QUOTES

 

‘Of course, we have a problem of corruption in the country. This is reflected by the number of cases we receive under investigations.’

– Montshwari Mogopane, an investigator for Botswana's Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime, who said his office has seen an increase in the number of reported cases of corruption

 

‘All member states must comply with its principles and with international law. There can be no exceptions and no country is immune from these obligations. We are all bound by the same rules.’

– President Cyril Ramaphosa, who has called for a new era of principled multilateralism and respect for international law in an address at the G20 summit in Brazil

 

‘SADC has squandered an opportunity to publicly condemn human rights abuses against post-election protesters in Mozambique.’

– Human Rights Watch, which criticised the SADC for failing to denounce Mozambique for excessive use of force