Miriam Altman Quotes

One of the most important ways of growing, expanding and developing is to have easy movement of people between countries.

Eskom could not build up sufficient reserves to cover the costs of maintenance, replacement or new capacity.

Learning some Mandarin can really change the overall experience.

Stuck in a ditch on that lonely Lesotho mountain road, one can try to drive out of it, wait, or walk to the next village for help. One thing is certain. If the truck does not lift out of the ditch, it is going to be a long time before one is back on course to deliver services.

You could see that one of the problems in the company, even though it wasn’t in a competitive market, was that people still had this idea like they were in a monopoly.

I've learned over the years that leadership is everything.

Young people should leave school with a recognised certificate, be channelled into post-school education and training, and then enabled to access to earning opportunities.

People ask about growth. The only way to have sustained growth is actually to have inclusion. It is physically whatever anybody thinks.

Performance of tertiary education institutions will specifically need to be targeted. One option is to tie some part of the government’s institution grant to achieving improved governance, capacity, quality and labour market alignment.

Eskom will have to convince creditors that there is commitment to good governance and a pathway to sustainability. Eskom’s new board is the most important first milestone. Next steps will be to urgently appoint a permanent CEO and round out the Exco in a way that demonstrates a new beginning. Eskom’s communication needs to be open, humble and give stakeholders a true reflection of the state of affairs whether good or bad.

The last three years at Telkom have been intense, challenging, rewarding - overall an incredible and life-changing experience.

I'm a very driven personality, there's no doubt about that. For success in bringing about this kind of change, you have to be pretty ruthlessly focused. I deal with intense stuff at Telkom and it's an enormous challenge and there's pain and pleasure. It's very exciting, but what if you fail? You can't fail.

Chinese urban planning is legendary, and great thought has been devoted to public spaces.

I think that the key problem we face is unproductive ways of doing things. I don't think it’s the technical problem.

China has moved beyond the stage of imitation and has a growing community of designers and innovators.