Obituaries

‘Visionary’ South African businessman Douw Steyn dies

South African billionaire and businessman Douw Steyn, who founded the BGL Insurance Group and was a good friend of late…

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Giant of African literature Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o dies aged 87

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, who has died aged 87, was a titan of modern African literature - a storyteller who refused to…

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Sam Nujoma, first president of Namibia, dies aged 95

The first president of independent Namibia, Sam Nujoma, has died at the age of 95 in the capital Windhoek, the…