The Thabo Mbeki Foundation has said news suggesting death of the ex South Africa president is not true, stating that he’s alive and well.
The former statesman was alive and in good health. “We categorically deny these reports and wish to assure the public that President Mbeki is in good health,” it said in a statement.
This is not the first case where misinformation was reported about Mbeki’s health and wellbeing.
In 2021, false reports claimed that Mbeki had died due to Covid-19 after battling the virus for almost a week.
The foundation also dismissed those claims that he was dead. Mbeki served as the second black president of South Africa from 1999 to 2008 after taking over from Nelson Mandela.