Sheila Lapinsky has died at age 82
Sheila Lapinsky, a South African anti-apartheid and LGBTQ+ activist, died November 1, 2026, aged 82. Born Sheila Barsel in Johannesburg on January 1, 1944, she grew up in a middle-class…
Famous Dead People from South Africa
Over 800 obituaries for famous people from South Africa who died. Additional info, news, and memorial pages.
Desmond D’Sa dead at age 70
Desmond D'Sa, a South African environmentalist, died aged 70 in a traffic collision on October 29, 2026. Born in Durban, he became known for environmental-justice advocacy in the city, where…
Obituary: Raymond Heard, dead at age 90
Raymond Heard, a South African-born Canadian journalist, died October 17, 2026, aged 90. His career included journalism, editing, media management and political strategy. He contributed to Canada’s National Post and…
Hyron Andrews dead at age 31
Hyron Diego Andrews, a South African rugby union player for the Lions, died in a fall on October 16, 2026, aged 31. Born in Paarl on July 6, 1995, he…
Mike Hasselbach dies at 57
Mike Hasselbach, South African Olympic rower, died on September 21, 2026, aged 57. Born on June 29, 1969, he represented South Africa in rowing at two Summer Olympics, competing in…
Frans Kgomo dies at age 75
Frans Kgomo, a South African jurist and High Court judge, died on September 19, 2026, aged 75. Known also as Nare Frans Kgomo, he joined the bench in 2008 as…
Enos Mafokate dies at 80
Enos Mafokate, a South African equestrian and pioneering show jumper, died on September 3, 2026, aged 80. Born in Alexandra, he became known as the first black South African show…
Joggie Jansen obituary: died at age 78
Joggie Jansen, the South African rugby union player known as Joachim Scholtz Jansen, died on August 30, 2026, aged 78. Born in Griekwastad on February 5, 1948, he played provincial…
Zolani Tete passed away at age 38
Zolani Tete, the South African boxer, died on August 21, 2026, at age 38. Born in Mdantsane in the Eastern Cape, he rose to become a two-weight world champion, holding…
Fikile Mokgohloa dead at age 65
Fikile Mokgohloa, a South African jurist and judge of the Supreme Court of Appeal, died on August 20, 2026, aged 65. Born in Pretoria on June 1, 1961, she began…
Piet du Plessis died at age 79
Piet du Plessis, a South African rugby union player, died on August 12, 2026, aged 79. Also known as Pieter George du Plessis, he was born in Modimolle on July…
Mzikayifane Khumalo death at age 54
Mzikayifane Khumalo, a South African politician and Gauteng MPL, died on August 10, 2026, aged 54. Also known as Mzikayifane Elias Khumalo, he represented the African National Congress and served…
Death of Piston van Wyk at age 82
Piston van Wyk, the South African rugby union player who represented Northern Transvaal, Natal and the Springboks, died on August 9, 2026, aged 82. Born Jacobus Frederick Beatrix van Wyk…
Shanti Naidoo dies at 91
Shanti Naidoo, a South African anti-apartheid activist, died on July 24, 2026, at the age of 91. Born in Pretoria on March 6, 1935, she was also known as Shantavothie,…
Death of Shanthie Naidoo at age 91
Shanthie Naidoo, a South African anti-apartheid activist and early African National Congress member, died on July 23, 2026, at the age of 91. Born on March 6, 1935, in Pretoria…
Thembeni Nxangisa dead
Thembeni Nxangisa, a South African politician who served in the Free State Executive Council, died on July 23, 2026. A member of the African National Congress, he entered the provincial…
R. W. Johnson passes away at age 82
R. W. Johnson, the English-born South African historian and academic, died on July 21, 2026, aged 82. Born Richard William Johnson in England in September 1943, he studied at Natal…
Primrose Bogatsu dead
Primrose Bogatsu, a South African politician and member of the North West Provincial Legislature since February 2023, died on July 17, 2026. She represented the Economic Freedom Fighters in the…
Obituary: Tersia Marshall, dead at age 45
Tersia Marshall, a South African politician and attorney who served in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature, died on July 16, 2026, in Rustenburg after injuries sustained in a car accident. Born…
Death of Seputla Sebogodi at age 63
Seputla Sebogodi, the South African actor known for roles in Generations, Rhythm City and Scandal!, died on July 15, 2026. He was 63. Also known as Septula Sebogodi, he was…
Obituary: Jayden Adams, dead at age 25
Jayden Adams died on July 11, 2026, aged 25. He was a South African footballer who played for Stellenbosch, Mamelodi Sundowns and the national team. His death was announced by…
Dieter Gerhardt obituary: died at age 91
Dieter Gerhardt died on July 8, 2026. He was a South African naval officer and spy. Born on November 1, 1935, Gerhardt was known for his role in South Africa’s…
David E. Potter passed away at age 82
David E. Potter died on June 28, 2026. He was a South African microcomputer manufacturer. Tags Other, 28 June 2026, David, Potter, June 2026, June 28, South Africa
Abdullah Ibrahim passed away at age 91
Abdullah Ibrahim, the South African jazz pianist and composer known for The Jazz Epistles and the song "Mannenberg," died on June 15, 2026, at age 91. Born Adolph Johannes Brand…
Portchie has died at age 62
