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Don Mattera, 1935—2022, RIP

July 18, 2022July 18, 2022Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on Don Mattera, 1935—2022, RIP

Renowned poet, author and anti-apartheid activist Don Mattera has died at the age of eighty-seven. Mattera’s family confirmed that he…

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Poetry

Donald Parenzee, 1948—2022, RIP

May 2, 2022May 2, 2022Mark EspinLeave a Comment on Donald Parenzee, 1948—2022, RIP

Donald Parenzee died on 21 April 2022 at the age of seventy-three. Mark Espin reflects on his work and life….

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Chris Mann, 1948—2021, RIP

March 11, 2021March 11, 2021The JRB2 Comments on Chris Mann, 1948—2021, RIP

The noted South African poet, playwright, academic and performer Chris Mann has died, it has been reported. According to a…

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Poetry

Gus Ferguson, 1940—2020, RIP

December 27, 2020March 22, 2021The JRB34 Comments on Gus Ferguson, 1940—2020, RIP

The publisher, poet, cartoonist and humourist Gus Ferguson has died in Cape Town. Born in 1940 in Scotland, Ferguson moved…

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Academic

Stephen Gray, 1941—2020, RIP

October 27, 2020October 27, 2020Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on Stephen Gray, 1941—2020, RIP

Prominent writer, academic and critic Stephen Gray has died. Gray passed away in Johannesburg on Thursday, 22 October, at the…

Ben Williams and Achmat Dangor
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Features

Remembering Achmat Dangor

October 8, 2020October 8, 2020Ben Williams1 Comment on Remembering Achmat Dangor

Achmat Dangor, one of The JRB’s founding Patrons, died in September. Ben Williams remembers him. It is a year of…

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Myesha Jenkins, 1948—2020, RIP

September 7, 2020December 28, 2020The JRB2 Comments on Myesha Jenkins, 1948—2020, RIP

The pioneering poet and activist Myesha Jenkins died in Johannesburg on Saturday, 5 September, 2020. Jenkins moved to South Africa…

Achmat Dangor photographed by Victor Dlamini
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Fiction

Achmat Dangor, 1948—2020, RIP

September 6, 2020December 28, 2020The JRBLeave a Comment on Achmat Dangor, 1948—2020, RIP

The poet, novelist and activist—and founding patron of The JRB—Achmat Dangor, died in Johannesburg earlier today. One of the founding…

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International

George Hallett, 1942—2020, RIP

July 1, 2020July 3, 2020Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on George Hallett, 1942—2020, RIP

Header image: Brother George, by The JRB Photo Editor Victor Dlamini Legendary South African photographer George Hallett has died, according…

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Fiction

Credo Mutwa, 1921—2020, RIP

March 25, 2020April 2, 2020Jennifer Malec1 Comment on Credo Mutwa, 1921—2020, RIP

Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa, renowned traditional healer, author, artist and philosopher, has died at the age of ninety-eight. Mutwa died at…

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Africa

Harry Garuba, 1958—2020, RIP

February 29, 2020April 29, 2020The JRB7 Comments on Harry Garuba, 1958—2020, RIP

Professor Harry Garuba, renowned academic, author and poet, has died, aged sixty-one. Garuba passed away on the evening of 28…

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Fiction

Shaun Johnson, 1959—2020, RIP

February 25, 2020February 25, 2020Jennifer MalecLeave a Comment on Shaun Johnson, 1959—2020, RIP

Shaun Johnson, award-winning author and renowned anti-apartheid journalist, has died, aged sixty. Johnson passed away suddenly on Monday, 24 February,…

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Sandile Dikeni, 1966–2019, RIP

November 10, 2019November 11, 2019Ben Williams2 Comments on Sandile Dikeni, 1966–2019, RIP

Poet and activist Sandile Dikeni died in Cape Town on Saturday, it has been widely reported. Dikeni was the author…

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Africa

Binyavanga Wainaina, 1971–2019, RIP

May 22, 2019May 22, 2019Jennifer Malec11 Comments on Binyavanga Wainaina, 1971–2019, RIP

Kenyan author and activist Binyavanga Wainaina has died, at the age of forty-eight. Wainaina passed away at 10 pm on…

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Africa

Hugh Lewin, 1939–2019, RIP

January 17, 2019January 17, 2019Jennifer Malec3 Comments on Hugh Lewin, 1939–2019, RIP

Journalist, author and anti-apartheid activist Hugh Lewin has died, aged seventy-nine. Lewin passed away at his home in Killarney, Johannesburg…

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Fiction

Justin Cartwright, 1945–2018, RIP

December 6, 2018December 6, 2018Jennifer Malec1 Comment on Justin Cartwright, 1945–2018, RIP

Acclaimed South African novelist Justin Cartwright has died, aged seventy-three. Cartwright passed away on Monday, 3 December, according to The…

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Africa

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, 1936–2018, RIP

April 2, 2018April 3, 2018The JRBLeave a Comment on Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, 1936–2018, RIP

Nomzamo Winifred Zanyiwe Madikizela-Mandela, the iconic, controversial South African activist known as ‘the Mother of the Nation’ and, more simply, as…

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Africa

Keorapetse ‘Bra Willie’ Kgositsile, South Africa’s National Poet Laureate, RIP

January 3, 2018January 3, 2018Jennifer Malec12 Comments on Keorapetse ‘Bra Willie’ Kgositsile, South Africa’s National Poet Laureate, RIP

South Africa’s National Poet Laureate, Keorapetse ‘Bra Willie’ Kgositsile, has died in Johannesburg. Kgositsile passed away at Milpark Hospital in…

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