Former finance minister Trevor Manuel speaks to Business Day editor Tim Cohen and Financial Mail editor Rob Rose about perceived state capture and the problems facing SA at the launch of the new-look Business Day and Financial Mail. ROB ROSE: I suppose the first question I wanted to ask you is, you touched on it while you spoke, about the interdict launched just before the session started, against the public protector in her last couple of hours in office from the Presidency. I suppose I wanted to get out thoughts on how this plays out and I think it touches very neatly with your thoughts on leadership and certain crises that cause people to look inwardly as opposed to outwardly for the good of the country? TREVOR MANUEL: I was pretty struck, I think it was yesterday when there was such a strong overlap between an argument by the president about this inquiry into state capture, and how he was insistent on getting the statements by all who had delivered statements to the public prote...
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