October 14, 2025 Writers Zoë Wicomb South African writer (You Can’t Get Lost in Cape Town) Died on Tuesday October 14th 2025 Other writersDavid Kendall American television writer and producer and film director dead at age 68Volker Hage German journalist, author and literary critic dead at age 76Gordon Snell public figure dead at age 93Yair Garbuz Israeli visual artist, writer, and opinion journalist dead at age 80Zelda F. Gamson American sociologist, pancreatic cancer dead at age 90Len Strazewski American comic book writer dead at age 71Edith Eger Hungarian-American psychologist and author dead at age 98Gerry Conway American comic book writer, screenwriter and television producer dead at age 73Alfred Slote American author dead at age 99Marcos Petrillo Brazilian promoter, author, and music researcher dead at age 67More from South AfricaMimi Coertse South African soprano dead at age 93Cynthia Shange South African model and actress dead at age 76Lize van der Walt South African television personality, cancer dead at age 60Peter Terry South African actor, dramatist and poet dead at age 75Albert Mazibuko South African choral singer dead at age 77Nkosentsha Shezi South African politician, MP dead at age 50More from October 13, 2025Samuel Lee SmithersMyron LapkaRavi NaikTom HansenJulie SukJohn WaterhouseKyriakos D. KassisSaeed MozaffariHeather HillTony Caunter Tags 13 October 2025 2025-10-13 October 13 October 2025 South Africa Wicomb Writers Zoë ←Heather Hill Saeed Mozaffari→