THE WEEK IN WORDS
No decision taken by the board must be seen to be, or have the effect of, undermining or circumventing the decision reached by our courts. – ANC spokesman Zizi Kodwa laying down the law to the SABC Board. I want to applaud the people who recognise this wonderful person called Hlaudi – Motsoeneng proving he is a legend in his own mind. What process was used to determine Mr Motsoeneng was now fit to be an executive? What process was followed to determined he was fit in that position? – Public protector Thuli Madonsela on Tuesday questioning Hlaudi Motsoeneng’s appointment. We are going to have many parties now. Breakfast, dinner, enjoy ourselves that is what I am going to do because when you manage stakeholders, you can’t manage stakeholders without budget. – Motsoeneng doing little to inspire confidence he can curb overspending at the SABC, a couple of days before they announced a R411 million loss for the year. I think Donald just criticized me for preparing for this debate. And yes, I did. And you know what else I prepared for? I prepared to be president. And I think that’s a good thing. – Hilary Clinton during the first debate with Donald Trump. I take advantage of the laws of the nation because I’m running a company. My obligation right now is to do well for myself, my family, my employees, for my companies. And that’s what I do. – Trump during the debate. Donald’s got nothing on Hlaudi – @TimesLive compares Donald Trump to Motsoeneng on Twitter I’ve spent the last six weeks in the gym, and I’ve done some good conditioning work and had a hit-out with the Sharks, so I‘ve ticked all the boxes. – Patrick Lambie declares himself ready to return for the Springboks. I didn’t think England could stoop any lower than what happened in the summer at the Euros… now, here we are, the laughing stock of world football. – Former England great Alan Shearer discovers that England coach Sam Allardyce’s entrapment is worse than losing to Iceland. We’re a great golf team. This is the best golf team, maybe, ever assembled. – US captain Davis Love III is confident about his team’s chances in the Ryder Cup.