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Born in Lamontville, near Durban, she began her career in the early 1970s as a model and later became known for her long-running role as MaNkosi in the SABC 2 soap opera Muvhango.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Shange" }, { "name": "Lize van der Walt South African television personality, cancer dead at age 60", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/lize-van-der-walt", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 60, "death_date": "2026-04-19", "reported_date": "2026-04-19", "published_at": "2026-04-19T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "other" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "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 by those who followed her work on television.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lize_van_der_Walt", "cause_of_death": { "label": "Cancer", "status": "reported", "cause_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/Deaths-From-cancer-cause" } }, { "name": "Peter Terry South African actor, dramatist and poet dead at age 75", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/peter-terry", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 91, "death_date": "2017-12-22", "reported_date": "2017-12-22", "published_at": "2026-04-10T00:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "actors", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "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 work spanned acting and writing, and his name is associated with both screen and literary arts.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Terry" }, { "name": "Albert Mazibuko South African choral singer dead at age 77", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/albert-mazibuko", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 77, "death_date": "2026-04-05", "reported_date": "2026-04-05", "published_at": "2026-04-05T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "Albert Mazibuko died on April 5, 2026. He was a South African choral singer with Ladysmith Black Mambazo.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Mazibuko" }, { "name": "Nkosentsha Shezi South African politician, MP dead at age 50", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/nkosentsha-shezi", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 50, "death_date": "2026-03-23", "reported_date": "2026-03-23", "published_at": "2026-03-23T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "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, had served as an MP since 2024. He had previously been a member of the African National Congress before joining the MK party.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Nkosentsha_Shezi.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nkosentsha_Shezi" }, { "name": "Nicholas Haysom Diplomat, legal scholar dead at age 73", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/nicholas-haysom", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 73, "death_date": "2026-03-19", "reported_date": "2026-03-19", "published_at": "2026-03-19T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "diplomat", "legal scholar", "lawyers", "politicians", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "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, 2026, in New York City, at the age of 73. Haysom, also known as Nicholas Roland Leybourne “Fink” Haysom, worked on democratic governance, constitutional and electoral reforms, reconciliation and peace processes. Born in Durban on April 21, 1952, he was an anti-apartheid activist and was jailed four times by the regime, including periods in solitary confinement. From 2021 until his death, he led the UN mission in South Sudan.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Nicholas_Haysom.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Haysom" }, { "name": "Mike Melvill Test pilot dead at age 85", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mike-melvill", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 85, "death_date": "2026-03-19", "reported_date": "2026-03-19", "published_at": "2026-03-19T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "test pilot", "other" ], "nationality": [ "America", "South Africa" ], "description": "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, he became known for piloting the experimental spaceplane on its first flight past the edge of space, flight 15P, on June 21, 2004. That flight made him the first commercial astronaut and the 435th person to go into space. He also piloted SpaceShipOne’s flight 16P, the first competitive flight in the Ansari X Prize competition.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Mike_Melvill.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Melvill" }, { "name": "Beauty Zibula South African politician, MP dead at age 65", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/beauty-zibula", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 65, "death_date": "2026-03-14", "reported_date": "2026-03-14", "published_at": "2026-03-14T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "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 in KwaMashu in 1961, she was a member of the African National Congress and represented the party in the National Assembly of South Africa. She entered Parliament after being placed 16th on the ANC's list in KwaZulu-Natal for the 2019 general elections, when the party won 24 list seats in the province. In the National Assembly, she served on the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_Zibula" }, { "name": "Mosiuoa Lekota Politician Anti-apartheid activist, Politician, Anti-apartheid activist dead at age 77", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mosiuoa-lekota", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 77, "death_date": "2026-03-04", "reported_date": "2026-03-04", "published_at": "2026-03-04T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "politician anti-apartheid activist", "politician", "anti-apartheid activist", "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "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 National Congress and served jail time with Nelson Mandela from 1985. Lekota later left the ANC to form the Congress of the People splinter party in 2008 and served as its president from December 16, 2008. Before that, he was Minister of Defence in South Africa’s Cabinet from 1999 to 2008.", "image_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/static/people/images/thumbnails/2026/03/Mosiuoa_Lekota.jpg", "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosiuoa_Lekota" }, { "name": "Soli Philander Soli Philander dead at age 65", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/soli-philander", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 65, "death_date": "2026-03-04", "reported_date": "2026-03-04", "published_at": "2026-03-04T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "soli philander", "actors", "journalists" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "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 on the Cape Flats in Cape Town, he became known for his work in South African media and theater, and for his advocacy and performance of Kaapse culture and the Kaaps dialect. He also presented major television programs, including the local version of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? and Let's Make a Deal.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soli_Philander" }, { "name": "Clem Sunter Futurist, scenario planner, business leader and author dead at age 81", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/clem-sunter", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 81, "death_date": "2026-02-18", "reported_date": "2026-02-18", "published_at": "2026-02-18T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "futurist", "scenario planner", "business leader and author", "writers" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "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, England, he is best known for developing the High Road/Low Road scenarios in the 1980s, which outlined possible political and economic futures for South Africa during the late apartheid era. The scenarios contributed to public discussion ahead of the country’s democratic transition. Sunter worked for much of his career with Anglo American in South Africa and later led its scenario planning team in the mid-1980s.