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People of the Year

Winner: Siya Kolisi; Runners-up: Temba Bavuma & Tatjana Schoenmaker

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Winner: Siya Kolisi; Runners-up: Temba Bavuma & Tatjana Schoenmaker

By Yanga Sibembe

Winner: Springboks; Runner-up: Italy national football team

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Winner: Springboks; Runner-up: Italy national football team

By Craig Ray

Winner: Songbird Sibongile Mngoma; Runners-ups: Adele & Britney Spears

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Winner: Songbird Sibongile Mngoma; Runners-ups: Adele & Britney Spears

By J Brooks Spector

Winner: Gwede Mantashe; Runners-up: UPL & Shell

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Winner: Gwede Mantashe; Runners-up: UPL & Shell

By Ethan van Diemen

Winner: Carl Niehaus; Runners-up: Iqbal Survé, Piet Rampedi & Dr Susan Vosloo

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Winner: Carl Niehaus; Runners-up: Iqbal Survé, Piet Rampedi & Dr Susan Vosloo

By Shaun de Waal

Winner: Anti-vaxxers; Runners-up: Disinformation merchants & Eskom

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Winner: Anti-vaxxers; Runners-up: Disinformation merchants & Eskom

By Here Tic

Winner: Youth for climate action; Runners-up: Bob Scholes & Joe Biden

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Winner: Youth for climate action; Runners-up: Bob Scholes & Joe Biden

By Onke Ngcuka

Winner: Pearl Pillay; Runners-up: Shudufhadzo Musida & Lebohang Masango

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Winner: Pearl Pillay; Runners-up: Shudufhadzo Musida & Lebohang Masango

By Tamsin Metelerkamp

Winner: Gauteng Department of Health’s Babita Deokaran

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Winner: Gauteng Department of Health’s Babita Deokaran

By Ufrieda Ho

Winner: Spaza shop owners; Runners-up: Wendy Alberts & Busi Mavuso

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Winner: Spaza shop owners; Runners-up: Wendy Alberts & Busi Mavuso

By Sasha Planting

Winner: ‘Cabbage Bandit’ Djo BaNkuna; Runners-up: Gift of the Givers’ Gideon Groenewald & Bulungula’s Lynne Wilkinson

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Winner: ‘Cabbage Bandit’ Djo BaNkuna; Runners-up: Gift of the Givers’ Gideon Groenewald & Bulungula’s Lynne Wilkinson

By Ufrieda Ho

Winner: Jair Bolsonaro; Runners-up: Tucker Carlson & Abiy Ahmed

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Winner: Jair Bolsonaro; Runners-up: Tucker Carlson & Abiy Ahmed

By Greg Nicolson

Winner: Dr Emmanuel Taban; Runners-up: Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema & Dr John Nkengasong

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Winner: Dr Emmanuel Taban; Runners-up: Zambian president Hakainde Hichilema & Dr John Nkengasong

By Peter Fabricius

Winner: The two doctors who made a Covid breakthrough; Runners-up: Elon Musk & Greta Thunberg

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Winner: The two doctors who made a Covid breakthrough; Runners-up: Elon Musk & Greta Thunberg

By Elsabé Brits

Winner: Imtiaz Sooliman of Gift of the Givers; Runners-up: Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo & The Vaccinators

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Winner: Imtiaz Sooliman of Gift of the Givers; Runners-up: Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo & The Vaccinators

By Ufrieda Ho

Winner: Jacob Zuma; Runners-up: The Instigators of July Unrest & Zweli Mkhize

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Winner: Jacob Zuma; Runners-up: The Instigators of July Unrest & Zweli Mkhize

By Rebecca Davis

Vote for Daily Maverick’s people of the year

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Vote for Daily Maverick’s people of the year

By Daily Maverick Team

African People of the Year – Runners-up : Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Vera Songwe

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African People of the Year – Runners-up : Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and Vera Songwe

By Peter Fabricius

People of the Year – Runners-up: Vaccine Hunters

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People of the Year – Runners-up: Vaccine Hunters

By Ufrieda Ho

People of the Year: Average, everyday, ordinary superheroes

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People of the Year: Average, everyday, ordinary superheroes

By Anso Thom and Estelle Ellis