I don't imagine Heads of Government would ever be able to say I'm not an economist therefore I can't take decisions on matters of the economy I'm not a soldier I can't take decisions on matters of defence I'm not an educationist so I can't take decisions about education.
Thabo Mbeki
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- Many of our own people here in this country do not ask about computers, telephones and television sets. They ask - when will we get a road to our village.
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