THE deep political divisions in the ANC appear to be healing if the reaction to Finance Minister Trevor Manuel’s budget is anything to go by.
Manuel was given unequivocal backing for his budget by key ally of newly elected ANC president Jacob Zuma.
A key ally of the new party president, ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe, was glowing in his commentary shortly after he delivered it.
And Manuel has since publicly spoken of having Zuma and the party’s “unequivocal backing”.
Fears of a creeping left revolution led by Zuma’s allies are receding.

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