Really, A Critical Matter In The Public

A Number Of African Countries Came To Us And Said, We Request That South Africa Should Not Field A Candidate, Because So Many Other African Countries Wanted To, And, In Any Case, South Africa Would Continue To Play A Role In Terms Of Building The African Union, And So On. And They Actually Said, Please Don't Field A Candidate, And We Didn't. As I Have Said, It Is Not Because We Didn't Have People Who Are Competent To Serve In These Positions.

Those Who Oppressed Us Described Us As The Dark Continent!

Part Of The Issue Around Communal Land, Which Became A Matter Of Controversy, Is That We Are Saying That This Land Must Go Back To Communities. Not Chiefs And Traditional Leaders.

Pope Benedict Xvi Assumes Leadership At A Critical Time In Which The World's Collective Wisdom And Leadership Including That Of The Religious Community Is Most Important To Face Up To Challenges Of Deepening Poverty And Under-development Afflicting Many People Of The World.

The Point We Are Making Is That The General Global Messages Have Been Communicated, About The Politics Of South Africa, About The Economy In General, All Of These General Questions. The Rest Of The World Understands These Things And Are Saying, Let's Now Come To The Specific Things So That Even We, As Big Corporate Chiefs From Around The World, Can Assist In These Areas, Which You Have Decided Are Your Priority Areas.