Award winning poet, author,, journalist and community activist Don Mattera died at the age of 87 on Monday.
“We have lost an icon in the literary and arts fraternity. Don’s passing will leave a literary void, not just here at home but globally.
The foundation expressed condolences at the death of a father, a husband, grandfather and great-grandfather.City of Johannesburg speaker Vasco da Gama was among the first to send condolences to the family.
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