THE WEEK IN WORDS
COMPILED BY LINDSAY SLOGROVE
If the press were not fake, they would have said what I said was very nice.
– US President Donald Trump defends his initial statement that “many sides” were to blame for the right-wing protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday.
A dismissive and procedurally unfair approach by the public protector… will tarnish her reputation and damage the legitimacy of the office. She would do well to reflect more deeply on her conduct of this investigation.
– Gauteng High Court, Pretoria, Judge John Murphy sets aside remedial action recommended by Public Protector advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane to change the Reserve Bank’s mandate from currency stability to economic growth, causing turbulence in the financial markets, and leading to it being challenged in court by the bank.
Cristiano Ronaldo enjoys the adoration of millions of fans – and he must understand the responsibility that comes with it. That did not look to be the case when he pushed the referee… I am disappointed he hasn’t been hit with the heaviest sanction possible – 12 matches. He has got away lightly with a five-match ban for assaulting the match official.
– Former referee Graham Poll after Ronaldo was banned for five matches for pushing the referee after he was shown a red card against Barcelona.
I realise now it was a mistake (to try to treat insomnia and pain from his fourth back surgery) without medical assistance. I am continuing to work with my doctors, and they feel I’ve made significant progress.
–Tiger Woods in a statement after police released a report saying Woods had THC, the active ingredient for marijuana, painkillers Vicodin and Dilaudid, the anxiety and sleep drug Xanax and the anti-insomnia drug Ambien in his system when he was arrested at 2am on May 29. He is expected to plead guilty to reckless driving on October 25.
Of the young people interviewed at schools, 35.4% – one in every three young people – had experienced some form of sexual abuse at some point in their lives.
– The Optimus Study by UCT and the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention reveals shocking statistics on child abuse in South Africa.