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Death of Deon Basson

NEWSWATCH: Deon Basson, a former award-winning top financial journalist, died of a heart attack this weekend, reports The Daily Dispatch. Meanwhile, the SABC held its fourth SABC News Awards at Sun City, also this weekend, according to SABCnews.com.

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