Sister newspaper, Rekord takes a look at some local and international faces that we’ve lost.
Joseph Shabalala
The South African singer and musician died on 11 February at the age of 79.
Vinolia Mashego
She died on 3 April at the age of 57.
Allen Booi
He died on 20 July at the age of 77.
Elize Cawood
The famed South African actress died on 18 July. She was 68-years-old.
Mary Twala
The actress was 81 when she died on 4 July.
Big Boy Maja
The Skeem Saam actor who died in April, was 53.
Karabo Mokhubela
The actor passed away at the age of 40 on 26 July.
Kobe Bryant
The NBA star died in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, CA, in January. Kobe was travelling with eight other people, including his 13-year-old daughter Gianna. https://twitter.com/stephengodoy/status/1335260247011684353
Nikki McKibbin
The American Idol season one finalist died at age 42. She suffered an aneurysm on 28 October.
Elsa Raven
Died on 3 November, at the age of 91. Best known for her roles in Titanic and Back to the Future.
Sean Connery
The actor, best known for playing James Bond, died at age 90 on 31 October. https://www.citizen.co.za/review-online/lnn/1146325/bond-actor-sean-connery-90-dies/
Eddie van Halen
The Van Halen guitarist died of cancer in October. He was 65.
Chadwick Boseman
Best known for his role as T’Challa in Black Panther in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, died at age 43 in August after a four-year battle with colon cancer. https://twitter.com/GeeksOfColor/status/1333856005134970884
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The US Supreme Court justice and women’s rights pioneer died at age 87 on 18 September, after battling metastatic pancreatic cancer.
John Lewis
The congressman and civil rights icon died at age 80 in July, after battling stage four pancreatic cancer.
Regis Philbin
The famed television host died of natural causes at age 88 on 24 July.
Diana Rigg
The actress, who was well known for her roles on Game of Thrones, in The Avengers, and in the James Bond franchise, died at age 82 in September.
Naya Rivera
The Glee actress was found dead on 13 July, five days after she went missing while boating with her 4-year-old son. She was 33.
Stevie Lee
The actor and wrestler died at age 54 on 9 September.
Zindzi Mandela
South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark and the youngest daughter of Nelson Mandela and Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, died on 13 July, at age 59. 
Kelly Preston
After a two-year battle with breast cancer, the actress died on 12 July. She was 57.
Nick Cordero
The Broadway star was 41 when he died in July, after a months-long battle with Covid-19.
Mary Pat Gleason
The actress, who starred in A Cinderella Story and on Moms, died of cancer on 2 June. She was 70.
Jerry Stiller
The actor, whose memorable roles include those on Seinfeld and The King of Queens, died from natural causes in May. He was the father of actor Ben Stiller, he was 88-years-old.
Ian Holm
The Lord of the Rings actor died from an illness related to Parkinson’s disease in June. He was 88.
Caroline Flack
The former Love Island host died at age 40 on 15 February, to an apparent suicide.
Nikita Pearl Waligwa
The star of Disney’s Queen of Katwe died at age 15 in February — over three years after she was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Fred Willard
The actor known for Modern Family, Everybody Loves Raymond, and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy — died at age 86 in May.
Nick Gordon
The former partner of Bobbi Kristina Brown died from a reported drug overdose on New Year’s Day. He was 30.
Silvio Horta
The creator of Ugly Betty creator died in January at the age of 45.
Rocky Johnson
The father of Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson died in January at the age of 75.
Kirk Douglas
He died on 5 February, at the age of 103.
Kenny Rogers
He died of natural causes at age 81 on 20 March.
Irrfan Khan
The Bollywood star and Slumdog Millionaire actor died on 29 April, at the age of 53. He had a rare form of cancer.
Benjamin Keough
Elvis Presley’s grandson died in July, he was 27.
