Allister Sparks
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Allister Haddon Sparks (10 March 1933 – 19 September 2016) was a South African writer, journalist, and political commentator. He was the editor of The Rand Daily Mail when it broke Muldergate, the story of how the apartheid government secretly funded information projects.[1][2][3]
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Allister Sparks | |
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Born | (1933-03-10)10 March 1933 Cathcart, Eastern Cape, South Africa |
Died | 19 September 2016(2016-09-19) (aged 83) Johannesburg, South Africa |
Nationality | South African |
Occupation(s) | Journalist and editor |
Years active | 1951–2016 |
Employer | Rand Daily Mail |
Known for | his editorship Rand Daily Mail during the 1970s |
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