Quotes of the week

“You can be a director of a company even if you don’t own it. I did not have shares,” said Hhukwini MP Nkhanyeti Ngwenya.

“We demand that the security officers be removed with immediate effect so that the community can work hand in hand with the company,” said over 200 angry Mahangeni residents in a petition.

“I told him that a lot of people had called me regarding the matter and these included a former Cabinet minister who took me to Galito’s in Manzini, where he bought me food while trying to siphon information from me on who my source was regarding the RSTP issue. I flatly refused to give him the information. I even did the same with Makhanya. I was even called by someone from emalawini, who asked me to help them with the information and I told the person that I would not divulge the information,” said former Shiselweni II MP Mthokozisi Kunene.

“This is a good move as clearly many guns are in the wrong hands and when people know that they might face custodial sentences, they will surely desist from buying unlawful firearms. This is a step in the right direction,” said a legal expert.

“As a parent, I am appalled by the events that are happening, where we see lecturers downing tools. It is beyond my comprehension. What example are they setting for the children? While we were growing up, there was something called pro patria mori, which means one has to die for his or her fatherland. It means there are certain things that I have got to sacrifice for the sake of my country. But what is happening now is concerning, employees no longer have the best interest of students at heart. Oh cry the beloved country,” lamented a parent.