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Enver Duminy said: “Safety and security in Cape Town present a serious challenge when it comes to tourism. Now, more than ever during these uncertain times, travellers and locals alike need to know that while they are out and about in Cape Town, they have quick access to an emergency operator to get help” 
iol Sunday, August 9, 2020 1:31:00 PM EAT
Lazarus Chakwera said: “I do not say something unless I mean to do it. But to get this done. I need your support. The reduction of presidential powers is a collective effort,”
nyasatimes Sunday, August 9, 2020 1:17:00 PM EAT
Boris Johnson said: “keeping our schools closed a moment longer than absolutely necessary is socially intolerable, economically unsustainable and morally indefensible”
seattlepi Sunday, August 9, 2020 1:06:00 PM EAT
Obert Mpofu said (about Ace Magashule): "In my intense discussion with Ace Magashule, we shared a mutual position that liberation movements must be on the guard against efforts to divide the region,"
bulawayo24 Sunday, August 9, 2020 1:03:00 PM EAT
Victor Matemadanda said: "Re-engagement has not been stopped, it is still there but re-engagement and reaction are two different things,"
bulawayo24 Sunday, August 9, 2020 1:03:00 PM EAT
Mr Blair said: "I think acrimonious was probably an understatement,"
bulawayo24 Sunday, August 9, 2020 1:03:00 PM EAT
Tendai Biti said: "We still have a few and the few are largely people in the military who participated in the liberation struggle, who feel that this is, us, thing and to use local language chinhu chedu,"
bulawayo24 Sunday, August 9, 2020 1:03:00 PM EAT
Naledi Pandor said: "Even as we support the call for an end to economic sanctions, the political dynamics are inextricably linked to the economic, and thus should be confronted simultaneously ... we may have to devise innovative forms of institutional collaboration that would help ... restore the efficacy of critical institutions"
bulawayo24 Sunday, August 9, 2020 1:03:00 PM EAT
Takura Zhangazha told: "The general public is mainly preoccupied with dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic and economic survival,"
bulawayo24 Sunday, August 9, 2020 1:03:00 PM EAT
Jeffrey Smith recalled: "we have come to cleanse you of the sins of the MDC"
bulawayo24 Sunday, August 9, 2020 1:03:00 PM EAT
Jeffrey Smith said: "The most worrying aspect here is that these aren't just toxic words being espoused by a head of state,"
bulawayo24 Sunday, August 9, 2020 1:03:00 PM EAT
Martin Maurer added (about Godfrey Tsenengamu): "Godfrey was then locked up at Masvingo remand Prison. "
bulawayo24 Sunday, August 9, 2020 1:03:00 PM EAT
Abubakar Malami said: “Mr President has directed us to express gratitude to you for all the support you have overtime been extending to his government specifically on security matters and other associated social ills that have been bedevilling this country of ours,”
tribuneonlineng Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:55:00 PM EAT
Ebenezer Babatope said: “This is a big shock to us. This news is devastating. I wish it was not true that Kashamu is gone,”
nta-ng Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:52:00 PM EAT
Juan Carlos wrote (about King Felipe): “I have been King of Spain for almost forty years and, during all of those years, I have always wanted the best for Spain and for the Crown,”
bloomberg Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:51:00 PM EAT
Mevlut Cavusoglu said: ``We have proven this with reports and documents and gave them to NATO. NATO saw the truth,''
ahram-EN Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:35:00 PM EAT
Emmanuel Macron said: ``I think that it's a historic and criminal responsibility for a country that claims to be a member of NATO,''
ahram-EN Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:35:00 PM EAT
Mohamed Shawky said: “We will not hold public rallies due to the coronavirus, but we will use loudspeakers and caravan cars to promote the list,”
ahram-EN Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:35:00 PM EAT
Abdel Aal said: “We do recognise those countries' right to establish their own dams, to produce power and build developmental projects on the Nile. But this great river is an international source of water and the downstream countries have equal rights to development. As much as we recognise other peoples’ rights, no one should ignore ours, which have been acknowledged historically through binding international treaties,”
ahram-EN Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:35:00 PM EAT
Ahmed Hafez wrote: "It is surprising that such [Turkish] statements and allegations were issued by a party who had not originally seen the agreement and its details,"
ahram-EN Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:35:00 PM EAT
Osama al Abed said: “It also seeks to grant Dar Al-Iftaa, the Egyptian House of Fatwa, financial, technical and administrative independence,”
