South african novelist, journalist and political commentator (1919–2017).
Born March 19th, 1919 in Vrededorp. [ref]
Died January 18th, 2017 at 97 years old in Saint Andrew Parish. [ref]
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon