 There he oversaw the ANCs budget for South Africa's first democratic election, which brought the ANC to power.Thomas Nkobi was re-elected as Treasurer General in party elections in 1991 and also elected as Member of Parliament, member of the ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) and member of the ANC's National Working Committee (NWC); one of several elders with moderate views who retained leadership positions.He died on 25 September 1994, in Johannesburg after suffering a fatal stroke.