President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to deliver the eulogy at the funeral of Former Finance Minister and SA Reserve Bank Governor, Tito Mboweni.

Mboweni died at the age of 65 last week and will be honoured with a Special Official Funeral Category 2, which will be held at the Nkowankowa Stadium in Tzaneen, Limpopo, this weekend.

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‘Dr Mboweni was the democratic South Africa’s first Minister of Labour from 1994 to 1999 in the Cabinet of Founding President Nelson Mandela.

‘He served as Governor of the South African Reserve Bank for a decade from 1999. Dr Mboweni also served as Minister of Finance in the administration led by President Ramaphosa from 2018 to 2021.

‘His funeral will feature ceremonial elements provided by the South African Police Service,’ the Presidency said in a short statement.

Source: South African Government News Agency