Death of lensman saddens sports fraternity
SPORTS Minister Fikile Mbalula joined sports and media personalities in paying tribute to top sports photographer Duif du Toit‚ who died yesterday. He was 57.
“Some of the best pictures that captured our sport history were taken by Duif du Toit‚ sad to learn about his passing‚” the minister shared on his Twitter feed ?@MbalulaFikile.
Du Toit‚ who loved covering cricket and was equally well-known on the country’s rugby fields‚ suffered organ failure.
His employer‚ Gallo Images‚ confirmed on its website that he had died after a short illness.
Former Protea Mark Boucher (?@markb46) tweeted‚ “RIP Duif du Toit! Condolences to family and friends. A great friend to the Protea family‚ a legend and even a greater man! U will be missed!” Former skipper Graeme Smith ?@GraemeSmith49 responded: “Well said bouch. #RIPDuif. I personally will have such fond memories of him! Thoughts with family and friends.”
Cricket coach Dave Nosworthy ?@doncricket said: “Very sad to hear about the passing of one of SA’s top sports photographers . . . RIP #legend #humble”.
From the rugby world‚ former Springboks Bakkies Botha ?@BakkiesBotha4 shared “A friend and one of the best sports photographers I knew. Blessings. Duif du Toit”, while Kobus Wiese ?@4KobusWiese posted: “Very sad news‚ the passing of Duif du Toit. A true legend in his game and a gentleman. God speed‚ my friend”.
In the media fraternity‚ TV analyst Mahlatse Mphahlele ?@BraMahlatse tweeted‚ “Saddened by the passing of legendary photographer Duif du Toit. I travelled with him on a few national team tours‚ a top fella #RIP”.
Karyn Maughan ?@karynmaughan said‚ “Duif du Toit was an amazing photographer and an incredible human being. An incredible heartbreaking loss”.
Paula Fray ?@paulafray said: “Shocked to hear of the death of legendary photographer Duif du Toit. Truly some of South Africa’s best sports pictures taken by him.” – RDM Newswire