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Saturday 01 October 2016
‘After paying particular
‘After paying particular regard to the security risks and the logistical implications, the ICC cannot recommend that
the opening statements be held in either Abidjan or Arusha.’
– Statement by the International Criminal Court which has turned down a request by former Ivorian
President Laurent Gbagbo's lawyers to hold his trial in Abidjan, because of security risks and logistical
difficulties
‘Who are you calling a Teletubby?’
– Economic Freedom Front (EFF) MP Mmabatho Mokause to Democratic Alliance MP John Steenhuisen in
South Africa's National Assembly
‘The ANC has protected white minority for far too long. White minority you have been warned.’
– EFF leader Julius Malema at a rally in Johannesburg
'It is a very minor incident in a big heroic act and only fault finders will spend a second on it.'
– Government spokesperson George Charamba after President Robert Mugabe tripped at last
week's India-Africa summit