Portchie died on June 12, 2026. He was a South African painter and sculptor. Tags Artists, 12 June 2026, Portchie, June 12, June 2026, South Africa
Cyril Karabus dies at age 91
Cyril Karabus, a South African paediatric oncologist, died on June 9, 2026, aged 91. Born on April 1, 1935, he treated cancer and blood diseases at the Red Cross War…
Edward Ntshingila dead
Edward Mzikayise Ntshingila, a South African politician and Member of Parliament in the National Assembly for the uMkhonto weSizwe Party, died on June 4, 2026. Known in Parliament as Edward…
Eugene Cussons death at age 46
Eugene Cussons, the South African primatologist and director of Chimp Eden, died on May 24, 2026, after a paramotor crash. He was 46 or 47. Cussons was the managing director…
Bushy Maape dies at 68
Bushy Maape, South African politician and premier of the North West from 2021 to 2024, died on May 16, 2026. He was 68. Maape also served as a member of…
Kevin Buys, died aged 40
Kevin Buys, a South African rugby union player, died on May 13, 2026, aged 40. Born in Benoni on April 26, 1986, he began his career as a youth player…
Kevin McKenzie passed away at age 77
Kevin McKenzie, a South African cricketer who played for Transvaal, died on May 9, 2026, aged 77. A native of Pretoria, he was educated at Johannesburg's King Edward VII School…
Geoff Dakin has died at age 90
Geoff Dakin, the South African cricketer and cricket administrator who represented Eastern Province, died on May 4, 2026, aged 90. Born Geoffrey Frank Dakin on August 13, 1935, in Port…
Death of Mimi Coertse at age 93
Mimi Coertse, the South African soprano, died on April 27, 2026, aged 93. Born Maria Sophia Coertse in Durban on June 12, 1932, she matriculated at Helpmekaar Girls High School…
Obituary: Cynthia Shange, dead at age 76
Cynthia Shange, a South African model and actress, died on April 20, 2026, at the age of 76. She was the first Black South African to represent the country at…
Lize van der Walt dead at age 60
Lize van der Walt died on April 19, 2026, of cancer. She was a South African television personality known for Gladiators. The news of her death was reported with respect…
Peter Terry died at age 75
Peter Terry died on April 10, 2026. He was a South African actor known for Project Shadowchaser II and The Challenger Disaster, as well as a dramatist and poet. His…
Albert Mazibuko dies at age 77
Albert Mazibuko died on April 5, 2026. He was a South African choral singer with Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Albert Mazibuko, 77, South African choral singer (Ladysmith Black Mambazo). Tags Musicians,…
Nkosentsha Shezi died at age 50
Ntandoyenkosi Nkosentsha Shezi, a South African politician and member of Parliament for the uMkhonto weSizwe Party, died on March 23, 2026. He was 50. Shezi, born on March 22, 1976,…
Nicholas Haysom obituary: died at age 73
Nicholas Haysom, a South African diplomat and lawyer who served as the United Nations Secretary-General’s special representative and head of the UN Mission in South Sudan, died on March 19,…
Mike Melvill, died aged 85
Mike Melvill, a South African test pilot and one of the pilots of SpaceShipOne, died on March 19, 2026, at age 85. Born Michael Winston Melvill in Johannesburg, South Africa,…
Beauty Zibula has died at age 65
Beauty Zibula, a South African politician and member of Parliament from 2019 to 2024, died on March 14, 2026, at a hospital in Durban at the age of 65. Born…
Mosiuoa Lekota dies at age 77
Mosiuoa Lekota, a South African politician and activist, died on March 4, 2026, in Johannesburg at the age of 77. He was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary for the African…
Obituary: Soli Philander, dead at age 65
Soli Philander, a South African actor, comedian, director, television presenter and radio personality, died on March 4, 2026, aged 65. Born Silamour Philander on January 19, 1961, in Elsie's River…
Clem Sunter, died aged 81
Clem Sunter, a South African futurist, scenario planner, business executive and author, died on February 18, 2026, aged 81. Born Christopher Louis Clem Sunter on 8 August 1944 in Suffolk,…
Green Vigo died at age 75
Green Vigo, the South African rugby footballer who played for Wigan Warriors, died on February 14, 2026, aged 75. Born in Saldanha Bay, Cape Province, South Africa, in 1950, Green…
Obituary: Phylia Nwamitwa II, dead at age 86
Phylia Nwamitwa II, a South African traditional ruler and the traditional leader of the Valoyi area in Limpopo, died on February 13, 2026. Also known as Hosi Phylia Tinyiko Lwandlamuni…
Diana Ferrus died at age 72
South African writer Died on Friday January 30th 2026
Roseanne Diab dies at 76
South African atmospheric scientist Died on Friday January 23rd 2026
Peter Cousens passed away at age 93
Peter Cousens, the South African-born English cricketer who played for Essex, died on January 20, 2026, aged 93. Born in Durban, Natal, on May 15, 1932, he was a right-handed…
Princess Irene passes away at age 83
South African-born Greek-Spanish royal Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
Death of Mutumwa Mawere at age 66
Zimbabwean-South African businessman Died on Thursday January 15th 2026
David Quail passes away at age 88
