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"contents": "<h2>People of the Year</h2>\r\n<h2>2024</h2>\r\nEach year, we spotlight individuals and organisations who have significantly influenced the events of the past year, for better or worse. Chosen by you, our readers, here are the 2024 People of the Year.\r\n\r\n<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7710\" open=\"\">\r\n<h2>Person of the year</h2>\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A person who has had the broadest or most significant positive impact in 2024.</p>\r\n\r\n<article><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-22-lawyers-in-icj-case-make-sa-feel-immensely-proud-and-so-does-our-president/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ED_537701-480x272.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ED_537701.jpg?resize=480%2C272&quality=89&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ED_537701.jpg?resize=720%2C409&quality=89&ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ED_537701.jpg?resize=768%2C436&quality=89&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ED_537701.jpg?resize=1536%2C872&quality=89&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ED_537701.jpg?resize=1280%2C726&quality=89&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ED_537701.jpg?resize=1600%2C908&quality=89&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ED_537701.jpg?resize=600%2C340&quality=89&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ED_537701.jpg?resize=50%2C28&quality=89&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ED_537701.jpg?w=1898&quality=89&ssl=1 1898w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/ED_537701.jpg?w=1440&quality=89&ssl=1 1440w\" alt=\"icj lawyers ramaphosa\" width=\"480\" height=\"272\" /></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-22-lawyers-in-icj-case-make-sa-feel-immensely-proud-and-so-does-our-president/\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nLawyers in ICJ case make SA feel immensely proud – and so does our President </a></h3>\r\nThe judges in the case were impressed by what the team seeking justice for Palestine argued, and they were joined by everyone who followed the proceedings. Meanwhile, our prez gets kudos for being a skilled navigator of turbulent waters.\r\n\r\nShérie Vollenhoven\r\n22 December 2024\r\n\r\n</article><article><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-22-person-of-the-year-electricity-minister-kgosientsho-ramokgopa-impresses-by-being-able-to-keep-lights-on/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/15-ED_528553-1-480x240.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/15-ED_528553-1-scaled.jpg?resize=480%2C240&quality=89&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/15-ED_528553-1-scaled.jpg?resize=720%2C360&quality=89&ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/15-ED_528553-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C384&quality=89&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/15-ED_528553-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C768&quality=89&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/15-ED_528553-1-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1024&quality=89&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/15-ED_528553-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1280%2C640&quality=89&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/15-ED_528553-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1600%2C800&quality=89&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/15-ED_528553-1-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C300&quality=89&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/15-ED_528553-1-scaled.jpg?resize=50%2C25&quality=89&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/15-ED_528553-1-scaled.jpg?w=1440&quality=89&ssl=1 1440w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/15-ED_528553-1-scaled.jpg?w=2160&quality=89&ssl=1 2160w\" alt=\"ramokgopa person of the year\" width=\"480\" height=\"240\" /></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-22-person-of-the-year-electricity-minister-kgosientsho-ramokgopa-impresses-by-being-able-to-keep-lights-on/\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nPerson of the Year: Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa impresses by being able to keep lights on </a></h3>\r\nFor his emphasis on transparency and accountability, and for taming load shedding, Minister of Electricity and Energy Kgosientsho Ramokgopa is our readers’ first choice.\r\n\r\nEthan van Diemen\r\n22 December 2024\r\n\r\n</article></details><details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7711\">\r\n<h2>Villain of the year</h2>\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Cambridge Dictionary defines it best: “a person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime.”</p>\r\n\r\n<article><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-23-villain-of-the-year-it-feels-like-deja-vu-but-thats-because-zuma-cant-let-go-of-the-perch/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ED_507944-480x301.