; best known for his Polo Ralph Lauren clothing brand.I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way. – Lido Anthony ‘Lee’ Iacocca (born October 15 1924 is a businessman known for engineering the Mustang, the unsuccessful Ford Pinto, being fired from Ford Motor Company, and his revival of the Chrysler Corporation in the 1980s. I’d like to do things to make money to save myself but right now I can’t do nothing. If they want to put me in jail, they can do that. It’s kind of tough. – Manute Bol October 16 1962 – June 19, 2010) was a Sudanese-born basketball player and activist. Bol was one of the tallest players (2,31 metres) ever to appear in the National Basketball Association. He frequently visited Sudanese refugee camps. In 2001 Bol was offered a post as minister of sport by the Sudanese government. Bol, who was Christian, refused because one of the pre-conditions was converting to Islam.

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