South Africa’s Minister of Finance, Tito Mboweni is not sounding like a man who is enjoying his office anymore.

The minister is now lamenting lack of freedom and political constraints being brought by his current post in government. He labelled serving in the government as an abusive job.

The minister in his own words does not seem to enjoy the limitations and obeying collective decisions being made.

The minister complained about the lack of gratitude leaders get and the remuneration which he views as too little.

Last night through his Twitter account, Tito Mboweni expressed his grief in two emotional messages.

The first one read:

The minister proceeded on to say:

Perhaps the sentiments by Mboweni could be a bitter lesson for our own Mthuli Ncube who certainly appears to be in the same predicament.

Mboweni, like Mthuli Ncube, has previously worked in private sector and public sector where they made good names for themselves.

Many are now worried that the finance minister will soon be announcing his resignation as contrary opinions don’t seem to be welcome in that cabal.

Unlike our Mthuli Ncube, who has tangled himself in ZANU PF politics to his determinant, with Mboweni’s leadership in finances there is nothing to criticize as he has always stayed true to his words.

Many are pleading with the minister to keep leading the finances as people need him more during this tough time, something that most Zimbabweans will not wish for Mthuli Ncube.

However some are saying the utterances of Mr Mboweni are those of a spoilt child.

In country where at least 60% of its citizens lived below poverty line before Covid-19, earning more than R2,4 million per annum excluding benefits, cannot be classified as being poorly paid as the minister is putting it.

It is therefore noble for Mr. Tito Mboweni to resign as it seems the government is offering him too little and his ideas are being thwarted.

Lesson for Mthuli Ncube from Mboweni, true leadership is not about sercuring a position or titles but rather about leaving a legacy and sercuring the next generation.