Thabo Mbeki Foundation refutes his death

The Thabo Mbeki Foundation has refuted media reports that the former South African President is dead.
There has been report in some online medium that he died on Tuesday morning but the Foundation issued a statement on Wednesday refuting his death.
According to the Foundation, Mbeki who served as the second President of the country from 14 June 1999 to 24 September 2008, when he resigned at the request of his party, the African National Congress ( ANC) is well and alive
It cautioned media practitioners to always cross check their facts before going to press.
” We want to state that Thabo Mbeki is alive and we urge the public to rely on official channel of communication on President Mbeki’s well being and activities”, the statement concluded.