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Former colleagues and friends paid tribute to her on social media on Wednesday.
The former editor of The Star, Kevin Ritchie, described Maphumulo as indefatigable and brave.
Tributes and praise for celebrated, award-winning journalist Solly Maphumulo poured in on Wednesday as colleagues and friends learnt of her death on Tuesday.
Maphumulo s death was met with disbelief and shock by those who knew her on Twitter, where she herself kept a low profile.
According to the South African National Editors Forum (Sanef), Maphumulo died of Covid-19-related complications.
Kevin Ritchie, the former editor of The Star, where Maphumulo worked for many years, described her as an old-school journalist who was indefatigable and brave.