Helen Zille Quotes (14 Quotes)

If they were unanimous in their rejection we would close the door.

In essence, the education department argues that the quality of the education children receive is irrelevant, as long as someone stands in front of the class.

The result on the ground is that five million South Africans still have no access to any basic sanitation - It is time for - real delivery.

But we can't have land invasions, we can't allow that. We will provide temporary shelter while we wait for a long term solution. But this (relocation) is the start of that long term solution.

The DA is about building on the good of the present for a better future. We believe Cape Town can be a model for the country and want to lead the city to that through... good service delivery.

The blame for the current state of the fire services must fall squarely on the mayor.

It is of extreme concern if our tracking system cannot track firearms. We had better make sure we know how to find them. If they are untraceable in the system it is bad enough, but if they are stolen, it is worse. We must report this to the police immediately.

This is obviously a complex problem and we are taking advice from senior legal counsel.

For the time being, we cannot throw millions of rands of public money into starting this project unless we can be sure we will be able to finish it.

It's quite some spare part. We're delighted to be able to get this. It has been a small miracle.

I have already stated that we cannot start signing contracts worth millions of rands until we have been given adequate information on how much the stadium will cost and how it will be paid for. Thus far we have not been presented with a proper financial model to work with, and it would be irresponsible to proceed without one.

The memorandum sets out all the DA's grievances and proposes a series of action steps which the DA believes the SABC should take -- including broadcasting the DA's manifesto launch live -- if it is serious about providing balanced and fair coverage of this and future elections.

It's as big a scandal, for example, as the voluntary severance packages in schools which stripped education of so many skills and experience at the cost of billions of rands, and the schools system hasn't recovered.

For the ANC to cry 'sabotage' the night before crucial local government elections shows just how desperate they are to disguise their incompetence and mismanagement.