Final Years
Van Zyl Slabbert was appointed as the 13th chancellor of Stellenbosch University on 1 August 2008, but he suffered a heart attack at the end of the same year, an event that led to him having a pacemaker inserted. He resigned from the post for health reasons in September 2009.
In early May 2010, Van Zyl Slabbert was discharged from hospital after receiving treatment for a liver related illness. He died at home on 14 May 2010. Van Zyl Slabbert was survived by his wife Jane and two children from his first marriage—Tania and Riko.
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