It is with much sadness that we pay tribute today to Daily Sun founder and publisher Deon du Plessis, who, as Mandy de Waal puts it, has gone on his great sabbatical in the sky. Tragically, Du Plessis died from acute bronchitis this weekend at the age of 59 in his home in Johannesburg, just as he was about to take three months' sabbatical. Du Plessis loved to say in his weekly blog posts as publisher, "This is how we roll it in Sunland" - and this swashbuckling phrase sums the man up, too, writes Gill Moodie. "He was larger than life, rambunctious and generous - a genius newspaper man with ink in his veins, feared and fearless but, above all, the visionary who started this country's tabloid newspaper industry when he opened the Daily Sun nine years ago." Bizcommunity.com extends our condolences to family, friends and colleagues. He may be gone, but he won't be forgotten. Hambe kahle, Deon Simone Puterman (@SimoneBiz) Managing editor PS In case you've not heard, our new permanent Biz Takeouts host is Toby Shapshak and you can now listen to the podcast here; we had around 5000 listeners last Thursday via audio streaming for the first Thought Leadership Digibate, in association with Aegis Media and TheTaxi.co.za (podcasts available here); and the second article in our "Google AdWord Free Trial" series is now up (readers can get R400 worth of pay-per-click advertising on Google through this campaign). PPS The latest Ornico Ad Showcase features TV ads for Hyundai Sonata, Captain Morgan Spiced Gold, Giorgio Armani Code Sport, Consol Glass and Pick n Pay, and radio ads for Savanna, 8ta, Surf, Absa and Lead SA.
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