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ED_507944.jpg?resize=480%2C301&quality=89&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ED_507944.jpg?resize=720%2C451&quality=89&ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ED_507944.jpg?resize=768%2C481&quality=89&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ED_507944.jpg?resize=1536%2C962&quality=89&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ED_507944.jpg?resize=1280%2C802&quality=89&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ED_507944.jpg?resize=1600%2C1002&quality=89&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ED_507944.jpg?resize=600%2C376&quality=89&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ED_507944.jpg?resize=50%2C31&quality=89&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ED_507944.jpg?w=1822&quality=89&ssl=1 1822w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/ED_507944.jpg?w=1440&quality=89&ssl=1 1440w\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"301\" /></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-23-villain-of-the-year-it-feels-like-deja-vu-but-thats-because-zuma-cant-let-go-of-the-perch/\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nVillain of the Year: It feels like déjà vu, but that’s because Zuma can’t let go of the perch </a></h3>\r\nThe former SA and ANC president, renowned for welcoming the Guptas and serving them a State Capture feast, remains steadfast in his pursuit of money, power and a place in the public limelight.\r\n\r\nRichard Poplak\r\n23 December 2024\r\n\r\n</article></details><details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7712\">\r\n<h2>Businessperson of the Year</h2>\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Not necessarily the person who made the biggest profit, but those whose influence went beyond the balance sheets.</p>\r\n\r\n<article><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-23-shoprite-gets-it-right-ceos-vision-helps-to-alleviate-hunger-and-narrow-economic-inequality/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/BM-Sasha-Shoprite-update.jpg?resize=480,240\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/BM-Sasha-Shoprite-update.jpg?w=480&quality=89&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/BM-Sasha-Shoprite-update.jpg?w=768&quality=89&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/BM-Sasha-Shoprite-update.jpg?w=1000&quality=89&ssl=1 1000w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/BM-Sasha-Shoprite-update.jpg?w=1536&quality=89&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/BM-Sasha-Shoprite-update.jpg?w=1600&quality=89&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/BM-Sasha-Shoprite-update.jpg?w=350&quality=89&ssl=1 350w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/BM-Sasha-Shoprite-update.jpg?w=2000&quality=89&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/BM-Sasha-Shoprite-update.jpg?w=1440&quality=89&ssl=1 1440w\" alt=\"shoprite pieter engelbrecht\" width=\"480\" height=\"240\" /></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-23-shoprite-gets-it-right-ceos-vision-helps-to-alleviate-hunger-and-narrow-economic-inequality/\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nShoprite gets it right: CEO’s vision helps to alleviate hunger and narrow economic inequality </a></h3>\r\nCEO Pieter Engelbrecht is leading Shoprite to new heights through innovation and affordability.\r\n\r\nLisakanya Venna\r\n23 December 2024\r\n\r\n</article><article><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-23-businessperson-of-the-year-eskom-chair-nyati-brings-light-and-hope-back/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mteto-Nyati-e1657891574668-480x360.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mteto-Nyati-e1657891574668.jpg?resize=480%2C360&quality=89&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mteto-Nyati-e1657891574668.jpg?resize=720%2C540&quality=89&ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mteto-Nyati-e1657891574668.jpg?resize=768%2C576&quality=89&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mteto-Nyati-e1657891574668.jpg?resize=600%2C450&quality=89&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mteto-Nyati-e1657891574668.jpg?resize=50%2C38&quality=89&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Mteto-Nyati-e1657891574668.jpg?w=800&quality=89&ssl=1 800w\" alt=\"mteto nyati\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" /></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-23-businessperson-of-the-year-eskom-chair-nyati-brings-light-and-hope-back/\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nBusinessperson of the Year: Eskom chair Nyati brings light and hope back </a></h3>\r\nWith engineering expertise and private-sector experience, the Eskom chair is leading the utility out of the bog in which it’s been stuck for years.\r\n\r\nRay Mahlaka\r\n23 December 2024\r\n\r\n</article></details><details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7713\">\r\n<h2>OBP Dirtbag of the year</h2>\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Those individuals and entities who are hell bent on putting profits and pollution before people.</p>\r\n\r\n<article><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-25-dirtbag-of-the-year-russia-plunges-ahead-with-war-on-environment/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Le-Voyage-de-lEmpereur.jpg\" alt=\"emperor penguins\" width=\"480\" height=\"343\" /></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-25-dirtbag-of-the-year-russia-plunges-ahead-with-war-on-environment/\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nDirtbag of the Year: Russia plunges ahead with war on environment </a></h3>\r\nSouth Africa and the UK’s Foreign Office also earned dishonourable mentions.