The appointment of Nhlanhla Nene as finance minister deals another blow to the perception that some races are more capable than others.
Ignore them or attack? Both of the ANC’s responses to criticisms from its former leaders have done the party a disservice as elections loom closer.
National Planning Minister Trevor Manuel has told MPs to value the Constitution in his farewell speech to Parliament.
A programme has given the clearest indication that Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe and Planning Minister Trevor Manuel won’t return to Parliament.
And we must also ask how well the National Development Plan articulates higher education’s role.
The South African economy is dependent on a stable mining industry that has lasting and sustained peace in its labour affairs, says Trevor Manuel.
Former editor of the Cape Times Alide Dasnois has spoken out following a public spat between the ANC’s Trevor Manuel and Songezo Mjongile.
The ANC’s Songezo Mjongile and Trevor Manuel have taken to newspapers to air their opposing views on the dismissal of Cape Times editor Alide Dasnois.
The gap between rich and poor is growing — yet more people are becoming better off.
Trevor Manuel says there should be trust between business and government if SA is to continue in Nelson Mandela’s economic-transformation footsteps.
A first-time study by the National Planning Commission and UCT has shown poverty in SA is decreasing and that we’re still a nation of labour migrants.
On the back of his National Development Plan, the minister in the presidency, Trevor Manuel, is driving change again with a new blueprint.
Minister in the presidency Trevor Manuel was heckled at the University of the Witwatersrand by protesting mineworkers during a Ruth First lecture.
Prominent ANC figures Thabo Mbeki, Trevor Manuel and Alec Irwin will be appearing as witnesses at the arms procurement commission public hearings.
Work on the implementation of the national development plan needs to be fast-tracked ahead of the 2014 elections, according to Trevor Manuel.
Every person must remember the contribution former president Nelson Mandela has made to the country, says Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel.
Because of the explosive political power of the past there is a tendency to simplify it to suit our emotional, political or other selfish needs.
Zuma vs Manuel on apartheid, the ANC Youth League’s new task team, and the authenticity of the presidential handbook is the politics you need to know.
The truth is that we do not know what Chris Hani would have done, or become, had he lived.
In this week’s round-up: Maggie Thatcher kicks the bucket, Trevor Manuel doesn’t blame apartheid and Helen Zille makes a cocky statement.
The presidency says that there is no contradiction between what President Jacob Zuma and Minister Trevor Manuel said about the legacy of apartheid.
Jeremy Cronin has defended Trevor Manuel over his comments that government could no longer blame apartheid for its failures.
It is time for government to take responsibility for its actions, Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel has said.
An overhaul of the public service is needed in order to implement the National Development Plan, says Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel.
Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel has urged mining investors to see South Africa as an attractive place for foreign investment.
There are moves afoot to adopt the national development plan despite Cosatu’s concerns, writes Lisa Steyn.
The post-Mangaung era could see the government lose two key leaders: Kgalema Motlanthe and Trevor Manuel.
Minister in the Presidency Trevor Manuel has told journalists they must report corruption to law enforcement agencies before reporting on them.
Trevor Manuel took the decision to quit active politics after speaking at the Mail & Guardian’s annual top 200 Young South Africans event.
Floyd Shivambu and his ilk repeatedly insist on being authorities on issues of which they clearly have limited understanding.
Trevor Manuel lays out his vision of what it means to be an effective leader.
Planning Minister Trevor Manuel says the Constitution cannot be blamed for the slow pace of change in South Africa.