Wendy Yvonne Nomathemba Luhabe

""Africa must cultivate a culture of social entrepreneurship and dedicate resources to single mindedly pursue this vision."*"

""We cannot build our respective countries whilst we depend on aid on the one hand and create welfare states to buy political patronage on the other hand."*"

""I am convinced that Africa must let the women lead and we will witness a miracle that will astound the world."*"

"Democracy without responsible and accountable leadership is not sufficient to improve the quality of life for those who were previously excluded, exploited and marginalised."*"

"Africa must take responsibility for her destiny. It’s in their hands, they can and they must."*"

"“I want to be remembered as someone who touched lives, made a difference and gave back to society.”"

"“Mentorship is the blueprint. We give and we receive.”"

"“Young people need to be taught financial management. My mother taught me to live within my means and never depend on debt.”"

"“Let philosophers argue over why life works as it does. Our duty is to focus on how we live it. The choices we make and to be mindful of the consequences of our choices.”"

"“Let us see more in others than they see in themselves, there is no greater gift to give one another.”"

"“Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every moment with love, grace, integrity, and gratitude”"

"“The question we each have to settle is not what we’d do if we had the means, time, influence and educational advantages, but what we will do with the things we have right now…because we each hold a unique gift for the world.”"

"The standards in our society have dropped. We have become numb to the things that should worry us"

"The roots are the values and attributes of leadership. The trunk is the principles. And the branches and leaves are the results of our decisions, actions and leadership"

"Leaders who lead with values build stronger economies, more equal societies and systems that benefit everyone"

"Nations get the leaders they deserve"

"We need strong systems in place to support ethical behaviour"

"What does economic justice mean in a society still shaped by racial inequality and gender discrimination?"

"The world needs many women leaders to step into power and authority to contribute towards building a responsible and thriving society, to restore the moral intelligence of institutions and to put values back at the centre of the family."

"I have mastered the art of saying NO"

"We worry about what people think about us constantly, who cares?"

"It only matters what God thinks"

"Women get in their own way"

"Gender policies can only open doors for us to go through"

"We must make sure we have a place at the table by being ourselves and not trying to be someone else"

"My dream is for women to be financially independent"

"We need to learn to walk away when circumstances do not suite us"

"Money is the currency that we use to define value of a contribution to the world, so why shouldn't we do the same for the work of bringing up children"

"creating a society where children are properly brought up, preferably by their mothers, would create a much healthier society"

"the world was never changed by people who have normal ideas, the world is always changed by people who have absurd ideas"

"The marginalized are no longer prepared to give permission to those in power to determine their future or dictate the circumstances of their existence."

"My philosophy is to be involved in things where I feel that I’m adding value, where I feel that my contribution is valued"

"If people find me and give me the honor of mentoring them and guiding their lives, I have a duty to respond to that"

"I think we should not underestimate how effective role modeling is"

"Great leaders are great learners. They seek wisdom from those who have gone before them and use it to forge their own paths"