South Africa

Siddeeq Railoun, Executive Director Museum

25Aug

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Profiles, Sad But True, South Africa

Siddeeq Railoun, Executive Director Museum

Executive director of the District Six Museum Siddeeq Railoun died of complications of Covid-19. The museum said he was appointed in May after a challenging year in 2020. The statement said he brought his experience in organisational and business development to bear on growing the capacity of staff and building relationships with new partners and friends. “He was driven to connect us more closely to education and programme initiatives in other parts of the continent. He was always enthusiastic, jovial and was greatly inspired by the potential of the museum,” read the statement. The museum expressed sympathies and love to his immediate family. Chairperson of the museum board, Siraj Desai, said: “The District Six Museum board wishes to extend our condolences to the family of ...

12Aug

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Profiles, Sad But True, South Africa

Ana Ekhomu, Security Expert

Renowned safety expert Ana Ekhomu has died after struggling with COVID-19 complications.. Born March 26, 1955, in Irrua, Edo State, Ekhomu died Monday night after weeks of illness. He was Africa Representative of the International Foundation for Protection Officers (IFPO). He obtained a Masters in Political Science from the Iowa State University, Ames, United States, 1979; PhD in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh, 1985. The first chartered security professional in West Africa was the President of the Association of Industrial Security and Safety Operators of Nigeria (AISSON). His wife had informed the body that their leader contracted COVID-19. She called for prayers as he received medical care in isolation. The deceased was famous for his m...

5Aug

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Thabo Kgogo, Engineer

A former SacOil CEO and interim Group Five head Thabo Kgogo has died at the age of 45 due to COVID-19. According to reports, a petroleum engineer by training, Kgogo obtained a BSc in chemical engineering from the University of Cape Town, and his masters and doctorate in petroleum engineering from Imperial College, University of London. Thabo Kgogo worked at PetroSA as a reservoir engineer and principal engineer, before his appointment in 2010 as a vice-president of its operations division. In 2014 he was named CEO of SacOil, the oil and gas company, where he spent four years. After his departure from SacOil, since renamed Efora Energy, Kgogo spent a stint as a non-executive board member of construction company Group Five, and subsequently served the as interim CEO. Kgogo co...

23Jul

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Noteworthy, Profiles, South Africa

Andre Thysse, Boxing Champion

Former South African Boxing champion and promoter, Andre Thysse passed away on Thursday on following a battle with Covid-19 and pneumonia after being admitted to hospital last week. Andre was born in Germiston, South Africa on February 7th, 1969 before settling in Kempton Park with his family. Through his life and career, the 52-year-old earned the respect of many. His professional career ran from 1999 through to 2009 during which the man earned the Gauteng super middleweight title, the SA super middleweight title and the Commonwealth super middleweight title. Andre was almost untouchable with his national belt defending it eight times. Internationally, he was not as successful losing seven fights abroad, fighting some of the world’s best at the time. One of his biggest win...