Trevor Manuel
Trevor Manuel
Trevor Andrew Manuelis a South African politician who served in the government of South Africa as Minister of Finance from 1996 to 2009, during the presidencies of Nelson Mandela, Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe, and subsequently as Minister in the Presidency for the National Planning Commission from 2009 to 2014 under President Jacob Zuma...
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business compliance corporate distorting effect elaborate forms governance management modern moral risk underlying
Elaborate business structures, even forms of compliance with modern risk management and corporate governance principles, can have the effect of masking or distorting the underlying moral judgements.
abandoned dragged ham left
I wasn't even the ham in the sandwich. I was just dragged out of the sandwich, abandoned by left and right!
effect funds march percent present reduced retirement tax
The present tax on retirement funds will be reduced from 18 percent to 9 percent with effect from March 1.
criticism critics-and-criticism gear glory hindsight people
With hindsight many people who indicated criticism of GEAR would say 'there is no glory in debt'.
ensure error fact few next room weeks
There is no room for error ... we have to ensure the next few weeks are in fact about the intensification of (the trade) agenda.
a confirmation of the imperatives of the moment.
aspects attainment commission economic economy-and-economics growth highlight identify objectives
This commission will highlight fundamental aspects of economic growth for the attainment of development objectives and identify forward-looking growth policies.
investment mining owe people release
It is something that we should be able to release very very soon. We owe it to the people who need to make a long-term investment in mining in this country.
release
It is something that we should be able to release very very soon.
allow process
That announcement will allow us to take the whole process forward.
against
I know what they are against but have no sense of what they are for.
effort hong-kong deals
Failure to deliver a deal in Hong Kong is just not acceptable, ... There must be an intensification of the efforts.
country eye support
It is a contradiction to support increased development assistance, yet turn a blind eye to actions by multinationals anothers that undermine the tax base of a developing country.
our-generation people pioneers
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.