ahram-EN Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:35:00 PM EAT
Osama al Abed said: “Many people who like to describe themselves as religious scholars and clerics issue fatwas on controversial and sensitive issues that might spark sectarian strife or cause social unrest,”
ahram-EN Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:35:00 PM EAT
Mohamed Abou Hamed said: “Many MPs are shocked by the avalanche of bizarre fatwas issued by radical Salafist clerics who do not have any experience and are not graduates of any renowned religious university,” “We have had Salafist fatwas that say it is haram [religiously forbidden] for Muslims to congratulate Christians on Christmas or Easter, or that Female Genital Mutilation is halal [allowed by Islam]”
ahram-EN Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:35:00 PM EAT
Idriss Deby told: "We will have this Boko Haram phenomenon for a long time yet,"
news24 Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:34:00 PM EAT
Charles Schumer said: "A better way to do this is [to] come to an agreement that meets the needs of the American people -- a much better way,"
fox35orlando Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:25:00 PM EAT
Nancy Pelosi said: "You can't move that much money," "We're talking about a major investment"
fox35orlando Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:25:00 PM EAT
Prophet Muhammad says: "I am not a normal person anymore. I've been damaged. I am a dead man now,"
newshub Sunday, August 9, 2020 12:21:00 PM EAT
Mamunur Malik said: “In addition to monitoring the situation closely and boosting children’s immunity in Lower Juba, to stop outbreaks from recurring, we really need to strengthen collaboration among institutions addressing immunization in Lower Juba. I am happy to say there are many agencies working in Lower Juba, but greater collaboration is needed,”
reliefWeb Sunday, August 9, 2020 11:49:00 AM EAT
Bala Elkana said (about Lagos Police): “Our men were not deployed to take part in any dispute over land ownership in Igbogun. Policemen attached to Lagos Command will never participate in any land dispute; therefore, we are not involved in the matter at all”
vanguardngr Sunday, August 9, 2020 11:44:00 AM EAT
David Murathe told (about Raila Amolo Odinga): “We think it’s time Kenyans rewarded the years of struggle of Raila Amollo Odinga. They owe it to him. It’s like Mandela, and 2022 will be a Mandela Moment. And we would also like to tell him (Raila) to be a transitional president who will then nurture the young generation to take over in 2027,”
kenya-today Sunday, August 9, 2020 10:52:00 AM EAT
Kizza Besigye said: “Arrogant and highly provocative double standards,”
ChimpsReport Sunday, August 9, 2020 10:22:00 AM EAT
Kizza Besigye said: “NRM/M7 Junta Minister Anite’s campaign procession is OK, while regime opponents can’t even be allowed to talk on FM radios,”
ChimpsReport Sunday, August 9, 2020 10:22:00 AM EAT
Josep Borrell stated: "the EU position on Western Sahara (occupied by Morocco since 1975) is fully aligned with UN Security Council resolutions"
spsrasd-en Sunday, August 9, 2020 9:56:00 AM EAT
Dan Orbih said: “Tinubu should leave governor Obaseki alone because he is not a dictator like him,”
dailytrust Sunday, August 9, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT
Marjorie Jobson adds: “Survivors of those dead want to know who did it and why, but despite the reuniting of remains with families, there is still no justice for those who lost their lives nor their survivors,”
iol Sunday, August 9, 2020 9:43:00 AM EAT
Chikwe Ihekweazu told: “We had a decline in the number of samples collected across states between the 31st of July and 2nd of August. This may be associated with the public holidays which led to a reduction in activities across the country”
vanguardngr Sunday, August 9, 2020 9:40:00 AM EAT
Chikwe Ihekweazu stated: “This does not mean the pandemic has ended or that the virus is no longer with us. It means we all have to take responsibility by adhering to public health and safety measures, as we resume business, school, religious activities etc”
vanguardngr Sunday, August 9, 2020 9:40:00 AM EAT
Olusegun Obasanjo said: “Senator Buruji Kashamu in his lifetime used the maneuver of law and politics to escape from facing justice on alleged criminal offences in Nigeria and outside Nigeria,”
premiumtimesng Sunday, August 9, 2020 9:37:00 AM EAT
Ken Robinson said: “These groups are in Kaduna already, we are visiting the people of Southern Kaduna where militia herdsmen had been destroying properties and lives. Very soon, I am sure that the leadership of the group will meet and we will take a position on that,”
leadership Sunday, August 9, 2020 9:33:00 AM EAT
Yinka Odumakin argued: “Power should come to the south. We believe all sections have competent people. Unless we restructure you can’t stop the rotation of power,”
leadership Sunday, August 9, 2020 9:33:00 AM EAT
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