QUOTES

‘Thank God he wasn’t killed.’

– Rory Steyn, Nelson Mandela’s former chief bodyguard, on the assassination attempt of former US President Donald Trump

‘We want to ask the Ford Foundation, the money that they are dishing out to create chaos, how will it benefit them? We are going to call them out and we are going to tell them if they are not interested in democracy in Kenya, if they are going to sponsor violence and anarchy, they either style up or leave.’

– Kenyan President William Ruto, who has escalated diplomatic tensions with the US by accusing the Ford Foundation of funding recent unrest in the East African nation. The foundation strongly refuted Ruto's claims, stating it does not condone violence in any way.

‘As a sitting ambassador, I do not engage in partisan political discussions. I do not know what the American people are going to say. I know that the American people are going to have their say, and I know, as in our democracy and every other democracy, when there are free and fair elections, the people are right, by definition. So, we will see.’

– US Ambassador to SA, Reuben Brigety, on the US presidential elections