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Cecil ‘Doc’ Moss: 1925–2017 Springbok, Western Province and UCT rugby icon Dr Cecil ‘Doc’ Moss (92) died on 27 October. 27 Oct 2017
Mitchell Shackleton: 1920–2017 Professor Mitchell Shackleton has died at the age of 96. 20 Jul 2017
Pat Tebbutt: 1924–2017 Former judge Pat Tebbutt died on 20 May 2017 at the age of 93. 20 May 2017
Craig Comrie: 1946–2016 Emeritus Associate Professor Craig Comrie was a pillar of strength in Physics at UCT for 40 years. A few days after his 70th birthday, while walking his dog Mac on Rondebosch Common, Craig suffered a fatal heart attack. 08 May 2017
Anita Saunders: 1945–2017 Anita Saunders (née Louw) was born in De Aar on 27 May 1945 and came to UCT in the mid-60s to study art and cultural history. In 1978, Anita joined the staff of the Department of Cultural History at UCT where she worked as an academic until 1984 when she married Stuart Saunders (then UCT Vice-Chancellor). 22 Apr 2017
Henning Snyman: 1938–2017 Daar is min letterkundiges wat so insigryk oor die digkuns kon skryf as HJ Snyman, oftewel Henning Snyman. 29 Mar 2017
Tom Raworth: 1938–2017 The British poet Tom Raworth died on Wednesday, 8 February, after a long and courageous struggle with cancer. He will be remembered at UCT for his teaching of the very first course on creative writing, held in the English department in 1991; the exhibition of his books at the Jagger Library; and for the unforgettable readings he gave while here. A selection of writing by the students from the course was published as Velcro Donkey (Cape Town: Option 92, 1991). 08 Feb 2017
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