Richard Stephen Steyn (born 13 January 1944) is a South African newspaper editor, historian and first-class cricketer.
[4] He was selected to play for a South African Invitation XI against the MCC later that season, but was less successful.
[6] His best first-class bowling figures were 6 for 40 for Natal B against Orange Free State in the Currie Cup in 1968–69.
He edited The Natal Witness in Pietermaritzburg from 1975 to 1990, was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University in 1985–86, and was editor in chief of The Star in Johannesburg from 1990 to 1995.
He served as Standard Bank's Director of Corporate Affairs and Communications from 1996 to 2001, before returning to writing.