PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 Businessperson of the Year: Ncumisa Ndelu teaches women financial literacy and strategic shopping 3 min 3 By Onke Ngcuka
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 Artist of the Year: Superb soprano Pretty Yende hits a high note 4 min 2 By J Brooks Spector
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 Comedian of the Year: Schalk Bezuidenhout just wants to make people happy 4 min 1 By Victoria O’Regan
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 Comedian of the Year runners-up: Coconut Kelz and Tums the Narrator 3 min 1 By Victoria O’Regan
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 Kant of the Year: Busisiwe Mkhwebane comes back to rock Parliament with her EFF studs 3 min 23 By Marianne Thamm
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 Community Champion of the Year: Gift of the Givers’ Ali Sablay is the humanitarian you need in a crisis 3 min 1 By Suné Payne
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 Polluter of the Year: Eskom’s coal-fired power stations spew toxic gases across the land 3 min 2 By Ethan van Diemen
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 Environmental Champ of the Year: Civil justice activist Ferrial Adam 4 min 1 By Julia Evans
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 Environmental Champ of the Year runners-up: Kumi Naidoo and Clean Creatives 2 min 0 By Daily Maverick Team
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 SA Institution of the Year: The Special Investigating Unit and its hardworking crime-busters 4 min 7 By Mark Heywood
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 SA Institution of the Year runners-up: The Constitutional Court and SA Revenue Service 2 min 0 By Unknown Author
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 International Villain of the Year runner-up: Yoweri Museveni 2 min 1 By Rebecca Davis
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 Sports Team of the Year runners-up: Banyana Banyana and Proteas Women 2 min 0 By Yanga Sibembe
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 Sports Team of the Year: The Boks are the bold, gutsy conquerors of the world 4 min 1 By Craig Ray
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 SA Person of the Year runners-up: Andy Mothibi, Simon’s Town active citizenry and civic campaigner Assad Gaffar 2 min 1 By Daily Maverick Team
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 SA Person of the Year: The humble Springboks captain Siya Kolisi 4 min 7 By Craig Ray
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 SA Villain of the Year: Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana 3 min 4 By Rebecca Davis
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 SA Villain of the Year runners-up: Mamokgethi Phakeng, Mashatile’s blue-light brigade and Zunaid Moti 2 min 3 By Rebecca Davis
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 International Person of the Year runners-up: Journalists across the world and Narges Mohammadi 2 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
PEOPLE OF THE YEAR 2023 International Person of the Year: The civilian heroes in the Gaza firing line 4 min 8 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
