# The DA says Athol Fugard’s profound contributions to South African theatre and the struggle for freedom will reverberate through generations. The Eastern Cape-born Fugard, who passed away at the age of 92, shot to international fame with Blood Knot in 1961. The DA’s, Joe McGluwa, says South Africans are mourning the passing of a literary giant:
# Die Markteater-stigting beskryf die bekroonde Suid-Afrikaanse dramaturg, akteur en regisseur, Athol Fugard, as ʼn reus wat die land se draaiboekskrywery wêreldwyd bekend gemaak het. Die 92-jarige Fugard is na ʼn lang siekbed by sy huis in Stellenbosch dood. Die Oos-Kaapse skrywer se werk sluit in Blood Knot, Tsotsi en The Island. Die Sentrum vir […]
# Minister of Sport, Arts, and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has paid tribute to Athol Fugard, saying South Africa has lost one of its greatest literary and theatrical icons. The 92-year-old, renowned playwright, actor, author, and director died at his Stellenbosch home. Minister McKenzie says Fugard sacrificed many of his privileges to tell the story of […]
# Die bekroonde Suid-Afrikaanse dramaturg, skrywer, akteur en regisseur Athol Fugard is op 92-jarige ouderdom oorlede. Sy werke, wat apartheid uitgedaag en onreg aan die kaak gestel het, sluit in Master Harold, Blood Knot, Hello and Goodbye, en The Road to Mecca. Fugard se roman Tsotsi is verwerk in ‘n rolprent wat in 2006 ‘n […]
# The Market Theatre Foundation has described renowned South African playwright, actor, and director, Athol Fugard, as a giant who put the country’s playwriting on the world map. The 92-year-old died at his Stellenbosch home after a long illness. The work of Eastern Cape-born Fugard includes Blood Knot, Tsotsi, and The Island. The Centre for Creative […]
# Acclaimed South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director Athol Fugard passed away at 92. His works, which challenged apartheid and exposed injustice, included Master Harold, Blood Knot, Hello and Goodbye, and The Road to Mecca. Fugard’s novel Tsotsi was adapted into a film which won an Oscar in 2006 for best foreign language film. […]
# Gene Hackman se vrou is dood aan ‘n skaars aansteeklike siekte, omtrent ‘n week voor die akteur gesterf het aan ‘n hartaanval. Die egpaar is op 26 Februarie dood aangetref in hulle huis in Nieu-Mexico, saam met een van hulle honde. Nadoodse ondersoeke het getoon Betsy Arakawa is dood aan hantavirus pulmonêre sindroom. Op […]
# Gene Hackman’s wife died from a rare infectious disease around a week before the actor died from heart failure. The couple were found dead in their New Mexico home on 26 February, along with one of their dogs. According to post-mortem investigations Betsy Arakawa died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. During a press conference on […]
