"We expect all oil industry players to comply with these provisions. Our local content policy will just fortify the existing local content provisions. The aim is not only to align our local content policy with international best practices but also to deliver more business and more jobs for our people"

"As it is now, those who were in the habit of overstepping their function because they believed they were ‘untouchable’ have adjusted after facing sanctions. RDCs are constantly reminded that they are civil servants. They are not above the law and will face the law just like any other public official. This has shaped their attitude to work."

"Thank you! RDCs have been exposed to several capacity building activities. They have been grounded in the public service standing orders and were provided additional guidelines and operational orders."

"The Presidency instituted an online monitoring system where we monitor their work on a regular basis. The RDCs regularly report on their field activities and they consult with Headquarters before implementing any decisions. The country is divided into six regions and each is supervised by a Regional Commissioner based at the RDC Secretariat who is in constant touch with the RDCs, especially to monitor their performance."

"The discovered oil and gas should be exploited in such a manner to make Namibia energy independent, and we should strive to ensure that oil and gas production does not distort our country’s economy"

"The Presidency has increased the allowances of the RDCs to facilitate their work of monitoring security and service delivery."

"We need to decide where we want to go. Are we going to sit down and wait to be told there is oil that can be produced commercially, and then we start planning, or are we going to plan as if there is oil?” Uaandja questioned"

"By developing these industries in Namibia, we can create jobs, boost our economy and contribute to global efforts to combat climate change"

"Although there were previous agreements between the community and UWA to address these disputes, the situation continues to worsen."

"As the saying goes, "Health is wealth." If we don't prioritize it, we will continue losing not only lives but also athletes who serve as proud ambassadors of Uganda on the global stage."

"We have reached out to the ministry about upgrading healthcare facilities and received a positive response, though progress has been slow."

"We cannot remain idle while our people are being killed."

"When we discuss rural women, we still face the challenge of FGM, particularly within the Kalenjin and some Sabiny communities, where the practice continues in secret, harming young girls."

"We are very concerned about the generation we are leaving behind, it should be a generation that should know what to do for the country,” she said, commending Phansi museum on its efforts to make the youth aware of what was going on around them"

"Arts and Culture which allows us to know where we come from is not being taught at schools. I would like to encourage the youth to know that the birth of democracy and a new country did not mean that you were born free"

"I am so impressed with having a young white person who shares the same hope for South Africa as I yearn for, and the same hope that my father lived and died for"

"Because he had become a nuisance to the regime. It’s recorded that they tried many ways of putting him out while he was alive so that he should not have a voice in the affairs of the country, but they failed"

"Now there was a powerful person and they could not stop him. As far as I’m concerned he (Luthuli) was buried alive because he was not allowed to go anywhere"

"Shaun is an icon in our time. It is very inspiring to have shared these few precious moments with him today. The words that he shared are poignant with meaning as he not only understands the present but the relevance of the past"

"The ANC needs to fire their president if they want to stay in power"

"Zuma was not elected by individuals but residents of the country. Therefore we cannot just fire him"

"The summit aims to facilitate"

"By fostering collaboration between the public and private sectors, the summit seeks to drive forward-thinking strategies that will contribute to a sustainable and inclusive"

"She said in an interview"

"We're pleading with owners of establishments that people go to in order to have a 'good time'... to enforce these regulations, because if we don't take them seriously, it could mean that in a few months' time, we could return to Lockdown Level 5. Then, we will not be able to go out because our infections will be growing."

"So, we really do not want this second wave of COVID-19 to come back, because we don't really know how strong it is. Stopping the second wave really is in our hands. We can make a huge difference by conducting ourselves properly, in a way that prevents the spread of the virus.""

"The EcoFuture Innovations Summit is designed to bring together thought leaders,innovators, and entrepreneurs to explore sustainable solutions within the energy,mining, waste, and water management sectors."

"I’m very grateful to God, I feel it’s an honor. It could have been any other woman, you know, the fact that God chose for me to be that woman. I really, don’t take it lightly. I’m very appreciative of holding that title. But I also realize the responsibility that comes with the title because it says, you are a front runner, you’ve opened the door for other women to come after you."

