"The importance of skills is even more important today with the advent of the fourth industrial revolution, which brings with it increasing automation and digitization."

"I can only sound an early warning to employers continuing to employ undocumented migrants to desist – you are storing up problems for the future."

"we provide careers information, conduct counselling sessions, registration and placement into registered opportunities to the huge number of work seekers that turn up at these events."

"We have called you to mobilise your support, to register employment opportunities with us through our Public Employment Services section and to conduct recruitment of these work seekers that are screened, assessed and prepared for work readiness, free of charge"

"A lot can be achieved when a committee understands what it has to do, which is to ensure that government accounts. It is not always easy for the parties to agree."

"I met serious challenges beyond what I can carry and therefore cannot successfully deliver the mandate vested in me to the best of my abilities.”"

"I wish the portfolio committee well in dealing with this task. The shortest process is for the president to get members of the board to step down and then constitute an interim board"

"If oversight is not done properly, including respecting the Broadcasting Act in as far as the SABC is concerned, it leads to a lot of problems"

"moving forward, a much more stringent process must be exercised when choosing people for an asset such as the public broadcaster."

"We should not allow a situation where people can challenge Parliament when it is doing its duty. An inquiry might take too long. My opinion is to use a shortcut – go straight to Zuma – for the sake of the country,"

"The ingredient for excellence is that I teach my staff exceptionalism. I have gone to tons of restaurants, and this is what I’ve always been teaching. I used to tell my staff that many people start catering because it’s a business that does not have a lot of challenges. So what kept us in the industry for such a long time is because of what I call exceptionalism and being able to be different in your offering, in your approach and paying close attention to detail."

"Women are lagging in terms of leading in the hospitality industry. We need to encourage women to take up space because the future is female."

"There are numerous barriers, I mean the issue of funding was a challenge for me. The business was almost self-funded. The biggest challenge is always the issue of access to funding more than anything."

"We had to combine both our skills with me being a nutritionist and getting a chef who has been working in five-star restaurants in the US. It was a good combination for the times when I am being overly sensitive about the health aspect of things."

"Everything that we need for healing, God has provided. After the whole world was taken by storm by the pandemic, I had to sit down and figure out what I could do as an individual with the gift of healing that God has given me."

"I had to make sure that it was not just about me but about catering to various people and their pallets. I finally met with the head chef for Green Lounge who was also equally passionate but not very keen about healthy eating."

"The uncertainty also creeps in when you start asking yourself questions on whether the work that was started was going to continue without you. I’ve already made up my mind that I needed a new path and a path that would make me grow not only as a politician, but as Onicca as a whole."

"Sport can create jobs, contribute to the economy and deal with several social ills that we have in our communities. That is why when this opportunity was presented to me, I accepted it with both hands because I understood the role that I had to play as an MEC."

"It’s about hard work, sacrificing family time, always making sure that you do more with less and making sure that you change the lives of people. So, the uncertainty was there – you ask yourself whether it was the right decision or not."

"I am passionate about youth development and as a person who has always been an activist, I’ve always been about seeing young people using their gift to empower themselves into bettering their lives to contribute to society."

"We should be aware that these criminals, like all members of the public, are also consumers of the information we release. Excessive speculation on the fetching price of rhino horn, identifying so-called poaching hotspots, and specifics on rhino translocations in the media does influence the habits and tactics of the syndicates. Add to this the in-detail publication of anti-poaching tactics being employed by the multidisciplinary teams involved in this fight."

"So whilst we as the Department of Environmental Affairs will continue to provide regular updates; from your side we once again urge responsible reporting."

"We as the Department of Environmental Affairs, remain committed to providing accurate, timely account in relation to this very important topic: the conservation of the iconic African rhino."

"The Committee looks forward to the release of the final report on the “Jobs for Cash” so it can interrogate the issue and put the matter to bed that has been the thorn in the flesh of the education sector as a whole. The Committee will continue to keep an eye all issues discussed to monitor the progress,"

"The proposal is to provide newly qualified teachers with provisional registration. In conjunction with the department, SACE is working on introducing a policy on professional standards."

