DM ARTIST OF THE YEAR RUNNER-UP 2022 ‘Dream come true’ – soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha commands her place on the world opera stage 3 min 0 By Tim Malinzi
DM ARTIST OF THE YEAR 2022 Trevor Noah – South Africa’s funnyman marks the end of an era… on his own terms 5 min 0 By Greg Nicolson
NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS From Jacob Zuma to Elon Musk and Helen Zille, here’s who we hope will turn over a new leaf in 2023 6 min 4 By Rebecca Davis
INTERNATIONAL VILLAIN OF THE YEAR RUNNERS-UP 2022 Supreme misogynists – Justice Samuel Alito and the judges who believe they can control women’s bodies 2 min 2 By Asive Mabula
DM INTERNATIONAL PERSON OF THE YEAR RUNNERS UP 2022 Iranian women’s cries of ‘freedom and equality’ inspired by Mahsa Amini’s death 3 min 0 By Asive Mabula
DM INTERNATIONAL PERSON OF THE YEAR 2022 Zelensky, the Jewish lawyer-turned-comic-turned-actual president who pulled off a military miracle 5 min 7 By J Brooks Spector
INTERNATIONAL VILLAIN OF THE YEAR 2022 Vladimir Putin assumes wicked character role in an explosion of Soviet myths 5 min 3 By J Brooks Spector
DM PERSON OF THE YEAR RUNNER-UP 2022 Metro dynamo – Geordin Hill-Lewis, one of the most hard-working and visible mayors Cape Town has had 3 min 4 By Marianne Thamm
DM VILLAIN OF THE YEAR 2022 Damage and waste – the fallout from Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s real life and fantasy 4 min 9 By Marianne Thamm
DM PERSON OF THE YEAR 2022 A champion of justice – for Andrea Johnson, it’s all about an intense belief in right and wrong 4 min 3 By Greg Nicolson
SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR Winner: Siya Kolisi; Runners-up: Temba Bavuma & Tatjana Schoenmaker 7 min 1 By Yanga Sibembe
SPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR Winner: Springboks; Runner-up: Italy national football team 6 min 0 By Craig Ray
ARTIST OF THE YEAR Winner: Songbird Sibongile Mngoma; Runners-ups: Adele & Britney Spears 9 min 0 By J Brooks Spector
MOEGOE OF THE YEAR Winner: Carl Niehaus; Runners-up: Iqbal Survé, Piet Rampedi & Dr Susan Vosloo 7 min 6 By Shaun de Waal
GRINCH OF THE YEAR Winner: Anti-vaxxers; Runners-up: Disinformation merchants & Eskom 5 min 3 By Here Tic
ECOWARRIOR OF THE YEAR Winner: Youth for climate action; Runners-up: Bob Scholes & Joe Biden 6 min 1 By Onke Ngcuka
YOUTH CHAMPION OF THE YEAR Winner: Pearl Pillay; Runners-up: Shudufhadzo Musida & Lebohang Masango 6 min 0 By Tamsin Metelerkamp
WHISTLE-BLOWER OF THE YEAR Winner: Gauteng Department of Health’s Babita Deokaran 5 min 2 By Ufrieda Ho
