Madia remembered for enriching SA’s democracy

By Thapelo Molefe

Tributes continued to pour in on Thursday for Tshidi Madia, a respected political journalist and associate editor for politics at Eyewitness News (EWN). She passed away in hospital on Wednesday morning after a short illness. 

Her sudden death has left the media fraternity, political leaders and the public in shock, with many describing it as a devastating loss to South Africa’s democratic discourse.

Deputy President Paul Mashatile said Madia was “the darling of the media”.

“South Africa has lost a formidable voice, a voice that could be heard at the time of passing on EWN and a host of radio stations. Tshidi was one of media’s most renowned, respected and well-loved members,” Mashatile said. 

“She was a consummate professional, known to many of us not just for her incisive reporting, but for her profoundly human touch. She possessed that disarming smile and easy-going banter that made it