Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams

"There is the Trinity – God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. But others think there is also God Stella."

"I’m not here to make friends. I’m here to make my mark in terms of serving the people of this country. I’m prepared to make enemies."

"But the two things I’m committed to are that I shouldn’t undermine the Constitution of this country and I shouldn’t steal from the poor. From there, nobody is going to stop me for as long as I don’t do those two things."

"Everything that I do seeks to improve the lives of the people in this country. Unfortunately, the methodology and the tactics to do that may make others uncomfortable."

"All I know is that I serve at the pleasure of the president. If tomorrow he doesn’t want me, I will go."

"it’s important that as science and innovation ... we provide a market for them. If we do not have confidence in the people of South Africa and their innovations, who’s going to have confidence [in them]? You find that many local innovations are sold back to us [as foreign concepts]."

"That tells you that in the department you need a new skill set, but also you have to reconfigure the mandates of the entities."

"I’m the minister of technology. I’m here to disrupt the status quo. I’m not here to make people comfortable."

"I’m looking at a futuristic department that will be responsive in ensuring that it delivers on the mandate that the president wants."