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Stefan’s death is a great loss to the academic world

By Pétria de Vaal • 12 January 2024
Stefan’s death is a great loss to the academic world

Shockwaves are still reverberating through the community since the sudden passing of Stefan Foord on 21 December 2023. Stefan collapsed while out cycling in Stilbaai, aged only 52.

Shockwaves are still reverberating through the community since the sudden passing of Stefan Foord on 21 December 2023. Stefan collapsed while out cycling in Stilbaai, aged only 52.

Stefan (Professor Stefan Hendrik Foord) was well known and beloved by everyone who knew him – from his students and colleagues at the University of Venda to co-athletes, cyclists, and friends, to name but a few. He has left a profound emptiness in the lives of everyone.

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