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The majority of black people have a problem of poverty, which is something that leads to witchcraft, jealousy, and fights among families.

— Siyabonga Thwala

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When we tell our stories in English we are not doing justice to them.

When you are chosen, you don’t rest.

When you destroy a human being, you take away their power by making them feel their language was not important. Language goes with the culture and a way of living.

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It is better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be stupid and speak lies.

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If a poor person envies a rich person, he is no better than the rich person.

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The poor, by thinking unceasingly of money, reach the point of losing the spiritual advantages of non-possession, thereby sinking as low as the rich.

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