In 1979 she broke the story behind state president John Vorster stepping down in the wake of the Information Scandal.
Fleur de Villiers, who has died in London at the age 85 was a legendary Sunday Times journalist and political editor who brokered the first secret talks between SA’s ruling establishment and the ANC, and helped stop the trade in blood diamonds
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