Ipse related to South Africa

Cyril Ramaphosa

Inserted 2 years ago

“The war could have been avoided if NATO had heeded the warnings from amongst its own leaders and officials over the years that its eastward expansion would lead to greater, not less, instability in the region. There are those who are insisting that we should take a very adversarial stance against Russia. The approach we are going to take [instead] is … insisting that there should be dialogue.”

Aljazeera

President of South Africa

17 Mar 2022 2 3

Cyril Ramaphosa

Inserted 2 years ago

“If we are to understand a global icon to be someone with great moral stature, of exceptional qualities and service to humanity, there can be no doubt it refers to the man we are laying to rest today. Tutu was without question a crusader in the struggle for freedom, justice, equality peace, not only in South Africa … but around the world as well. [He was] a humble and brave human being who spoke for the oppressed, the downtrodden and the suffering of the world how fitting is it that his parents named him Mpilo when he was born, meaning life.”

Aljazeera

President of South Africa

01 Jan 2022 4 3

Nelson Mandela Foundation

Inserted 2 years ago

“His contributions to struggles against injustice, locally and globally, are matched only by the depth of his thinking about the making of liberatory futures for human societies. He was an extraordinary human being. A thinker. A leader. A shepherd.”

Aljazeera

Statement by the NGO Nelson Mandela Foundation

26 Dec 2021 4 2

Clive Conway

Inserted 2 years ago

“Arch was brave, incorruptible and authoritative. We all learned from his trademark style of peaceful mediation that worked not just against apartheid but in Gaza, Sierra Leone and beyond. For us, getting gang members and police officers from London or the leaders of the Protestant paramilitary groups in Belfast together at the same table to understand their inter-dependence as fellow human beings made a difference in their lives.”

Aljazeera

Chairman of the Tutu Foundation UK

26 Dec 2021 7 2

John Campbell

Inserted 2 years ago

“He was among the genuine heroes of our time - a superb and dedicated preacher with an infectious sense of humour. He was that rare type of person who, to serve the greater good, pulled back from the substantial political following he had built up when South Africa transitioned to democracy.”

Aljazeera

Former US ambassador and author of Morning in South Africa

26 Dec 2021 2 2

Steven Gish

Inserted 2 years ago

“He was South Africa's Martin Luther King - a Christian clergyman who worked, non-violently, for racial justice and equality. He never hated his oppressors and always believed in dialogue and appealing to people's moral conscience.”

Aljazeera

Author of a biography on Tutu

26 Dec 2021 5 2

Scott Firsing

Inserted 2 years ago

“He [Desmond Tutu] was South Africa's moral compass, a thorn in the side of the apartheid government for its gross inequalities, and, likewise, the post-apartheid government, which he railed against for corruption and cosying up to China. Tutu was an outspoken idealist, always on the side of justice, no matter how difficult that could be. He, with Nelson Mandela, was a giant during decades of tumultuous change. Now they are gone, it's hard to see where South Africa will turn for a guiding voice.”

Aljazeera

Scholar who worked in South Africa

26 Dec 2021 8 2

Cyril Ramaphosa

Inserted 2 years ago

“The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter of bereavement in our nation's farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans who have bequeathed us a liberated South Africa.”

Reuters

President of South Africa

26 Dec 2021 3 2

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Inserted 2 years ago

“Emerging data from South Africa suggests increased risk of reinfection with Omicron. There is also some evidence that Omicron causes milder disease than Delta.”

Aljazeera

Director-General of the World Health Organization

08 Dec 2021 5 2

Rosemary Anderson

Inserted 2 years ago

“We are not going to lie down and just let it happen to us. As an industry we are going to work with government and other industry bodies to legally challenge this. We believe we will be able to talk scientifically to show the UK and other countries that this does not make sense and is not OK.”

Aljazeera

Federated Hospitality Association of Southern Africa chairperson

28 Nov 2021 3 3

Franck Leya

Inserted 2 years ago

“This feels like the horrible repeat of a terrible movie. This industry was just beginning to come out of this crisis and two years later we still don't have a solution to this virus and it's affecting us all over again.”

Aljazeera

South African citizen working for Honest Travel Experience

28 Nov 2021 2 3

Shabir Madhi

Inserted 2 years ago

“Its naïve for developed countries to believe they can stop the spread of this variant with a blanket ban on countries in southern Africa. The virus has already found its way into these societies from individuals that haven't even travelled to or come into contact with anyone from southern Africa. The fact it was discovered here does not make it a South African variant - it was merely discovered here. In South Africa we have one of the globe's best COVID sequencing capacities based on our experience with treating HIV and TB. We have been ahead of the game for a while now and we are thus a victim of our success.”

Aljazeera

South African vaccinologist

28 Nov 2021 5 4

Steve Lawrence

Inserted 2 years ago

“This is absolute chaos. Nobody can tell us what is possible in terms of travel at this point. Things are changing by the minute and we are left in the lurch. We had planned to stay in the United States for the month of December - and now we are stuck.”

Aljazeera

Stranded traveller at OR Tambo

28 Nov 2021 3 1

Joe Phaahla

Inserted 2 years ago

“New variants have been detected in other countries. Each of those cases have had no recent links with southern Africa. We feel some of the leadership of countries are finding scapegoats to deal with what is a worldwide problem.”

