QUOTES OF THE WEEK

Parliament does not have the luxury of not doing anything. For me, the biggest threat to our democracy is financial mismanagement and corruption, because those things can lead to an uprising. Therefore any attempt to impede the work of the AuditorGeneral constitutes a threat to democracy.

– Vincent Smith, chairperson of Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts (SCOPA) following the withdrawal of auditors from Ethekwini municipal offices on Thursday following threats.

He didn’t help or console his relatives. He also didn’t think a neighbour could help. The accused displayed a peculiar lack of empathy. – Judge Siraj Desai about Henri van Breda who was convicted on three counts of premeditated murder in the Western Cape High Court this week for killing his parents and brother with an axe at the luxury De Zalze estate in Stellenbosch. Van Breda was also convicted for the attempted murder of his sister, who survived the attack, as well as defeating the ends of justice.

There’s a reason he’s called the 360-degree man – because he scores all around the ground. Some of the shots he plays are sort of a different generation – and a generation we will probably start seeing a lot more of because of AB. – Mark Boucher, Titans coach after cricketer AB De Villiers announced his retirement from all forms of international cricket this week.