\r\n\r\nTiara Walters\r\n25 December 2024\r\n\r\n</article><article><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-25-an-animal-rights-abuse-death-ship-and-a-polluting-coal-mine/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/ED_491502.jpg\" alt=\"animal rights death ship Ikwezi coal mine\" width=\"480\" height=\"276\" /></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-25-an-animal-rights-abuse-death-ship-and-a-polluting-coal-mine/\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nAn animal rights abuse ‘death ship’ and a polluting coal mine </a></h3>\r\nThe Al Mawashi cattle company’s ‘death ship’ Al Kuwait clinched the first runner-up position this year for its air pollution and animal rights abuse. Ikwezi coal mine in KwaZulu-Natal, with its blatant disrespect for the local community and disregard for the natural environment, followed in third place.\r\n\r\nNkululeko Ndlovu\r\n25 December 2024\r\n\r\n</article></details><details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7714\">\r\n<h2>OBP Champions of the year</h2>\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The green warriors fighting for our planet’s survival.</p>\r\n\r\n<article><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-12-28-environmental-champ-of-the-year-runners-up-kumi-naidoo-and-clean-creatives/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Kumi-Naidoo-04.jpg\" alt=\"Kumi Naidoo\" width=\"480\" height=\"265\" /></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-12-28-environmental-champ-of-the-year-runners-up-kumi-naidoo-and-clean-creatives/\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nEnvironmental Champ of the Year runners-up: Kumi Naidoo and Clean Creatives </a></h3>\r\nActivist Kumi Naidoo, the former secretary-general of Amnesty International and executive director of Greenpeace, understands that climate justice and social justice are interlinked.\r\n\r\nDaily Maverick Team\r\n28 December 2023\r\n\r\n</article><article><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-12-28-environmental-champ-of-the-year-civil-justice-activist-ferrial-adam/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/OBP-Polluter-winner.jpg?resize=480,269\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/OBP-Polluter-winner-e1703349351486.jpg?w=480&quality=89&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/OBP-Polluter-winner-e1703349351486.jpg?w=768&quality=89&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/OBP-Polluter-winner-e1703349351486.jpg?w=720&quality=89&ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/OBP-Polluter-winner-e1703349351486.jpg?w=1280&quality=89&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/OBP-Polluter-winner-e1703349351486.jpg?w=600&quality=89&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/OBP-Polluter-winner-e1703349351486.jpg?w=50&quality=89&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/OBP-Polluter-winner-e1703349351486.jpg?zoom=2&resize=480%2C269&quality=89&ssl=1 960w\" alt=\"Ferrial Adam\" width=\"480\" height=\"269\" /></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2023-12-28-environmental-champ-of-the-year-civil-justice-activist-ferrial-adam/\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nEnvironmental Champ of the Year: Civil justice activist Ferrial Adam </a></h3>\r\nThe executive manager of WaterCAN is turning the tide on water security in South Africa.\r\n\r\nJulia Evans\r\n28 December 2023\r\n\r\n</article></details><details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7715\">\r\n<h2>Grinch of the Year</h2>\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Those who have done their best to suck the cheer from our lives in 2024.</p>\r\n\r\n<article><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-24-nersas-curse-is-how-tight-to-hold-the-purse/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/light-bulbs-1875384-scaled-1-480x288.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/light-bulbs-1875384-scaled-1.jpg?resize=480%2C288&quality=89&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/light-bulbs-1875384-scaled-1.jpg?resize=720%2C432&quality=89&ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/light-bulbs-1875384-scaled-1.jpg?resize=768%2C461&quality=89&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/light-bulbs-1875384-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1536%2C921&quality=89&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/light-bulbs-1875384-scaled-1.jpg?resize=2048%2C1229&quality=89&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/light-bulbs-1875384-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1280%2C768&quality=89&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/light-bulbs-1875384-scaled-1.jpg?resize=1600%2C960&quality=89&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/light-bulbs-1875384-scaled-1.jpg?resize=600%2C360&quality=89&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/light-bulbs-1875384-scaled-1.jpg?resize=50%2C30&quality=89&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/light-bulbs-1875384-scaled-1.jpg?w=1440&quality=89&ssl=1 1440w\" alt=\"nersa curse grinch\" width=\"480\" height=\"288\" /></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-24-nersas-curse-is-how-tight-to-hold-the-purse/\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nNersa’s curse is how tight to hold the purse </a></h3>\r\nGrinch of the Year runner-up the National Energy Regulator of South Africa must weigh up Eskom’s bottomless need against South Africans already struggling to stay afloat. Shame.