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clem_Sunter" }, { "name": "Green Vigo South African rugby footballer dead at age 75", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/green-vigo", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 75, "death_date": "2026-02-14", "reported_date": "2026-02-14", "published_at": "2026-02-14T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "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 Gregory Vigo played rugby union in the 1970s and 1980s before switching to rugby league. He represented Proteas in rugby union and played club rugby union for Saldanha Tigers as a centre. In rugby league, he represented Other Nationalities and played at club level for Wigan, Swinton and Oldham as a wing. He made 168 first-team appearances for Wigan, scoring 86 tries, before joining Swinton in 1980 and later Oldham.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Vigo" }, { "name": "Phylia Nwamitwa II South African traditional ruler dead at age 86", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/phylia-nwamitwa-ii", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 86, "death_date": "2026-02-13", "reported_date": "2026-02-13", "published_at": "2026-02-13T12:00:00+01:00", "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "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 Nwamitwa II and Tinyiko Nwamitwa-Shilubana, she was appointed chief of the area in 2002 after disputes over her succession to the throne following her father’s death in 1968. Her father, Hosi Fofoza Nwamitwa, died without a male heir, and her uncle later served as regent. Nwamitwa was the only child of Fofoza Nwamitwa and Nkosikazi Favazi Nwamanave. She was married to Thompson Shilubane, who died in 1979, and they had four children.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylia_Nwamitwa_II" }, { "name": "Diana Ferrus", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/diana-ferrus", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 72, "death_date": "2026-01-30", "reported_date": "2026-01-30", "published_at": "2026-01-30T19:05:03+01:00", "occupation": [ "writers" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "South African writer", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diana_Ferrus" }, { "name": "Roseanne Diab", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/roseanne-diab", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 76, "death_date": "2026-01-23", "reported_date": "2026-01-23", "published_at": "2026-01-23T15:30:03+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "South African atmospheric scientist", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roseanne_Diab" }, { "name": "Peter Cousens South African-born English cricketer dead at age 93", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/peter-cousens-cricketer", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 93, "death_date": "2026-01-20", "reported_date": "2026-01-20", "published_at": "2026-01-20T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "England", "South Africa" ], "description": "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 batsman and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He made his first-class debut for Essex against Lancashire in the 1950 County Championship and went on to make 38 further first-class appearances for the county, with his last against Sussex in the 1955 County Championship. In 39 first-class appearances for Essex, he took 44 wickets at a bowling average of 38.79, with best figures of 4 for 63.", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Cousens_(cricketer)" }, { "name": "Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/princess-irene-of-greece-and-denmark", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 83, "death_date": "2026-01-15", "reported_date": "2026-01-15", "published_at": "2026-01-15T13:05:01+01:00", "nationality": [ "Denmark", "Greece", "South Africa", "Spain" ], "description": "South African-born Greek-Spanish royal", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Irene_of_Greece_and_Denmark" }, { "name": "Mutumwa Mawere", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/mutumwa-mawere", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 66, "death_date": "2026-01-15", "reported_date": "2026-01-15", "published_at": "2026-01-15T11:00:01+01:00", "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "Zimbabwean-South African businessman", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutumwa_Mawere" }, { "name": "David Quail", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/david-quail", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 88, "death_date": "2026-01-09", "reported_date": "2026-01-09", "published_at": "2026-01-09T01:35:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "South African politician and educator", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Quail" }, { "name": "Errol Moorcroft", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/errol-moorcroft", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 85, "death_date": "2026-01-04", "reported_date": "2026-01-04", "published_at": "2026-01-04T19:25:01+01:00", "occupation": 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"South African politician", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dikeledi_Magadzi" }, { "name": "Brian Hlongwa", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/brian-hlongwa", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": -1, "death_date": "2025-12-24", "reported_date": "2025-12-24", "published_at": "2025-12-24T08:25:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "politicians" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "South African politician", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Hlongwa" }, { "name": "Renfrew Christie", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/renfrew-christie", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 76, "death_date": "2025-12-23", "reported_date": "2025-12-23", "published_at": "2025-12-23T19:00:03+01:00", "occupation": [ "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "South African scholar and anti-apartheid activist", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renfrew_Christie" }, { "name": "DJ Warras", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/dj-warras", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 40, "death_date": "2025-12-17", "reported_date": "2025-12-17", "published_at": "2025-12-17T11:40:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "South African radio and club DJ", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DJ_Warras" }, { "name": "Ismail Ayob", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/ismail-ayob", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 83, "death_date": "2025-12-17", "reported_date": "2025-12-17", "published_at": "2025-12-17T09:40:03+01:00", "occupation": [ "lawyers" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "South African anti-apartheid lawyer", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ismail_Ayob" }, { "name": "Lusanda Dumke", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/lusanda-dumke", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 29, "death_date": "2025-12-16", "reported_date": "2025-12-16", "published_at": "2025-12-16T13:30:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "athletes" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "South African rugby union player", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusanda_Dumke" }, { "name": "Dan J. Stein", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/dan-j-stein", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 63, "death_date": "2025-12-16", "reported_date": "2025-12-16", "published_at": "2025-12-16T01:20:02+01:00", "occupation": [ "doctors", "scientists" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "South African psychiatrist and professor", "image_url": null, "wikidata_id": null, "wikipedia_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_J._Stein" }, { "name": "Junior King South African dancer, TikTok personality and rapper, traffic collision dead at age 28", "person_url": "https://www.dead-people.com/junior-king", "verification_status": "reported", "sources": [], "age": 28, "death_date": "2025-12-11", "reported_date": "2025-12-11", "published_at": "2025-12-11T12:00:00+01:00", "occupation": [ "musicians" ], "nationality": [ "South Africa" ], "description": "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, Eastern Cape, around 1996 or 1997, he was also a choreographer and social media influencer. King rose to national attention through TikTok and other platforms, where his dance videos and music collaborations drew wide notice. 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