Gloria Somolekae

"'I know that I am going into rough terrain,' she says. 'Politics can be bad or good. It depends on how you, the people, play it out. I am an optimist.'"

"My PhD is not the measure of my intelligence,' she demures. 'I have a PhD because of opportunities hence I don't respect people just because they are educated.'"

"Condom use remains one of the most tried and tested methods of preventing HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases."

"Poverty remains the biggest assault on the dignity of our people."