Former South African minister Tito Mboweni, famous for being the architect of his country’s labor law following the abolition of apartheid, died last Saturday at the age of 65, reported the presidency.
“President (Cyril) Ramaphosa extends his condolences to the family and friends of Dr Mboweni”, whose death “at the age of 65 is a shock”, we read in a press release from the South African presidency.
Former anti-apartheid activist, Tito Mboweni was, among other things, in charge of economic policy within the African National Congress (ANC). This official pursued a long political career after returning in 1990 from Lesotho, where he was in exile.
From 1994 to 1998, Tito Mboweni served as Minister of Labor under President Nelson Mandela, before becoming governor of his country’s central bank in 1999 and 2009. Then, he was appointed Minister of Finance during Cyril Ramaphosa’s first presidential term. , a position he will retain between 2018 and 2021. During his political career, this personality was particularly distinguished by his prudence in matters of budget.
In recent years, Tito Mboweni, who had retired from political life, had created a buzz by sharing cooking recipes on the X platform.
