VERBATIM

”Those who got involved in impropriety and thieving ended up in Parliament and said Mr Koko stole … They did so to cover themselves up. They knew what they were doing. So, no, I don’t trust the people that I worked with.” — Eskom’s former acting chief executive Matshela Koko, speaking to Radio 702 host Eusebius Mckaiser. He has denied allegations that he used his position to aid the Gupta family in capturing the power utility.

”If I go to the commission, some of the ANC people are going to be in trouble because I was not captured by them. They tried to capture me, but I capture myself, unfortunately.” — Former SABC chief operations officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng, telling members of his political party, the African Content Movement, that he will “gladly” testify at the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture.

”The severe liquidity challenges we are facing threaten our status as a going concern. Our cash flow is depleted. We cannot honour payments to service providers. We cannot adhere to all our committed contracts.” — SABC chief executive Madoda Mxakwe, in a briefing to Parliament’s oversight committee on communications.

”South Africa, Mr President [Emmerson Mnangagwa], stands ready to render support to Zimbabwe within our means in your quest for economic renewal. We want to see meaningful support being given by international development partners to Zimbabwe.” — President Cyril Ramaphosa, addressing the South Africa-zimbabwe binational commission in Harare.

”One day I will go and see God and he will have to explain to me why he took my family.”

— Kenyan John Karanja, after five members of his family died in the Ethiopian Airlines crash.