THE ANC Youth League has accused Planning Minister Trevor Manuel of protecting white-owned businesses that oppress black people.
The attack on the minister comes after Manuel accused chief government spokesperson Jimmy Manyi of being a racist.
Manuel's salvo followed a week of raging anger and controversy around remarks Manyi made last year - that there was an "over-concentration" of coloureds in Western Cape.
Manyi subsequently apologised. But, his organisation, Black management Forum, said it stood by him.
On Tuesday Manuel penned an open letter to Manyi, describing his comments as "the behaviour of a worst-order racist". Manuel said Manyi's statements, made when he was the director-general of labour, went against the constitution.
Yesterday, the ANCYL's Floyd Shivambu said they found it odd that Manuel's attack on Manyi was accepted by both the ANC and the general public.
"We find it odd that Trevor Manuel finds it difficult to forgive one of his own who publicly apologised for the remarks about coloureds, but protects the interests of white monopoly capitalists who are the real culprits in the struggle against social and economic emancipation of the black majority," Shivambu said.
Cosatu has already condemned Manyi's comments, saying they were "racist and unacceptable".
Cope yesterday welcomed Manuel's allegation and said Manyi's politics belonged in "apartheid South Africa".
"The government must fire Manyi, who has made repeated utterances of this nature and has been mired in controversy throughout his mediocre career in government," Cope spokesperson Phillip Dexter said.
While backing the minister, the DA's Wilmot James said Manuel was insincere because he was part of the ANC government that had not taken any action against Manyi.
At a press conference in Parliament yesterday, James released another audio recording of Manyi speaking to the Durban Chamber of Commerce in February last year in which he said: "Indians should be having only 3percent (of positions on management). They are sitting at 5,9. I call it the power of bargaining. Indians have bargained their way to the top."
Manuel accused of protecting white business
THE ANC Youth League has accused Planning Minister Trevor Manuel of protecting white-owned businesses that oppress black people.
The attack on the minister comes after Manuel accused chief government spokesperson Jimmy Manyi of being a racist.
Manuel's salvo followed a week of raging anger and controversy around remarks Manyi made last year - that there was an "over-concentration" of coloureds in Western Cape.
Manyi subsequently apologised. But, his organisation, Black management Forum, said it stood by him.
On Tuesday Manuel penned an open letter to Manyi, describing his comments as "the behaviour of a worst-order racist". Manuel said Manyi's statements, made when he was the director-general of labour, went against the constitution.
Yesterday, the ANCYL's Floyd Shivambu said they found it odd that Manuel's attack on Manyi was accepted by both the ANC and the general public.
"We find it odd that Trevor Manuel finds it difficult to forgive one of his own who publicly apologised for the remarks about coloureds, but protects the interests of white monopoly capitalists who are the real culprits in the struggle against social and economic emancipation of the black majority," Shivambu said.
Cosatu has already condemned Manyi's comments, saying they were "racist and unacceptable".
Cope yesterday welcomed Manuel's allegation and said Manyi's politics belonged in "apartheid South Africa".
"The government must fire Manyi, who has made repeated utterances of this nature and has been mired in controversy throughout his mediocre career in government," Cope spokesperson Phillip Dexter said.
While backing the minister, the DA's Wilmot James said Manuel was insincere because he was part of the ANC government that had not taken any action against Manyi.
At a press conference in Parliament yesterday, James released another audio recording of Manyi speaking to the Durban Chamber of Commerce in February last year in which he said: "Indians should be having only 3percent (of positions on management). They are sitting at 5,9. I call it the power of bargaining. Indians have bargained their way to the top."
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