South African politician and educator Died on Friday January 9th 2026
Obituary: Errol Moorcroft, dead at age 85
South African politician Died on Sunday January 4th 2026
Morris Kahn dead at age 95
South African-born Israeli entrepreneur Died on Thursday January 1st 2026
Dikeledi Magadzi death at age 75
South African politician Died on Sunday December 28th 2025
Brian Hlongwa died at age -1
South African politician Died on Wednesday December 24th 2025
Renfrew Christie died at age 76
South African scholar and anti-apartheid activist Died on Tuesday December 23rd 2025
DJ Warras has died at age 40
South African radio and club DJ Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Ismail Ayob dead at age 83
South African anti-apartheid lawyer Died on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Obituary: Lusanda Dumke, dead at age 29
South African rugby union player Died on Tuesday December 16th 2025
Dan J. passes away at age 63
South African psychiatrist and professor Died on Tuesday December 16th 2025
Junior King dies at age 28
Junior King, a South African dancer, TikTok personality and rapper, died on December 11, 2025, in a traffic collision in Verkeerdevlei, Free State, South Africa. Born Dugulth Ferreira in Gqeberha,…
Edward Gabriel passes away at age 76
South African Roman Catholic prelate Died on Friday December 5th 2025
Marius van der Merwe obituary: died at age 40
Marius van der Merwe, a South African private security company owner and former Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department official, died on December 5, 2025, after being shot. Also known as "Vlam"…
Pops Mohamed death at age 75
South African jazz musician Died on Friday December 5th 2025
Robin Smith passes away at age 62
South African-born English cricketer (Natal Died on Tuesday December 2nd 2025
Hennie van, died aged 89
South African rugby union international Died on Monday December 1st 2025
Death of William Jenkins at age 88
South African-born American veterinary scientist and academic Died on Saturday November 29th 2025
Sir Terence has died at age 93
South African-born English cardiac surgeon Died on Tuesday November 25th 2025
Death of Leonora van at age 99
South African judge Died on Saturday November 22nd 2025
Obituary: Franklin Sonn, dead at age 86
South African diplomat Died on Saturday November 15th 2025
Sharna Fernandez death at age -1
South African politician Died on Saturday November 15th 2025
Roger Burrows, died aged 80
South African politician Died on Friday November 14th 2025
Jonathan Pienaar passed away at age 63
South African actor (Skin Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Ntombazana Botha, died aged 82
South African politician Died on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Death of Zoë Wicomb at age 76
South African writer (You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town) Died on Tuesday October 14th 2025
Warren Abrahams dies at age 43
South African rugby union coach (Wales women's national rugby union team Died on Sunday October 12th 2025
Ndumiso Madlala death at age 49
South African entrepreneur Died on Saturday October 4th 2025
Deon Fourie died at age 92
South African army officer and academic Died on Thursday October 2nd 2025
Nathi Mthethwa died at age 58
South African politician Died on Tuesday September 30th 2025
Jan Boland, died aged 80
South African rugby union player (Western Province Died on Friday September 12th 2025
Boland Coetzee has died at age 80
South African rugby union player (Western Province Died on Friday September 12th 2025
Bevin Fortuin, died aged 46
South African rugby union player (Cheetahs Died on Thursday September 11th 2025
Uhuru Moiloa, died aged -1
South African politician Died on Saturday August 30th 2025
Neil de died at age 56
South African politician Died on Saturday August 30th 2025
Mathilda Bains passed away at age 68
South African politician Died on Thursday August 28th 2025
Tshidi Madia passes away at age 42
South African political journalist and Associate Editor for Politics at Eyewitness News (EWN) Died on Thursday August 28th 2025
M. J. dead at age 72
South African diplomat Died on Tuesday August 26th 2025
Nandi Nyembe has died at age 75
South African actress (Yesterday Died on Sunday August 24th 2025
Death of Dawie Snyman at age 76
South African rugby union player and coach Died on Thursday August 14th 2025
Maurice McGregor passes away at age 105
South African-born Canadian cardiologist Died on Wednesday August 13th 2025
Obituary: John Laband, dead at age 78
South African historian and writer Died on Tuesday August 12th 2025
Margaret Maritz has died at age 118
South African supercentenarian Died on Sunday August 3rd 2025
Death of Des van at age 96
Zimbabwean-born South African footballer (national team Died on Monday July 21st 2025
Trefor Jenkins passed away at age 92
South African human geneticist Died on Tuesday July 8th 2025
David Mabuza obituary: died at age 64
South African politician Died on Thursday July 3rd 2025
Death of Sir Sydney at age 94
South African insurance executive Died on Wednesday July 2nd 2025
Meme Ditshego obituary: died at age 60
South African actress (Skorokoro Died on Thursday June 26th 2025
Zamathembu Ngcobo passes away at age 46
South African politician Died on Wednesday June 25th 2025