Journalist Mandy Rossouw dies aged 33

Media24 journalist Mandy Rossouw has died at the age of 33, it was reported on Tuesday.

She died in her flat in Bryanston, Johannesburg, on Monday evening, Beeld reported.

According to the newspaper, Rossouw was admitted to hospital at the weekend with chest pains, but was discharged a few hours later.

Rossouw had been treated on Saturday night for gastric complications and told family, friends and colleagues she was feeling better by Sunday.

A friend found her body in her flat when she failed to arrive for a dinner date. The cause of death was unknown.

Rossouw was Media24's international correspondent and City Press's political reporter. She also worked at Eyewitness News as a political reporter, and had worked for Beeld as a political reporter.

Last year, she released the book Kings and Kingmakers before the African National Congress's national elective conference in Mangaung in the Free State.

"Her death is a huge loss for us," said Tim du Plessis, head of Afrikaans newspapers at Media24.

Rossouw was a talented writer who gave her all to her work, City Press editor Ferial Haffajee said on Tuesday.

"She was a queen-pin and scoop-getter of our newsroom and a talented all-rounder. Beyond that, she was a dear friend for whom no effort was ever too much," Haffajee in statement on Tuesday.

"… She uncharacteristically did not answer her phone. We are devastated at the sudden and shocking loss of a beloved, kind and talented colleague," said Haffajee.

Her body would be flown to Cape Town and funeral arrangements would be relayed as soon as they were available.