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African Americans have always known that a little bit of paranoia was healthy for us.

~Cynthia Mckinney

Topics: African African Americans Always American Bit Healthy Known Little Little Bit Paranoia Us

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We must investigate without fear or favour the so-called 'accounting irregularities' that cause turmoil in the markets and wipe billions off the investments of ordinary South Africans.

~Cyril Ramaphosa

Topics: Accounting African Billions Cause Favour Fear Investigate Investments Markets Must Off Ordinary So-Called South Turmoil Wipe Without

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We aim to restore our focus on building an economy in which all South Africans can flourish, an economy which benefits the people as a whole rather than a privileged few.

~Cyril Ramaphosa

Topics: African Aim Benefits Building Economy Few Flourish Focus Our People Privileged Rather Restore South Than Which Whole

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We are a nation that does not build walls. We do not believe in building walls. And that defines who we are. We are South Africans, and we do not subscribe to the building of walls.

~Cyril Ramaphosa

Topics: African Believe Build Building Defines Does Nation South Subscribe Walls Who

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Whenever you go through the length and breadth of our country... you see a long face: you will see the long face of an African woman because she's black, because she's poor.

~Cyril Ramaphosa

Topics: African Because Black Breadth Country Face Go Length Long Our Poor See She Through Whenever Will Woman You

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The expropriation of land without compensation is envisaged as one of the measures that we will use to accelerate redistribution of land to black South Africans.

~Cyril Ramaphosa

Topics: Accelerate African Black Compensation Land Measures Redistribution South Use Will Without

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It is important that South Africans of all political persuasions be represented in Parliament.

~Cyril Ramaphosa

Topics: African Important Parliament Political South

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I am fortunate: my parents told me the world was my oyster, when they could have said I wouldn't make it for a lot of reasons - rural, girl, small African country. So, no regrets.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: African Am Could Country Fortunate Girl Lot Make Me No Regrets Parents Reasons Regrets Rural Said Small World I Am Oyster

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I don't think my background in Zambia has really affected my lens because my classical training has been Western-style. But it's fantastically fortuitous to have been born African because I don't feel I have a vested interest to the U.S. or China or wherever.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: Affected African Background Because Been Born China Classical Feel Fortuitous Interest Lens Really Think Training Vested Vested Interest Wherever

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The most obvious criticism of aid is its links to rampant corruption. Aid flows destined to help the average African end up supporting bloated bureaucracies in the form of the poor-country governments and donor-funded non-governmental organizations.

~Dambisa Moyo

Topics: African Aid Average Bloated Corruption Criticism Destined End Flows Form Governments Help Links Most Obvious Organizations Rampant Supporting Up

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