Cobus Dowry (67) - former politician, SABC TV news reader and sports presenter - dies from pancreatic cancer.

Cobus Dowry (67) has died; the former minister of agriculture in the Western Cape province was a former SABC TV news reader and SABC sports presenter.

Cobus Dowry died earlier today after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Cobus Dowry attained a master's degree at the University of Potchefstroom over the ethics of violence in television news.