Following the recent to-do over South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni's swelling pay package, and the subsequent support he received from his opposite number in the finance ministry, Trevor Manuel, Mboweni might do well to take a leaf out of Manuel's book. He has taken to turning to the public for their valued opinions, launching an annual 'Tips for Trevor' campaign (http://www.finance.gov.za/press/monthly/0301/tips.pdf ) in which he encourages them to send him advice about what to