Veteran journalist Motjuwadi dies after illness

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Veteran journalist and former Sowetan night editor Horatio Thupane Motjuwadi has died. Motjuwadi, 67, died on Sunday morning at 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria after a struggle with a heart condition, his ex-wife Christina Motjuwadi said. Motjuwadi, known among his contemporaries as a lover of the Queen’s language, has been in and out of hospital in the past two months.

Horatio Motjuwadi is a freelance journalist who began his career in 1977 at the Rand Daily Mail. He is a former sport editor of the Sowetan and Sunday Times Extra. He was also chief sub-editor at the now defunct New Nation and an assistant editor at Drum and Sunday World.Veteran journalist and former Sowetan night editor Horatio Thupane Motjuwadi has died.

Motjuwadi, known among his contemporaries as a lover of the Queen’s language, has been in and out of hospital in the past two months. Bra Thups or Bra H, as he was known in the Sowetan newsroom, worked for different publications holding different positions after starting out as reporter.He also worked for publications such as Drum magazine, Sport Day, Sunday Times and The Star.

“In all these years we were married Horatio loved his work. He loved journalism and English. He always commented when Jacob Zuma was speaking on TV.

 

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+ 🕊️🕊️ Your Dad always knew he could trust you Horatio Motjuwadi pays tribute to his son Martin Ngwato Motjuwadi.

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