Aljazeera

Minister of Health of South Africa

26 Nov 2021 3 2

Christian Lindmeier

Inserted 2 years ago

“WHO recommends that countries continued to apply a risk-based and a scientific approach when implementing travel measures … implementing travel measures is being cautioned against. Researchers are working to understand more about the mutations and what they potentially mean for how transmissible or virulent this variant [B.1.1.529] is.”

Aljazeera

Spokesman for World Health Organization (WHO)

26 Nov 2021 7 3

Cyril Ramaphosa

Inserted 2 years ago

“Our health facilities are stretched to the limit … ICU beds are in short supply. We are in the grip of a devastating wave that by all indications seems like it will be worse than those that preceded it.”

Aljazeera

President of South Africa

27 Jun 2021 2 2

Cyril Ramaphosa

Inserted 3 years ago

“Driven by a new variant of the virus, this second wave was more severe and cost many more lives than the first wave. We must undertake a massive vaccination programme to save lives and dramatically reduce infections.”

Aljazeera

President of South Africa

11 Feb 2021 3 2

Zweli Mkhize

Inserted 3 years ago

“Given the outcomes of the efficacy studies [the government] will continue with the planned phase one vaccination using the Johnson & Johnson vaccines instead of the AstraZeneca vaccine. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been proven effective against the 501Y.V2 variant.”

Aljazeera

South Africa Minister of Health

10 Feb 2021 6 4

Willem Hanekom

Inserted 3 years ago

“The arrival of the first vaccines is excellent news and a step in the right direction for South Africa. The most important point that should be emphasized is that while the vaccines offer variable efficacy in preventing infection with COVID-19, so far severe disease and death are prevented by all the vaccines. So it doesn't matter the level of efficacy, the vaccines all seem to work pretty well against severe disease and death, even against this new variant, it appears. And that is very good news.”

Abcnews

Director of the Africa Health Research Institute

01 Feb 2021 3 3

Maria Van Kerkhove

Inserted 3 years ago

“We are working with them with our SARS-COV-2 Virus evolution working group. They are growing the virus in the country and they’re working with researchers to determine any changes in the behaviour of the virus itself in terms of transmission.”

Reuters

World Health Organization (WHO) epidemiologist

18 Dec 2020 4 2

Zweli Mkhize

Inserted 3 years ago

“We have convened this public briefing today to announce that a variant of the SARS-COV-2 Virus - currently termed 501.V2 Variant - has been identified by our genomics scientists here in South Africa. The evidence that has been collated, therefore, strongly suggests that the current second wave we are experiencing is being driven by this new variant.”

Reuters

South Africa Minister of Health

18 Dec 2020 4 2

Cyril Ramaphosa

Inserted 3 years ago

“More so than at any other time, corruption puts our lives at risk”

Apnews

President of South Africa

23 Jul 2020 3 3

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“His contributions to struggles against injustice, locally and globally, are matched only by the depth of his thinking about the making of liberatory futures for human societies. He was an extraordinary human being. A thinker. A leader. A shepherd.”

“He was among the genuine heroes of our time - a superb and dedicated preacher with an infectious sense of humour. He was that rare type of person who, to serve the greater good, pulled back from the substantial political following he had built up when South Africa transitioned to democracy.”

“He was South Africa's Martin Luther King - a Christian clergyman who worked, non-violently, for racial justice and equality. He never hated his oppressors and always believed in dialogue and appealing to people's moral conscience.”

“The passing of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu is another chapter of bereavement in our nation's farewell to a generation of outstanding South Africans who have bequeathed us a liberated South Africa.”

“Emerging data from South Africa suggests increased risk of reinfection with Omicron. There is also some evidence that Omicron causes milder disease than Delta.”

“We are not going to lie down and just let it happen to us. As an industry we are going to work with government and other industry bodies to legally challenge this. We believe we will be able to talk scientifically to show the UK and other countries that this does not make sense and is not OK.”

“This feels like the horrible repeat of a terrible movie. This industry was just beginning to come out of this crisis and two years later we still don't have a solution to this virus and it's affecting us all over again.”

“This is absolute chaos. Nobody can tell us what is possible in terms of travel at this point. Things are changing by the minute and we are left in the lurch. We had planned to stay in the United States for the month of December - and now we are stuck.”

“New variants have been detected in other countries. Each of those cases have had no recent links with southern Africa. We feel some of the leadership of countries are finding scapegoats to deal with what is a worldwide problem.”

“Our health facilities are stretched to the limit … ICU beds are in short supply. We are in the grip of a devastating wave that by all indications seems like it will be worse than those that preceded it.”

“Driven by a new variant of the virus, this second wave was more severe and cost many more lives than the first wave. We must undertake a massive vaccination programme to save lives and dramatically reduce infections.”

“Given the outcomes of the efficacy studies [the government] will continue with the planned phase one vaccination using the Johnson & Johnson vaccines instead of the AstraZeneca vaccine. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine has been proven effective against the 501Y.V2 variant.”

“We are working with them with our SARS-COV-2 Virus evolution working group. They are growing the virus in the country and they’re working with researchers to determine any changes in the behaviour of the virus itself in terms of transmission.”

“More so than at any other time, corruption puts our lives at risk”

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