Former South African finance minister Tito Mboweni dies aged 65

“His role in shaping our democratic future cannot be overstated, especially during the last days of apartheid,” said his party, the African National Congress, which described him as a voice of confidence in the economic debates that framed the transition to democracy.

Mboweni helped establish post-apartheid labor legislation that laid the foundations for collective bargaining and labor tribunals to uphold workers’ rights, the ANC said.