Deaths From South Africa
Ahmed Essop
Indian-born South African writer · 13 June 2019 · June 2019 · June 13
Thandi Brewer
South African filmmaker · 12 June 2019 · June 2019 · June 12 · Other
Thembinkosi Mbamba
South African footballer (TS Galaxy) · 25 May 2019 · May 2019 · May 25
Denis Earp
South African military officer · 23 May 2019 · May 2019 · May 23 · Other
Ron Smerczak
South African actor (Who Am I? · 14 May 2019 · May 2019 · May 14
Frederick Brownell
South African vexillologist · 13 May 2019 · May 2019 · May 13 · Other
Pieter Howes
South African journalist and political commentator · 06 May 2019 · May 2019 · May 6
Elma Davis
South African lawn bowler · 27 April 2019 · April 2019 · April 27 · Other
Matthew Buckland
South African internet entrepreneur and businessman · 23 April 2019 · April 2019 · April 23 · Other
Con de Lange
South African-born Scottish cricketer · 19 April 2019 · April 2019 · April 19 · Lange
Bongani Mnguni
South African photgrapher · 16 April 2019 · April 2019 · April 16 · Other
Arthur Bartman
South African footballer (Kaizer Chiefs · 20 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 20
Surinarayan Venkatrathnam
South African freedom fighter · 15 March 2019 · March 2019 · March 15 · Other
Dame Margaret Scott
South African ballet dancer · 24 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 24 · Other · Scott
Kelly Seymour
South African cricketer (Western Province · 19 February 2019 · February 2019 · February 19
Hugh Lewin
South African anti-apartheid activist and writer · 17 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 17
Phil Masinga
South African footballer (Leeds United · 13 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 13
John Joubert
South African-born composer of choral · 08 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 8
Johan Claassen
South African rugby player and coach (national team) · 08 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 8
Dan Tshanda
South African musician (Splash) · 06 January 2019 · January 2019 · January 6
Sir Jack Zunz
South African-born British civil engineer · 13 December 2018 · December 2018 · December 13 · Other · Zunz
Gert Coetzer
South African rugby union · 20 November 2018 · November 2018 · November 20 · Other
Rowena Baird
South African radio and television presenter · 06 October 2018 · October 2018 · October 6
Shoki Mokgapa
South African actress (The First Grader · 26 September 2018 · September 2018 · September 26
Johannes Geldenhuys
South African military commander who served as Chief of the South African Defence Force between 1985 and 1990 · 10 September 2018 · September 2018 · September 10 · Other
Stephen Goodson
South African banker · 30 August 2018 · August 2018 · August 30 · Other
John van Reenen
South African discus thrower · 23 August 2018 · August 2018 · August 23 · Reenen · Other
Brian Murray
South African Hall of Fame actor (Treasure Planet) and theatre director · 21 August 2018 · August 2018 · August 21
Queeneth Ndaba
South African jazz singer and manager (Dorkay House · 19 August 2018 · August 2018 · August 19
Linda Mkhize
South African hip hop artist · 09 August 2018 · August 2018 · August 9
Mary E. White
South African-born Australian paleobotanist and author · 09 August 2018 · August 2018 · August 9 · White
Kotie Grove
South African cricket commentator · 03 August 2018 · August 2018 · August 3
Bongani Mayosi
South African cardiology professor (University of Cape Town) · 27 July 2018 · July 2018 · July 27
Stephen Gawe
South African political activist (ANC) · 27 July 2018 · July 2018 · July 27 · Other
Ben Sharpa
South African hip hop artist · 26 July 2018 · July 2018 · July 26
Garen Bloch
South African track cyclist · 24 July 2018 · July 2018 · July 24
Syd Nomis
South African rugby union player (Transvaal · 16 June 2018 · June 2018 · June 16
Kay de Villiers
South African neurosurgeon · 16 June 2018 · June 2018 · Villiers · June 16 · Other
H. Basil S. Cooke
South African-Canadian geologist and palaeontologist · 31 May 2018 · May 2018 · May 31 · Cooke
Graham Bunyard
South African cricketer (Transvaal · 18 May 2018 · May 2018 · May 18
Carlos Carvalho
South African filmmaker · 05 May 2018 · May 2018 · May 5 · Other
Derek Keys
South African businessman and politician · 30 April 2018 · April 2018 · April 30
Pam Golding
South African real estate developer · 04 April 2018 · April 2018 · April 4 · Other
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
South African anti-apartheid activist · 02 April 2018 · April 2018 · April 2 · Other
Winnie Mandela
South African anti-apartheid activist · 02 April 2018 · April 2018 · April 2 · Other
Madge Bester
South African disability rights activist · 26 March 2018 · March 2018 · March 26 · Other
Peter Temple
South African-born Australian writer (The Broken Shore · 11 March 2018 · March 2018 · March 11
John Jacob Lavranos
South African insurance broker and botanist · 25 February 2018 · February 2018 · February 25 · Lavranos · Other
Hugh Masekela
South African jazz trumpeter · 23 January 2018 · January 2018 · January 23 · Other
Harry Selby
South African hunter · 21 January 2018 · January 2018 · January 21 · Other
Lara Kruger
South African disc jockey and transgender advocate · 03 January 2018 · January 2018 · January 3
Johan Steyn, Baron Steyn
South African-born British jurist and life peer · 29 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 29 · Steyn
Grahame Chevalier
South African cricketer (Western Province) · 28 November 2017 · November 2017 · November 28