Its best known use by a prominent politician was by Thabo Mbeki , then-President of South Africa , in a 2002 speech , drawing comparisons of the status of the world 's people , economy , and access to natural resources to the apartheid era .
The term apartheid was famously used by Thabo Mbeki , the then-President of South Africa , in a 2002 speech , drawing comparisons the modern-day status of the world 's people , economy , and access to natural resources to the apartheid era .