While Finance Minister Trevor Manuel whose continued presence in government has shored up the rand was in Washington African National Congress Treasurer Mathews Phosa was assuring local banks of state support should they face the problems of their counterparts in Europe and North America...
Vol 49 No 20 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Motlanthe quickly put together a new cabinet including some of the initial resigners such as Finance Minister Trevor Manuel...
Vol 49 No 15 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Mbeki supporters at the NEC meeting such as ANC policy guru Joel Netshitenzhe and Finance Minister Trevor Manuel failed to block the decision to axe Ngculu Balindlela and Rasool (who said he was 'not unduly shattered' by the decision because it was 'a long time coming')...
Vol 49 No 5 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel’s 2008 budget was a more powerful statement on Thabo Mbeki’s presidency than the President’s own speech...
Vol 49 No 5 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Trevor Manuel’s budget showed real gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 5% in 2007 and forecast growth of 4% in 2008 4...
Vol 49 No 5 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
The African National Congress’s new leadership in which the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) have aligned themselves behind Jacob Zuma rejects Trevor Manuel’s budget for 2008 in the expected terms...
Vol 49 No 4 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Finance Minister Trevor Manuel's budget on 20 February is to make social grants available to all at the age of 60 thus bringing half a million people from mostly poor backgrounds into the net...
Vol 49 No 4 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Faced with this Finance Minister Trevor Manuel and Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni will try to slow the economy down with higher interest rates and cuts in state spending this year...
Vol 49 No 2 |
- SOUTH AFRICA
Mbeki insists he will oppose any attempt to oust any of his senior allies especially those in the economic departments notably Finance Minister Trevor Manuel Public Enterprises Minister Alec Erwin and Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni...
Vol 49 No 2 |
- ECONOMY
- AFRICA
Zuma strives to calm investors but there is anxiety about possible replacements for the respected Finance Minister Trevor Manuel and the Reserve Bank Governor Tito Mboweni whose term expires like President Thabo Mbeki's in 2009...