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...Satyam account after the fraud came to light, PwC has been going all out to repair its reputation. Before his recent retirement, Samuel DiPiazza Jr., PwC International's former CEO, made frequent trips to India to meet clients and government ministers. Indian politicians have said that the government will take action against PwC if it is found liable, which could mean penalties or even ejection from India...
...take education. The reality is that our concentration has been on higher education rather than on basic education. There has been no focus on the more basic area. And we did not talk to the managers, to the school principals - it was just left to the bureaucracy. That's why we had a meeting of school principals from across the country in Durban. And education is one of the most important things. If we do not pay attention to education, we will never move forward...
...people. The opposition might have many things to say but they are not very strong. They cannot challenge us successfully - we are too strong. And the problem is that such support and power can intoxicate the party and lead you into believing that you know it all. You take things for granted. So it's important to have a system that keeps you on your toes. This huge party must find a way to monitor itself vigorously. If there are non-performers, we'll take them out. Otherwise the party will end up unwieldy and in a mess.(See pictures...
...left, including tolerance. But in Durban, you sounded very conservative on some social issues like the need for discipline in schools, alcohol and even sex and violence on television. Zuma: I don't think it's conservatism. What we're saying is: let's have a conversation. Take alcohol. Liquor is used to dehumanize us. If you go to the Western or Northern Cape where, in some places, they have the tot system [paying workers in high-alcohol run-off from wine processing] up to this day, you go to areas that by 11 o'clock on a Saturday, people...
...take television. There is too much violence. There is too much sex. Television brings that into my house: how to kill, how to cut off people's heads. It becomes a kind of education. Do you want to educate our young people in violence and sex? It's influencing young people into how to become criminals - young people like to repeat what they see in films. It's creating young people prone to violence, rape and criminality. It's not conservatism. It's saying: how do we deal with these things? It's saying: let's not keep quiet about...