Mbalula was reacting to the
recent death of du Toit who died at the age of 57, in a Johannesburg hospital
earlier today due to short sickness. Du Toit is regarded by many people as one
of the best sport photographers to ever grace the South African soil.
“Some of the best pictures
that captured our sporting history were captured by Duif du Toit, it is very sad
to learn about his passing,” said Mbalula on his twitter account.
Since the news broke up
earlier this morning, the sporting world has been buzzing with words of condolences
and appreciation for the role played by du Toit in South African sport.
Cricket South Africa (CSA)
Chief executive, Haroon Lorgat, believes that du Toit was a legendary figure on
the touchline and boundary ropes of South African sport throughout the
post-isolation.
He added that the work of du
Toit “with no doubt” was of international standards.
“He was a consumable
professional and the quality of his work measured up to the best international
standards,” said Lorgat.
Lorgat revealed that many of
du Toit pictures will feature in the collectors’ item book of South African
Cricket that will be published next year to commemorate CSA’s 25th Anniversary.
Official DHL Stormers and
Sunshine Tour photographer, Carl Fourie, in his twitter account described du
Toit as the Mohammad Ali of photography.
du Toit was working as a sport
photographer for Gallo Images. He was with Gallo Images for eight years. His illustrious
sport photography career began at The
Star newspaper as a rugby photographer, he later got involved into variety
of sports like cricket and rugby.
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