the world, but they are among the dangerous leaders and key suspects, the planners and strategists … they must be found. They will be stopped and they will be punished.” – US President George W Bush, unveiling posters of 22 “most wanted terrorists” during a visit to the FBI.
“This inhuman and profitmaking action by the banks at the expense of social development shows its disregard for providing adequate finance mechanism for poor communities.” – South African Communist Party spokesperson Mazibuko Jara, commenting on Standard Bank’s eviction of five Aids orphans from their dead parents’ home in Daveyton
“Although I have no idea about the whole process, I heard on radio that we should look for people wearing yellow and orange outfits as they would be counting us.” – Dumisani Ngwenya, a homeless man who has been living in Von Brandis Street, Johannesburg, for eight years, on Census 2001
“One point to make about the South African economy right now is that we are defying gravity, as it were. We are one of the few economies showing the prospect of significant growth over the next year.” – Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel, answering a question in Parliament