Veteran journalist Jon Qwelane, who fought apartheid with his pen, is remembered
Qwelane’s death was confirmed by his attorney Andrew Boerner earlier on Thursday. He made his mark as a print journalist and worked as a reporter for The Star and Sunday Star, for which he also wrote columns. He produced op-ed pieces and had two regular columns in the 1990s: Jon’s Jive, which appeared on Saturdays, and Just Jon on Sundays. Qwelane was a founder member of the Writers Association of SA and was the recipient of the SA National Editors Forum coveted Nat Nakasa Award in 1998. He...
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