Jeremy Gordin (1952–2023)

Jeremy Gordin, associate editor of The Sunday Independent, was born in Pretoria in 1952 and educated at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Unisa, A journalist since 1976, he has worked on many newspapers and magazines and has been business editor of the Financial Mail, editor of Playboy (SA), show more and managing editor of Business Report. From 1985-88 he was managing director of the Exclusive Books group. Gordin has written three volumes of poetry and co-authored two non-fiction works. Among his prizes for poetry and journalism was the 2007 Mondi Shanduka Journalist of the Year, awarded earlier this year. He is married to Deborah Blake; they have two children, Jake and Nina. show less