Trevor Manuel

Trevor Andrew Manuel (born 31 January 1956) is a retired South African politician and former anti-apartheid activist who served in the cabinet of South Africa between 1994 and 2014. He was the Minister of Finance from 1996 to 2009 under three successive presidents. He was also the first post-apartheid Minister of Trade and Industry from 1994 to 1996 and later the Minister in the Presidency for the National Planning Commission from 2009 to 2014. He was a member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress (ANC) from 1991 to 2012. Quotes “It is a contradiction to support increased development assistance, yet turn a blind eye to actions by multinationals that undermine the tax base of a developing country.” “This generation, our generation of people who benefited, must always be the pioneers who look to younger people and say mediocrity is not accommodated in what we do.” "Failure to deliver a deal in Hong Kong is just not acceptable, ... There must be an intensification of the efforts." ~ Trevor Manuel “When there is reckless spending, almost inevitably, people who are dependent on public services, the poor, are denied access. In the context of state capture, it is actually an endeavour to remove those kind of controls.” I think that there was only a very small group of people that was. I do not remember anybody asking where the money came from, and I do not remember anybody ever being willing—if asked—to indicate the source of the money. That may have been a major difference between exile and the situation inside South Africa. In exile you knew. Inside the country, there was a pretty tight circle. The source of support was seen as covert and we would not do anything to jeopardise it I can’t be negative about the country. I don’t have a foot in any other country. I don’t own property in any other country. I don’t carry the passport of any other country. My family is here. I’m very confident. There’s no question about the deep commitment that we have to South Africa. If you have this commitment, you have to look at where you can influence the situation and improve on the observations that we make and share with many other people.” Manuel gives Ryland Fisher an earnest interview on the struggle years, the Zuma era and the future as he sees it. External links