"Discover key insights from the EcoFuture Innovation Summit at Sasol Recreation Community Centre in Mpumalanga."

"There are many alien plants and they are categorised according to its use. We have introduced biological control that can provide complete control of the problem, it reduces the need for using a chemical substance"

"In short, to make Johannesburg “a city of golden opportunities: a vibrant, safe and resilient city, where the local government provides a quality life for every resident."

"They all come in search of golden opportunities synonymous with the city’s promise of gold. However, following years of neglect, mistreatment and abuse, our city now lies in ruins."

"The country is water scarce and in provinces such as Northern Cape, this is an issue of life and death. These plants are available everywhere in the world not only in South Africa"

"These projects will generate approximately 2 536 work opportunities and 5 500 full-time equivalent opportunities, over two years. The beneficiaries of this programme will help in achieving the Government’s objective of responsible coastal management by contributing to the development and maintenance of coastal infrastructure along the coast. They will also assist municipalities in obtaining and maintaining blue flag status for their beaches, regular coastal clean-ups, as well as the removal of invasive alien vegetation"

"For many years Butterworth was one of the dirtiest towns in the country. The Department of Environmental Affairs through Environmental Protection and Infrastructure Programme have turned that situation around by declaring the War on Waste by implementing [these] projects"

"Politics sometimes plays strange tricks on you. “We were surprised, just like everyone else."

"We have a lot of projects that we want youth to be involved in. We need to instil the passion, so that they can see this sector as another career path"

"As the mayor, together with my mayoral committee, we also continue giving feedback to the community of Bushbuckridge through mayoral imbizos."

"There was a management oversight in considering the special budget adjustment before the end of the financial year 2017/18."

"Our newsletter also on a quarterly basis, reports and gives feedback on all projects implemented by the municipality."

"After the 15th day without payment, interests are charged while National Treasury says we need to pay our clients within 30 days."

"“It would be a profound mistake to assume that the council and its municipal administration can fix the city on its own. Partnership is often missing internally. Departments and entities must cooperate. Residents must receive real responses and not be… shoved from pillar to post. The entire municipality must work as a team."

"We will remember that the municipality was involved in a protracted legal wrangle with Rand Water in which the municipality could not agree with Rand Water billing statements."

"I have learned how to work with different people and to remain trustworthy to the people that I was serving."

"Funding of waste services is one of the areas that we need to put more energy in along with a need to maximize on efficient budgeting and utilisation of available resources sparingly. It is often a cry of local government that there are no funds to carry out waste delivery functions, often referred to as ‘unfunded mandates’. We are working closely with National Treasury to ensure that funds for waste management are allocated and that they are sufficient, however; local government has to put systems in place for efficient budgeting and be able to achieve more with less"

"It’s a challenge because South Africa is very diverse, even the socio-economic status of the people in Johannesburg. So you have the billionaire on the one hand, who is looking forward to this first world city, and then you have someone in an informal settlement that says, ‘Just give me a toilet’. You have to be able to meet the needs of both constituencies."

"As a doctor, I was trained to bring things to life that are almost dead. I think a lot of the skills in medicine are transferable. The city is like a patient, it is sick and needs to be brought back to life, so you use the same approach as in medicine, the history, diagnosis, and come up with a treatment plan."

"Specific work has already taken place, which include the upgrading of water treatment works, upgrading of raw water pumps, construction of new water reservoirs and the drilling and equipping of boreholes"

"The functions of the NWRIA will include the financing, development, operations and maintenance of the national water resource infrastructure and the treaty and non-treaty functions performed by the TCTA. Processes are now underway to manage the establishment of the agency"

"I’m not sure if I would have done things differently. I should have looked into them and their registration but they were registered with the Financial Services Board, which I thought was sufficient to prove they are in the finance business. Like any other [due] diligence in getting a loan, I should’ve thought better than I did.”"