News24 | OBITUARY | Liza Albrecht: ’Witty’ editor who shattered glass ceiling in Afrikaans media

2026-03-14 - 12:14

Liza Albrecht, who died of cancer at 51, blazed a trail as the first woman editor of an Afrikaans Sunday newspaper while wielding her signature wit and irreverence to challenge power and transform journalism with a passionate spirit that warmed the lives of readers, colleagues, and friends alike, writes Jan-Jan Joubert.