'Martin, a true man of newspapers'

The Citizen's former editor Martin Williams died on Saturday evening, aged 73.

- Citizen reporter

Williams, who was managing editor of The Witness from 1992 to 1994 and the editor of The Citizen in several stints in his 19 years at the publication before retiring in 2013, was also the DA's ward 90 councillor for 10 years.

Trevor Stevens, editor of The Citizen, said: "Martin's passing comes as a massive shock. He was a popular columnist for our readers. Wednesdays will never be the same without his columns.