"Regarding the licensing of educators, the Committee heard that the department was working with the South African Council for Educators (SACE) to professionalise teaching through standard setting and the strengthening of the induction of new teachers."

"The Committee welcomes the fact that Minister has agreed that once the report was released to the public, the Committee would get a detailed briefing and could then discuss the report at a meeting.”"

"We have presented our position there and we have been supported by many countries on that"

"It is important for all nations to respect and uphold the principle of international law, including the international humanitarian law and the provision of the UN Charter"

"I want to indicate that as South Africa we stress that peace is built through diplomacy and dialogue within the framework of the institutions of global dialogue, the UN"

"The importance of addressing conflict and security concerns through dialogue and inclusive consultations in a coordinated and cooperative manner is a 'sine qua non' for a peaceful, secure and stable Middle East and North Africa. As the BRICS collective let us reaffirm our commitment to the basic principle of building peace, security and stability in the MENA region"

"We support the efforts of the United Nations, which is best placed to deal with this threat in all its forms, helping to develop international consensus and promoting international standards for countering terrorism, whilst ensuring global efforts are rooted in respect for human rights, the rule of law, and the peaceful resolution of conflict"

"BRICS must continue to prioritise regional and continental peace, stability, security and development as the main components towards contributing to a sustainable peaceful and just global order based on international law"

"One of the biggest security challenges in the Middle East North Africa (MENA) remains the issue of violent extremism, terrorism, and armed conflict through both traditional and non-traditional asymmetrical and non-linear warfare. The rise of violent extremist terrorist groups over the past decade such as ISIS, Boko Haram, Al-shabaab and AQIM, amongst others, has caused great damage to the region and beyond"

"It is envisaged that South Africa’s contribution of 79,200 doses of the Covid-19 Johnson & Johnson vaccines shall deepen the mutually beneficial cooperation with Liberia, and enhance our friendship and relations with the people and government of Liberia"

"I am deeply humbled by the faith shown in me by the parliamentary leader and my party. I obviously step into massive shoes and look forward to the challenge"

"“Mme Ruth dedicated her entire life to the struggle and was a champion for the poor. We are saddened by her untimely death, however we are grateful for the contribution she made to help bring about transformation and democracy in South Africa,”"

"Mme Ruth Mompati: A Life of Courage and Service"

"I'd like to be remembered as a cadre of the African National Congress (ANC), a cadre who was called and answered. A cadre who carried out the commands and instructions of the African National Congress up to the end."

"With all the difficulties, it was a life well-lived. If I had to do it again, I'd do exactly the same thing."

"We are here! Not because the men say so or not because somebody has done us a favour, but because we were there when it was fought for and we were part of the fight for freedom."

"I wanted them to see that I was as good as any of them, and that's how our women did. We were women of determination. Women of intent. Women who were prepared to go to any lengths so that we can win our own freedom."

"Apartheid will not put us down. It will not make us look like we are oppressed. We are going to defy it."

"More often, if it is men, they will start off by clearing their throat. Then you know that this is a party line and not a personal conviction.”"

"When you do not retain people, you create a situation where there is too much competition, where it is a case of: ‘I feel I need to impress my party bosses. I must be loud and prove that I can denigrate the other parties better.’"

"I sometimes laugh when members of Parliament have a party line and you can see the difference between the mouth and the eyes. You see someone is saying something but doesn’t really believe it."

"These three contribute to violence against children and women. For me, that is something which, if ever I retire, I would want to give my life to preventing."

"I am not judging because the story is still unfolding and you don’t know if there are exaggerations."

"Sometimes South Africa must not be scared to go back. Were we right when we outlawed [corporal] punishment for children at home and at school?"

"Every time I am thrown into a situation, I just say to myself: ‘I now need to understand the rules of this situation endingena kuso (which I am entering into) and take it from there.’"