some end up as garden decora tion. claire: i am joined by steve. africa, is the new finance minister the economy. steve: he is pledged to uphold campaigns after the credit s&p.g was slashed by he says his work into a trust concerns raised by the agency about political upheaval affecting policies. the currency had been hit by the fear of sharply on monday and sliding further against the dollar today. weakest since the the year. the minister said his focus is now on industrializing the economy but the getting south africa out of the low growth trap will be an uphill battle. >> the political upheaval is dylan a further blow to south africa's economy. standard and poor cut the credit +.ting to b >> what president zuma said last week was not confidence but was destroyed confidence. the cabinet reshuffle last week will not end up with a higher yield. >> he is seen as the vanguard of economies and south africa has been struggling to deal with sluggish growth and skyhigh unemployment and widespread poverty. the country had been bracing for a downgrade but