\r\n\r\nEthan van Diemen\r\n24 December 2024\r\n\r\n</article><article><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-24-johannesburg-grinch-council-cant-pinch-our-spirit/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/ED_495362.jpg\" alt=\"johannesburg city council\" width=\"480\" height=\"314\" /></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-24-johannesburg-grinch-council-cant-pinch-our-spirit/\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nJohannesburg: Grinch council can’t pinch our spirit </a></h3>\r\nThe determined and resilient people of the City of Gold step up to solve the problems their wicked and gormless rulers create.\r\n\r\nFerial Haffajee\r\n24 December 2024\r\n\r\n</article></details><details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7716\">\r\n<h2>Moegoe of the year</h2>\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Those whose behaviour perhaps falls short of “villain of the year”, but have in some way acted idiotically.</p>\r\n\r\n<article><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-26-roman-cabanacs-racist-remarks-and-thabi-leokas-fake-phd/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Grootes_Cabanac-480x240.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Grootes_Cabanac.jpg?resize=480%2C240&quality=89&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Grootes_Cabanac.jpg?resize=720%2C360&quality=89&ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Grootes_Cabanac.jpg?resize=768%2C384&quality=89&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Grootes_Cabanac.jpg?resize=1536%2C768&quality=89&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Grootes_Cabanac.jpg?resize=1280%2C640&quality=89&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Grootes_Cabanac.jpg?resize=1600%2C800&quality=89&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Grootes_Cabanac.jpg?resize=600%2C300&quality=89&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Grootes_Cabanac.jpg?resize=50%2C25&quality=89&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Grootes_Cabanac.jpg?w=2000&quality=89&ssl=1 2000w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Grootes_Cabanac.jpg?w=1440&quality=89&ssl=1 1440w\" alt=\"Cabanac moegoe\" width=\"480\" height=\"240\" /></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-26-roman-cabanacs-racist-remarks-and-thabi-leokas-fake-phd/\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nRoman Cabanac’s racist remarks and Thabi Leoka’s fake PhD </a></h3>\r\nOur more-than-worthy runners-up in this hotly contested category are a podcaster known for his racist remarks on social media, who John Steenhuisen appointed as chief of staff, and a former adviser to Cyril Ramaphosa who lied about her qualification.\r\n\r\nMarianne Thamm\r\n26 December 2024\r\n\r\n</article><article><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-26-moegoe-of-the-year-toilet-preaching-ponzi-schemer-talks-real-kak/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/22-ED_537645-480x240.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/22-ED_537645-scaled.jpg?resize=480%2C240&quality=89&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/22-ED_537645-scaled.jpg?resize=720%2C360&quality=89&ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/22-ED_537645-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C384&quality=89&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/22-ED_537645-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C768&quality=89&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/22-ED_537645-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1024&quality=89&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/22-ED_537645-scaled.jpg?resize=1280%2C640&quality=89&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/22-ED_537645-scaled.jpg?resize=1600%2C800&quality=89&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/22-ED_537645-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C300&quality=89&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/22-ED_537645-scaled.jpg?resize=50%2C25&quality=89&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/22-ED_537645-scaled.jpg?w=1440&quality=89&ssl=1 1440w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/22-ED_537645-scaled.jpg?w=2160&quality=89&ssl=1 2160w\" alt=\"louis liebenberg ponzi scheme\" width=\"480\" height=\"240\" /></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-26-moegoe-of-the-year-toilet-preaching-ponzi-schemer-talks-real-kak/\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nMoegoe of the Year: Toilet preaching Ponzi schemer talks real kak </a></h3>\r\nCharlatan Louis Liebenberg conned followers out of billions.\r\n\r\nMarianne Thamm\r\n26 December 2024\r\n\r\n</article></details><details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7717\">\r\n<h2>Sportsteam of the Year</h2>\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A team that has stood out from the rest in 2024 either on or off the field of play.</p>\r\n\r\n<article><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-23-sporting-brilliance-in-cricket-and-soccer/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TL_2269504-480x301.