RIP Mandy Rossouw (1979 – 2013)
Journalist and author Mandy Rossouw passed away yesterday at the age of 33. She was found in her flat by a friend after she missed their dinner date. She had been unwell over the weekend but the cause of death has yet to be confirmed.
Rossouw was a well-known journalist who worked for a number of publications, including Beeld, Mail & Guardian and most recently, City Press. Last year she published a handy guide to the main players at the ANC’s national conference, Mangaung: Kings and Kingmakers. City Press editor, Ferial Haffajee, and assistant editor, Adriaan Basson, released a statement saying that they “are devastated at the sudden and shocking loss of a beloved, kind and talented colleague”.
Our beloved colleague Mandy Rossouw passed away yesterday, March 11 2013.
She was 33 years old and had packed a lot into her short but exciting life.
The Mail & Guardian’s editor-in-chief, Nic Dawes, remembered her as “an extraordinary presence in our newsroom and in our pages; vivid, acute, and determined to break the story.”
According to Beeld, Rossouw was admitted to hospital at the weekend with chest pains but was discharged a few hours later.
A friend found her body at her flat when she failed to arrive for a dinner date. The cause of her death was unknown.
Rossouw’s colleagues and friends paid tribute to her on Twitter:
Our dear, spirited and beloved colleague Mandy Rossouw passed away last night. May she rest in peace. Details when we know them.
— Ferial Haffajee (@ferialhaffajee) March 12, 2013
Pressers are going to be a whole lot longer, and the world generally a whole lot duller, without Mandy in it. mg.co.za/article/2013-0…
— Phillip de Wet (@phillipdewet) March 12, 2013
Happier times with my friend Mandy Rossouw. RIP. She was to be on radio with me today. I dedicate the show to her. twitter.com/Eusebius/statu…
— Eusebius McKaiser (@Eusebius) March 12, 2013
Our thoughts & prayers are with all those who knew & loved Mandy Rossouw. A dear colleague who will be sorely missed in our newsroom. RIP
— Katy Katopodis (@KatyKatopodis) March 12, 2013
Such a joy and a privilege to have worked with Mandy Rossouw over the past few months. A beautiful soul. Thank you for teaching me “mentee”.
— Mandy Wiener (@MandyWiener) March 12, 2013
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- Mangaung: Kings and Kingmakers by Mandy Rossouw
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- The Year in Quotes by Andrew Donaldson, edited by Mandy Rossouw
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- The World According to Julius Malema by Max du Preez, Mandy Rossouw
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- Come Again?: Quotes from the Famous, the Infamous and the Ordinary edited by Andrew Donaldson, Mandy Roussouw
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