Farewell to legendary cartoonist Dov Fedler

Dov Fedler, the legendary South African cartoonist whose work chronicled the country and the world for an unbroken 50 years, has died.

- Kevin Ritchie

He would have celebrated his 85th birthday on 21 January.

He drew more than 15,000 political cartoons during his career, starting with the short-lived Sunday Chronicle before moving to The Star, where he deservedly became a household name until his retirement in 2017.

He was also well known to readers of the Financial Mail, where he produced a weekly sketch for many years.

He was also published internationally in Hong Kong's South China Morning Post and Britain's Punch magazine.