Cape Town - The well-known Afrikaans poet, T.T. Cloete, has died.
According to a tweet by eNCA reporter, Daniëlla van Heerden, the news was confirmed by the North West University.
Die bekende Potchefstroomse digter T.T. Cloete (91) is oorlede, het die @NWUPUK bevestig. @eNuus pic.twitter.com/fPUOzq42Sg
— Daniëlla van Heerden (@DanniTwiet) July 29, 2015
Cloete died early on Wednesday morning due to natural causes at the Mooimed Hospital in Potchefstroom. He was 91 years old.
A spokesperson for the North West University's Potchefstroom campus, Johan van Zyl, told OFM that Cloete was admitted to hospital on Sunday.