Obituaries

Two prominent port
people in Durban have died
in the past week.
On Thursday, September
20, Captain Robert Zanders,
former principal officer
with the South African
Maritime Safety Authority
(Samsa), died from the
effects of motor neuron
disease.
He immigrated to
South Africa from the
Netherlands and served
with Unicorn Lines as
a ship’s master before
joining the Department of
Transport maritime division
in the 1980s where he was
appointed principal officer
in Durban. He later played
a role in the transformation
of the DoT maritime
division into what has
become Samsa.
He was a very private
person who never married
and who was highly
respected and liked by his
colleagues and associates.
Because he preferred to
stay out of the limelight
many people never
got to know about his
philanthropic activities,
in particular helping
underprivileged children
receive an education.