Tag Archives: Trevor Manuel

Analysis: How do you solve a problem like Apartheid?

April 17, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

President Zuma has been facing widespread criticism for his comments on Apartheid and the damage it has wrought on society. Planning Minister Trevor Manuel claims that the time for blaming Apartheid is over, at least for certain failings of government. … read more »

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South African Inequality: whites earn 6 times more than blacks

October 31, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — White South Africans earn six times more than black South Africans nearly two decades after the end of apartheid and much remains to be done to reduce the disparities between rich and poor, the president said after … read more »

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Apocalypse South Africa: rumours of Armageddon greatly exaggerated

September 18, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

By Simon Freemantle and Desné Masie On 16 August 2012, 34 miners were killed and nearly 80 injured in confrontations with police, while scores more were arrested and allegedly tortured during a wildcat strike at Lonmin PLC’s Platinum Mine in … read more »

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Fighting poverty in South Africa: the NDP, ANC and a political Big Beast – By Desné Masie

February 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Over the years, the South African government has released a plethora of strategies and initiatives in its post-apartheid policy reforms. Many of these recommendations and programmes have evidenced middling success, and even outright failure. The latest such proposal is the … read more »

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Australia, S. Africa urge merit-based IMF choice

May 22, 2011 by benim

Australia and South Africa on Sunday jointly called for an end to the International Monetary Fund’s top job being allocated on the basis of nationality, saying it undermined the group’s legitimacy. The IMF is seeking a new managing director after … read more »

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S. African government spokesman says race matters

April 18, 2011 by benim

JOHANNESBURG – The government spokesman isn’t apologizing for saying race still matters in post-apartheid South Africa, even though his pronouncements on mixed-race South Africans have competed in the headlines with his statements on policy. Jimmy Manyi, who is black, told … read more »

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Why the ANC has to remain a multiracial party

March 15, 2011 by benim

The Jimmy Manyi saga and the storm around the Employment Equity Amendment Act has seen a lot of shouting and screaming. That’s to be expected. At heart it’s a racial issue and in a country as fractious as South Africa, … read more »

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South Africa: ANC at war with itself – DA

March 14, 2011 by benim

The ANC was like “a pack of wolves fighting over a kill”, the DA said on Sunday. The “ugly public spat” between planning minister Trevor Manuel and cabinet spokesman Jimmy Manyi was the latest example of a party “fractured, divided … read more »

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South Africa’s new race controversy

March 14, 2011 by benim

South Africa — Racial issues in South Africa are usually portrayed in black and white, a legacy of apartheid in which blacks were disenfranchised. But South Africa is now rocked by a fierce new debate about racism and the spotlight … read more »

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