“If criminals tata ma-chance they must be prepared to tata ma-bullets - and in this case they took many bullets.” - Gauteng police Commissioner Perumal Naidoo when police shot dead four armed men and wounded six in Soweto after a bank robbery.

“There are two jobs in South Africa that every person in the country thinks that they should have. The one is the Springbok rugby coach and the other is the Minister of Finance. I’m no exception. I’d love to be the Springbok rugby coach.” - Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel at a dinner event in Johannesburg.