Former deputy minister Elizabeth Thabethe dies
Former Trade and Industry deputy minister, Elizabeth Thabethe has died at the age of 62.
Thabethe was involved in a car accident and hospitalised prior to her death.
In November, Thabethe was appointed as a member of the presidential advisory committee on investment.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has expressed deep sadness at her passing.
“As government and the nation, we mourn the passing of a leader and campaigner who served her political movement, the Gauteng legislature, the National Assembly and various economic portfolios in government with distinction and determination,” said Ramaphosa on Friday.
“She was a champion of economic transformation and equity, who worked tirelessly in our country and internationally in pursuit of economic inclusion and shared prosperity.
“Elizabeth Thabethe’s contribution to our society will endure in the networks she built and unlocked in support of our economic objectives. It also lives on in the work opportunities, new enterprises and growing investment flows that are making a difference in the lives of millions of South Africans.”
Ramaphosa said government would be poorer for its loss but added her contribution would not go unnoticed.
“She will be greatly missed by the many structures on which she brought her passion and wisdom to bear during a lifetime devoted to the betterment of the lives of all South Africans,” he said.
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