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January 15, 2020
Rex Gibson
The Cape Town Press Club mourns the loss of veteran journalist Rex Gibson, the last editor of the well-regarded Rand Daily Mail. We send our condolences to his family, friends and colleagues.

The Cape Town Press Club mourns the loss of veteran journalist Rex Gibson

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Gibson was one of the few editors to be charged under the infamous Official Secrets Act during Apartheid. He had to defend himself and his paper against charges of criminal defamation.

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