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"We take care not only of the prisoners, but also of the staff in the prisons, starting with the prison guards, because we are all part of the same family."

"I hope it inspires young girls in South Africa. We’re seeing more players coming into the system, and I want them to feel like they can beat my record, become the most capped Springbok, or set new standards for the game."

"It is important to demonstrate that child labor is one of the most harmful forms of exploitation for the full development of human beings and a serious violation of the fundamental rights of children and adolescents. The protection of minors is an integral part of the Gospel message. It is necessary to create a safe environment for them, giving priority to their interests."

"Being heralds of good news means being inside what is happening around us. World Mission Day is a call not only to bring the word of God, but also to be involved in people's lives and their problems. The themes of health, education, justice and peace, as well as community development, concern us closely, and are part of the mission of the Church."

"Faced with this tragedy, people have not lost faith and hope. The faithful are coming to Mass even more than before the tragedy caused by the cyclone. They seek comfort from our priests but most of all they offer themselves to help others. I have discovered how most people care about being supportive of one another. From the point of view of faith, the most relevant thing is precisely the rediscovery of the value of solidarity that translates into concrete gestures."

"History is always the way but it has its place of honour until it is needed."

"Namibia’s fate or fortune lies with Africa and there are no two ways about that. If not by blood and heritage, certainly by political geography and strategic considerations, Africa is one and indivisible"

"African unity is not an empty slogan but rather an encompassing vision for socio-economic reconstruction, accountable government and empowerment of the masses of our people for self-development"

"For all these good things to happen, constitutional democracy, viable administration of justice and gender equality must meet the high standards of political legitimacy and verifiable combat against all forms of corruption and organised crime"

"We Africans must assume full ownership of the kind of transformation and a new beginning that must happen for our own sake"

"For us poverty is actual and present danger and it comes first"

"While we like promises, the problems we face call for delivery in real terms"

"The atrocities committed at the time would today constitute genocide"

"A dialogue, while avoiding a rush, must, however, be time bound"

"Politics is the good place to be. It is a good thing to be politically ambitious if you really care for your improvement and serving your people."

"Ignoring these demands of the people is unacceptable and self-defeating"

"We stand at the brink of a crisis of enormous proportions with repercussions on our ability to produce enough food and alleviate human suffering"

"We must walk in tandem with the letter and spirit of the Constitution in particular the preamble."

"I am appalled at the suffering that has been inflicted on the Palestinian people in Gaza."

"I have personally witnessed the media destroying elected heads of state or government, undermining stability through collaboration in assassinations or by conducting of espionage."

"Government and the media should work together like Siamese twins when it comes to issues of national interest."

"We have to cultivate a culture of hard work and excellence"

"We would not want development aid to dictate priorities for us but rather to assist priorities we developed ourselves."

"We [Namibians] are entitled to official apology, justice and reparations"

"Your seats are vacant when your counterparts debate these challenges and to close the ranks of the descendants of the victims"

"There is no statue of limitations on genocide and injustice"

"Traditional leaders of our communities must show leadership and vision to be serious and act for a change, not for their own sake but in the interest of the people themselves."

"The road to democratisation is a long, tortuous and zigzagging road"

"The Church is close to the people especially helping them to help each other, creating networks of solidarity. Our action is addressed especially to the family. We make sure that groups of families who support one another are created, both in spiritual and material terms. We live in difficult times but hope has never abandoned us. Moreover, as the Holy Father reminded us, prayer is our strength because God hears the prayers of his people."

"African youth are becoming more courageous, countries have changed parliaments, countries have changed presidents, countries have changed political parties that have been ruling for years and this is because of young people. I think that alone goes to show how much young people are courageous."

"Until young people are seated at the table, we will not see meaningful change."

"When you really think about it, how many people actually have access to the media, which the opposition depends on to do their homework."

"The strategy of the opposition political parties is upside down."

"If President Khama leaves office, who they will attack?"

"The strength of the BDP has continued to grow, which is evident from the latest by-election that was won by the ruling party."

"We observe that when we are dealing with a labour issue the opposition by interfering for misguided political gain is jeopardizing Unions chances at the negotiation table by politicizing the issue."

"We would ordinarily not comment on a labour matter, which is subject of negotiations."

"We therefore urge the opposition to allow workers to exercise their rights as prescribed by law, and be left alone to bargain with Government."

"Human trafficking is one silent but very devastating crime, which can affect our loved ones."

"The amendments introduced stiffer penalties in terms of fines, which range between 20,000 U.S. dollars to 100,000 U.S. dollars and prison terms up to life imprisonment,""

"I blame FIFA for being political. They must stay away from politics. There is no formal complaint from BFA to say they are not happy with the way constituency tournaments are run. I challenge FIFA to tell this nation who officially complained to them and they must tell us who invited them into this country to carry their assessments."

"Botswana Congress Party’s Chilboy is the one who travelled to the FIFA offices in Johannesburg to report the matter. By so doing I want to think he was confirming BCP’s position on constituency tournaments. I will not rest on this matter until BCP and its leader explain to Batswana why they are sabotaging the development of football in this country. I challenge BCP leader, Dumelang Saleshando, to make a statement in parliament, to tell this nation that one of his candidates is behind the plan to sabotage Botswana football."

"The first person is the president and the second person is Kgathi. These two men want to control everything. They are a hindrance to the success of football in this country. This issue started in 2010 in one BFA conference in Maharaj when regions reported that the constituency league was not helping but destroying our football. Prior to that I personally met with Khama in 2009 and I told him that he must ask for advice about the constituency tournaments from those who understand football and FIFA regulations. Khama never took my advice but instead he chose to listen to bootlickers like Kgathi."

"We have also observed that amongst the 3800 registered companies some of them are briefcase companies."

"This we believe is perpetrated by those who want to abuse employees by hiring and firing them as they wish."

"What has been said is that residents of Lentswe-Le-Moriti are staying in a freehold area, hence they are unable to access government assistance programmes like the Integrated Support Programme for Arable Agriculture Development (ISPAAD) and services."

"I heard it in political rallies. Even the former area MP, James Maruatona has been saying it for the 15 years he was been in Parliament and you may wonder how those people have been surviving? I do not want people to sensationalise the issue."

"I have been at the forefront of the sport policy development, developments of stadium as well as being in the 2010 task team during my stay in parliament."

"I am assuming this office with full understanding of what has been done in the ministry and I will take every aspect of what is expected of me as the minister as a challenge and do things to the of best of my ability. People have shown appreciation by voting me in and I will try by all means not to disappoint them."

"Performance is still and continues to be a major problem in our sporting codes. We are working on centers of excellence where we can nurture and develop talent."