South Africa´s new President reveals new cabinet

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Source: CCTV.com | 05-11-2009 10:53

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South African President Jacob Zuma has moved the country's finance minister to a new central planning post and announced other cabinet appointments.

Outgoing South African President Kgalema Motlanthe (L) greets incoming President Jacob Zuma during Zuma's inauguration at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, May 9, 2009. (AFP/POOL/File/Steve Crisp)

Zuma told reporters in Pretoria that Finance Minister Trevor Manuel would be in charge of the new National Planning Commission, where he would be responsible for strategic planning and coordinating government departments.

Manuel's free-market policies have been credited with growth and applauded by foreign investors. Zuma has named tax authority chief Pravin Gordhan as the new Finance Minister.

Zuma also announced a relatively unknown politician, Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, as the country's new foreign minister.