Slowly but surely JZ’s support base is eroding, and now our former finance minister has lent his support to those calling for our president to hit the road.
Trevor Manuel is something of a rare breed, a former finance minister who is actually respected around the country. He’s not a Zuma fan either.
We’ve done the hard work and sifted through all the facts and figures from the Budget 2015 to bring you the most important information. Warning, it’s not pretty.
Jacob Zuma vs. Trevor Manuel. John Smit for Sharks CEO? The Queen will be at Thatcher’s funeral. Mandelas fighting over Madiba fortune again. Kate Upton and P Diddy? Singapore home listed at R2 billion. Sim City for Mac coming out soon. Vettel not sorry.
Trevor Manuel says government should stop blaming apartheid. NKorea says ‘moment of explosion’ is near. Norway schools reschedule exams to accommodate Justin Bieber. They’re making a catholic sex abuse film. Jay Leno replaced. 200 rhinos killed this year.
Despite a lull in tension, all is still not well in sleepy Grabouw. Residents are still at each others throats over the apparent discrimination in the administration of local school facilities. So much so, that the Presidency has taken an unusual step to actually do something about it. More of this alleged good governance after the jump!
What with IMF boss Dominique Strauss-Kahn jailed on sex assault charges, there’s speculation about who’ll be replacing him. Calls from non-European countries to instate a non-European head have become increasingly vocal, especially after French Strauss-Kahn’s shenanigans – so it’s interesting that The Economist looked to Trevor Manuel, among others, as a potential succcessor.
As if gangsterism in the Western Cape wasn’t bad enough, I was as shocked as anyone to find out that Planning Minister, and former Minister of Finance, Trevor Manuel is a hardened gangster whose open letter accusing Jimmy Manyi of being a racist, may have unleashed the full wrath of Jacob Zuma’s best friend.