QUOTES OF THE WEEK

The commission must seek to uncover the conduct of not just some, but all of those who may have rendered our state or parts thereof vulnerable to control by forces other than the public for which the government is elected. There should be no area of corruption and culprit that should be spared the extent of this commission of inquiry. – President Jacob Zuma announcing the launch of a commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture this week. His call to extend the scope of the probe was backed by Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane.

I can say almost with certainty that cryptocurrencies will come to a bad end.

– Warren Buffett, multi-billionaire and chairperson of Berkshire Hathaway commenting on the rise of cryptocurrency Bitcoin.

We understand that many people are upset about the image of the children’s hoodie.

We, who work at H&M, can only agree. We’re deeply sorry that the picture was taken and we also regret the actual print. Therefore, we’ve not only removed the image from our channels but also the garment from our product offering. – Swedish clothing giant, H&M responding to outrage on social media following the picture of a black child wearing a hoodie which read ‘coolest monkey in the jungle’.

I don’t know how fast I can get. Sometimes I don’t think the speed gun is telling the truth to be honest. I can feel when I’m bowling quick and when I’m not. – Kagiso Rabada, ranked the world’s top test bowler and Proteas cricketer after SA’s 72 run victory at the first Test against India held at Newlands.