While The Wto Negotiations Will Continue, There

Pope Benedict Xvi Assumes Leadership At A Critical Time In Which The World's Collective Wisdom And Leadership Including That Of The Religious Community Is Most Important To Face Up To Challenges Of Deepening Poverty And Under-development Afflicting Many People Of The World.

I Think Anybody Who Knows Anything About South Africa And The South African Economy Would Know That One Of The Big Constraints To Growth And Development Is Skills Shortages. So All Of Us, Need To Come At This Thing As Vigorously As Is Possible And, Of Course, The Private Sector Has The Capacity To Take It On Board.

I Come Back To What I Had Said Earlier: The Policies Might Be There But Are People Benefiting From The Policies? You Do Find That In Many Instances, Though The Policies Exist, They Are Not Having The Necessary Impact. That Is A Particular Challenge In Local Government, Because That Is Where All The Services Get Delivered.

As I Said, The Matter Of The Pan African Parliament Was Raised With Us By Other African Countries Who Said We Should Host.

South Africa Now Needs Skilled And Educated People To Say 'how Do We Manage And Develop This Democratic Country?'