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He's apparently a geologist by profession, and it would seem that in the opinion of many - including perhaps a minister or two - Manyi is almost certain to know more about mechanical weathering than he does about media relations. There have been instances when asked questions his response has not been the one expected, just one example being his response to some questions posed by Mail & Guardian, which rather than eliciting answers, instead got a statement entitled "Smear campaign against Manyi orchestrated through the Mail and Guarian" [sic].