07 August 2026The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) celebrates the legacy and contribution of veteran reporter Estelle Ellis to South African journalismThe veteran journalist Ellis, Daily Maverick’s Eastern Cape correspondent, died on Wednesday evening at the age of 51. SANEF joins the South African media fraternity in paying tribute to a journalist whose reporting exemplified the highest ideals of the profession. Estelle, we will miss your tenacity and your wicked sense of humour that often left us crying with laughter,” said Jillian Green, Editor-in-Chief, Daily Maverick. ENDSNote to Editors:The South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF) is a non-profit organisation whose members are editors, senior journalists, and journalism trainers from all areas of South African media. We are committed to championing South Africa’s hard-won freedom of expression and promoting quality, ethics, and diversity in the South African media.