The Independent on Saturday

THE WEEK IN WORDS

- COMPILED BY TIM WHITFIELD

The people I interviewe­d, even today, say this relationsh­ip was false from the get-go. It was a complete sham. – Author Ian Halperin, who released a book in 2009 called Brangelina: The Untold Story of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, claims to have interviewe­d more than 1000‘people close to the couple’ and is convinced their marriage was a sham.

Yeah, that’s karma for you! – Jennifer Aniston’s reported reaction to the news of Pitt and Jolie’s split. The couple reportedly fell in love on the set of Mr & Mrs Smith while Pitt and Aniston were married. Aniston’s camp has denied the quote as well as denying rumours she has also separated from husband Justin Theroux.

We have much work to do as a team. – Springbok coach Allister Coetzee states the obvious as he prepares his team for their final two Rugby Championsh­ips matches next month.

The two remaining matches will be huge for us and the squad will work hard during the next two weeks. – Coetzee once again breaking no news.

When I was starting in the township, nobody knew me. Today (Max’s) is world famous. – Max Mqadi after his restaurant, Max’s Lifestyle, was named as one of the world’s best restaurant­s by Conde Nast magazine.

There are no easy solutions in financing higher education … free higher education is not a viable solution. – Dr Chimwechiy­i Ndoziya, a researcher at the Da Vinci Institute in Johannesbu­rg, when presenting a research paper on funding of tertiaty education.

If you still fight academic battles with stones and fire, you’re not an academic, just a fake activist wanting to be relevant #UKZN – Tweet from @ Mtolo_Sne questionin­g the motives of students protesting at UKZN in Pietermari­tzburg.

He was such a sweet somebody when I met him in 2014. His music is sentimenta­l to me. – Mandoza fan Lerato Mohojoe speaking about her idol at his memorial service this week.

I would do stop-and-frisk. I think you have to. – American presidenti­al candidate Donald Trump calling for the national introducti­on of“stop and frisk”, the controvers­ial police tactic ruled unconstitu­tional after it was found to discrimina­te against blacks, during a meeting meant to appeal to black voters.

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MAX MQADI
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ANGELINA JOLIE and BRAD PITT

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