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Robin Alexander, radio personality 1938-2011

Radio man Robin Alexander dies at 73

Veteran radio personality Robin Alexander, famed for his line 'bright-eyed and bushy-tailed', has died at his home in Johannesburg at the age of 73.
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Angelo Dundee, trainer: 1922-2012

Famed boxing trainer Angelo Dundee dies

Angelo Dundee, the trainer who helped guide the careers of boxing giants Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard, has died at the age of 90.
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Eve Arnold, photojournalist 1912-2012

Photojournalist Eve Arnold dies at 99

Eve Arnold, a globe-trotting photojournalist who captured iconic images of Marilyn Monroe, has died at the age of 99.
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Amichand Rajbansi, politician 1942-2011

Minority Front's 'Bengal Tiger' Amichand Rajbansi dies, aged 69

Minority Front leader Amichand Rajbansi has died, aged 69, after being admitted to hospital for a respiratory infection earlier this year.
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Celebrated Afrikaans author dies at 72

JC Kannemeyer, a leading authority in Afrikaans literature, died from a stroke on Christmas Eve.
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Zithulele Sinqe, athlete: 1963 to 2011

Running champ Zithulele Sinqe dies, aged 48

Tributes have poured in for South African long distance running champion Zithulele Sinqe, after his death in a car accident on Thursday.
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2011: Obituaries

Gone but not forgotten

We look back at those who died in 2011.
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Kim Jong-Il, despot: 1941-2011

'Dear Leader' departs: Kim Jong-Il dead at 69

As times changed around him, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il remained firmly in control of his country, and keeping the world on edge.
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Fikile Bam dies at Milpark Hospital

Judge President of the Land Claims Court, Fikile Bam, has died at Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg.
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Czech Republic

Czech politician and playwright Havel passes on

Vaclav Havel, the playwright who wove theatre into politics to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia, has died.
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United States

Christopher Hitchens dies aged 62

The celebrated journalist, writer and unshakeable secularist, Christopher Hitchens, has died from complications of oesophageal cancer.
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Huyser Burger, musician: 1972-2011

Battery9's Huyser Burger dies, age 39

After collapsing and being admitted to hospital last week with liver and kidney failure, Huyser Burger of Battery9 died on Monday morning.
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Boxer, Joe Frazier 1944-2011

'Smokin' Joe' Frazier goes down fighting, age 67

Muhammad Ali's greatest foe, boxing legend Joe Frazier, has died just one month after being diagnosed with liver cancer at age 67.
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Christina Scott, Journalist: November 20 1961 - October 31 2011

Christina Scott: Farewell to 'short, stroppy' giant

Christina Scott, one of South Africa's premier science journalists, died tragically in a car accident just shy of her 50th birthday.
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Steve Jobs, businessman: 1955 - 2011

'Death is very likely the single best invention of life'

As Apple chairperson, inventor and entrepreneur, Steve Jobs made an unprecedented impact on the world's consumer electronics markets.
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Joel Chin, music producer, songwriter: June 16 1976 - August 16 2011

Joel Chin: Out of the dancehall and into the studio

Joel Chin, shot dead outside his home in Jamaica, was known for nurturing undiscovered talent, and was responsible for signing significant acts.
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