Mcebisi Hubert Jonas

ANC veterans cover a wide range of former officials many of whom have moved into business such as Trevor Manuel Maria Ramos Tito Mboweni Mcebisi Jonas and Cheryl Carolus and others such as former presidents Thabo Mbeki and Kgalema Motlanthe and Frank Chikane Director-General of the Presidency under Mbeki...

This has ramped up concerns among the supporters of ANC Deputy President Paul Mashatile that Ramaphosa may not appoint him as his deputy president of the country but choose an ally such as Human Settlements Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi or a proven technocrat such as former Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas (AC Vol 64 No 4 Mashatile set to be the heir presumptive)...

Other leadership hopefuls in the 35-50 age group include former Democratic Alliance (DA) heavyweight Lindiwe Mazibuko former DA leader Mmusi Maimane and former deputy Finance Minister and state capture whistleblower Mcebisi Jonas...

'South Africa has been in chronic economic decline for many years ' said Mcebisi Jonas a trade advisor to Ramaphosa and former Deputy Finance Minister who blew the whistle on corruption under the Zuma government...

In addition to former Deputy Minister of Finance Mcebisi Jonas former Presidency Minister Jeff Radebe former Presidential advisor Khulu Mbatha and Africa expert Kingsley Mamabolo have been on foreign missions...

Former Deputy Minister of Finance and Gupta whistle-blower Mcebisi Jonas declined the job a well-placed source told AC (AC Vol 58 No 8 Gigaba raises sights still higher)...

He appointed four senior trade and investment envoys led by respected former Finance Minister Trevor Manuel and including former deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas a whistle-blower in the Guptagate corruption scandal Jacko Maree a former chief executive of Standard Bank and Phumzile Langeni a leading business person...

'South Africa is facing a defining moment politically and economically ' said former Deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas who says he was offered a 600 million rand ($44 mn...

Among those who blew the whistle are: former Energy Minister Dikobe Ben Martins former deputy Finance Minister Mcebisi Jonas former Director-General of Public Works Themba Maseko former Energy and Mining Resources Minister Ngoako Ramatlhodi and former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor (see table The good the bad and the ugly)...

The strategy was also used to claim that the recently sacked Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan his deputy Mcebisi Jonas and the Treasury were controlled by 'white monopoly capital' and their interests...

It includes Gordhan his former deputy Mcebisi Jonas ex-President Kgalema Motlanthe and prominent figures from business churches and academia...