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Sowetan is still key to nation building Philani Mgwaba > By Philani Mgwaba - 09 February 2021 - 07:20
My first stint at Sowetan was in the early 1990s as a trainee at the Argus Cadet School at The Star building in Sauer Street, central Johannesburg, where my fellow trainees and I were deployed at the iconic newspaper for experiential training.
At the time, Sowetan was owned by Argus Newspapers, which later became Independent Newspapers when it was bought by an Irish-based media company.
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The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) deeply mourns the deaths of four journalists who died in the past week from Covid-19 complications.
SANEF has learnt with great sadness of the passing of Sunday Independent news editor and investigative journalist Solly Maphumulo; Former Cape Argus photographer Enver Essop; resource coordinator in the SABC newsroom in KZN, Ismail Jinnah, and senior political journalist Knowledge Simelane of Ilanga Newspaper in KwaZulu-Natal.
Solly Maphumulo
Sunday Independent news editor Maphumulo died on Tuesday from Covid-19 related complications.
Zingisa Mkhuma, Sunday Independent editor, said Solly’s death was a tragic loss both for her family and the journalism fraternity. “I called her soldier because of her ability to investigate and get to the bottom of things.”
Knowledge Simelane is reported to have died on Tuesday in KwaZulu-Natal.
The veteran journalist had been in the industry for almost 40 years, most of which was spent at Ilanga newspapers.
His colleagues remember him for his great sense of humour and his support for Kaizer Chiefs.
A white candle burned at the desk of veteran isiZulu journalist Knowledge Simelane following the announcement of his death on Tuesday.
Simelane, who was known for having a great sense of humour, was with the Durban-based Ilanga newspaper and had worked in the media industry for nearly 40 years.
His co-workers described him as a hardworking person, who travelled the province extensively in search of a good story.