Sparks, former editor of the Rand Daily Mail and internationally acclaimed author, suffered a heart attack while in the Morningside Clinic.
Media24 reports that a memorial is being planned for Friday, 14 October at 11am at the Braamfontein Crematorium.
The local media industry shared their condolences in the social media space:
#AllisterSparks A pen of the finest pedigree draws in its ink. To rest after bearing witness then. And now. A journalist's journalist.
— Ferial Haffajee (@ferialhaffajee) September 20, 2016
Last night spoke to @helenzille on the late #AllisterSparks "he was my mentor" https://t.co/DjzeLvowWn
— Koketso R Sachane (@KoketsoSachane) September 20, 2016
A great #Journalist who "inculcated a spirit of robustness in SA civil society" bc "journalism comes w/ responsibility" RIP #AllisterSparks pic.twitter.com/QksEVzn9H7
— sofia moreira sousa (@sofiamoreir) September 19, 2016
Click here for the Cape Town Press Club's tribute to Sparks.
