zumamediatrial.com : Some Interesting Quotes |
Publication | zumamediatrial.com |
Date |
2005-07-04 |
Web link |
1. "...to accuse him of things that he has never done..... that's most unfair" - Nelson Mandela (Former State President)
2. "You can't bribe British officials. But you can bribe foreigners." - Terry Crawford-Brown (Chairman, ECAAR-SA)
3. "Government failed to explain sucessfully (sic) to the public that there was nothing wrong with primary contracts in the arms deal". - Vusi Mona (Former City Press Editor)
4. "He was only MEC in Natal and there is no way in which he (Jacob Zuma) could have any influence in this negotiation." - Pierre Moynet (sic) (Thales - CEO)
5. "...i got involved...at the tail end of 1999,when i was appointed Deputy President, ...conclusions about who was the winning bidder, had been taken already." - Jacob Zuma (Deputy President)
6. "it's not easy for the media to resist manipulation..." - Sam Sole (Mail & Guardian - Vodacom Journalist of the year 2004)
7. "...the Sunday Times...was always given those leads. I find it very disturbing." - Barry Sergeant (Financial Journalist - Moneyweb)
8. "All these leaks that have happened were meant to start a trial against him (Zuma) in the media." - Pierre Moynet (sic) (Thale (sic) - CEO)
With acknowledgement to zumamediatrial.com.
Answers
1. True - if it was true.
2. False. True.
3. True, the Auditor-General did it for them.
4. False - he was deputy president of the ANC. The Arms Dealers were filling the political troughs throughout the 1994 to 1999 period.
5 False - he became deputy president in July 1999, five months be the contracts were signed on 3 December 1999.
6. A giant generalisation; can be true, can be false - depends on the medium.
7. False - the Sunday Times got tiny smatterings of herring, mostly red.
8. False - they were meant to get him a trial in the High Court - this succeeded.
Overall : 2 out of 8 = 25% - not a great grade.
But, let the games begin.