THE WEEK IN WORDS
The Zulus inherited the land from their ancestors and what is now being suggested is an insult to the ancestors. Anyone who wants to take away our inheritance does not like us. – King Goodwill Zwelithini on traditional land in KwaZulu-Natal at his inaugural imbizo in Ulundi this week.
He already has issued threats while in custody and I think if released, he is likely to harm the child should he find where she is. – Magistrate Irfaan Khalil denying bail to the Verulam man charged on multiple accounts related to the rape of his stepdaughter.
The conditions in the cave are tough. Once he placed the oxygen tanks he became unconscious on his way back. His buddy tried to administer first aid, when there was no response he tried to move him. We won’t let his life be in vain. We will carry on. – Admiral Apakorn Yuukongkaew, commander of the Thai elite Seals unit, who are still trying to save 12 young boys and their soccer coach in a network of caves in Thailand.
Things at home were really bad. By the time the month ended, we had absolutely nothing. Everything was finished. We didn’t even have salt. The shops that I owe started to call us. I was really scared that Eskom would switch off the electricity. – Pensioner Norman Mthembu after Sassa’s grant payments were late because of technical glitches which left pensioners in huge queues, and short of their regular payment.
Today will give belief for generations to follow and not be hindered by history or expectations. The players have really executed everything (in the shootout) that we’ve talked about, exceptionally well and we showed incredible resilience to come back from huge disappointment at the final whistle and keep our calm. – England football coach Gareth Southgate, after his team won the penalty shootout against Colombia, sending them through to the Fifa World Cup quarter-finals today.
There tends to be a deployment of cadres in these positions and that’s exactly what got us to where we are today, with incompetency and questionable contractual decisions. – IFP executive committee member Mdu Nkosi on eThekwini Municipality’s employment equity plan for 2018-2022.