Tito Mboweni, former South African Finance Minister and Reserve Bank Governor, has passed away at the age of 65. His family confirmed that he died on October 12, 2024, after a short illness. Mboweni was a key figure in shaping South Africa’s economic policies, notably serving as the country’s first Black Reserve Bank Governor from 1999 to 2009 and later as Finance Minister from 2018 to 2021. His contributions to post-apartheid South Africa’s labor and economic frameworks remain significant​