Former South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni has stirred up a hornet's nest with a provocative Twitter post questioning why South African, and African women wear Brazilian or Indian hair. "Black consciousness is required on the Hair Question. Why this foreign Hair?" he asked.
Tito Mboweni former South African Reserve Bank governor has stirred up a hornet's nest with a provocative post on social media questioning why African women wear Brazilian or Indian hair.
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