South African election Trevor Manuel, South Africa’s long-serving and internationally respected finance minister, is poised to retain a cabinet seat if – as seems certain – the African National Congress wins Wednesday’s elections, according to government officials and businessmen close to the ruling party.
Mr Manuel has in the past been criticised by leftwing trades unionists and economists close to Jacob Zuma, the party’s presidential candidate, and many market analysts had expected him to leave the government.
