"Once again, a precautionary suspension does not suggest the person is guilty of any offence"
Maureen Modiselle was the premier of North West Province, South Africa from 2009 until her early removal in 2010. She was born in Vryheid, on 7 February 1941. Modiselle returned to Mafikeng in 1990, after spending many years in North America and Canada. She is currently serving as the High Commissioner of South Africa to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
"It is clear that habitual contraventions of government procurement protocols by senior officials, acting in concert with some entities, have prejudiced government financially in some instances. It is scandalous, strictly speaking!"
"Talking about corruption in departments from the roof-tops, will take us no where!"
"It cannot be correct to continue paying substantial amounts in the form of salaries, including benefits to people sitting at home pondering for months what is it they have to answer to"
"Our journey as a nation in search of its soul has never been more intense since the 1994 democratic breakthrough like it is now"
"As true servants of the people, we shall forever remember that genuine transformation should be defined by the extent to which people’s lives are changed for the better."
"The best tribute we can pay to this distinguished citizen of our province is to continue building an economy that benefits all its citizens and to ensure access to economic opportunities by the historically marginalised people of our country"