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TL_2269504.jpg?resize=480%2C301&quality=89&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TL_2269504.jpg?resize=720%2C451&quality=89&ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TL_2269504.jpg?resize=768%2C481&quality=89&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TL_2269504.jpg?resize=1536%2C963&quality=89&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TL_2269504.jpg?resize=1280%2C802&quality=89&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TL_2269504.jpg?resize=1600%2C1003&quality=89&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TL_2269504.jpg?resize=600%2C376&quality=89&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TL_2269504.jpg?resize=50%2C31&quality=89&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TL_2269504.jpg?w=1784&quality=89&ssl=1 1784w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/TL_2269504.jpg?w=1440&quality=89&ssl=1 1440w\" alt=\"Proteas women\" width=\"480\" height=\"301\" /></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-23-sporting-brilliance-in-cricket-and-soccer/\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nSporting brilliance in cricket and soccer </a></h3>\r\nThe Sportsperson of the Year runners-up are the Proteas women – who might not have won the T20 World Cup but showed real spirit at the last hurdle – and Mamelodi Sundowns, the unbeaten champs.\r\n\r\nKeanan Hemmonsbey\r\n23 December 2024\r\n\r\n</article><article><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-23-sports-team-of-the-year-the-boks-dominate-so-whats-new/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186599506-480x348.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186599506-scaled.jpg?resize=480%2C348&quality=89&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186599506-scaled.jpg?resize=720%2C522&quality=89&ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186599506-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C556&quality=89&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186599506-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1113&quality=89&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186599506-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1484&quality=89&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186599506-scaled.jpg?resize=1280%2C927&quality=89&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186599506-scaled.jpg?resize=1600%2C1159&quality=89&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186599506-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C435&quality=89&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186599506-scaled.jpg?resize=50%2C36&quality=89&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186599506-scaled.jpg?w=1440&quality=89&ssl=1 1440w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2186599506-scaled.jpg?w=2160&quality=89&ssl=1 2160w\" alt=\"boks rugby erasmus\" width=\"480\" height=\"348\" /></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-23-sports-team-of-the-year-the-boks-dominate-so-whats-new/\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nSports Team of the Year: The Boks dominate. So what’s new? </a></h3>\r\nWithout a World Cup to win, the SA rugby team did the next best thing, scooping up every possible title, all while building depth.\r\n\r\nCraig Ray and Yanga Sibembe\r\n23 December 2024\r\n\r\n</article></details><details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7718\">\r\n<h2>Sportsperson of the Year</h2>\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A sportsperson whose positive impact has been felt either on or off the field of play.</p>\r\n\r\n<article><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-23-pieter-steph-du-toit-and-dricus-du-plessis-push-themselves-to-the-top-of-their-games/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/GettyImages-1326743682.jpg\" alt=\"pieter-steph du toit dricus du plessis\" width=\"480\" height=\"310\" /></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-23-pieter-steph-du-toit-and-dricus-du-plessis-push-themselves-to-the-top-of-their-games/\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nPieter-Steph du Toit and Dricus du Plessis push themselves to the top of their games </a></h3>\r\nPieter-Steph du Toit and Dricus du Plessis, the Sportsperson of the Year runners-up, have the silverware to back their claim to the top tier of sporting brilliance.\r\n\r\nKeanan Hemmonsbey\r\n23 December 2024\r\n\r\n</article><article><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-23-sportsperson-of-the-year-tatjana-smith-flies-the-south-african-flag-in-paris/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2164269576-480x320.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2164269576-scaled.jpg?resize=480%2C320&quality=89&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2164269576-scaled.jpg?resize=720%2C480&quality=89&ssl=1 720w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2164269576-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C512&quality=89&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2164269576-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&quality=89&ssl=1 1536w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2164269576-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1365&quality=89&ssl=1 2048w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2164269576-scaled.jpg?resize=1280%2C853&quality=89&ssl=1 1280w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2164269576-scaled.jpg?resize=1600%2C1067&quality=89&ssl=1 1600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2164269576-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C400&quality=89&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2164269576-scaled.jpg?resize=50%2C33&quality=89&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2164269576-scaled.jpg?w=1440&quality=89&ssl=1 1440w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GettyImages-2164269576-scaled.jpg?w=2160&quality=89&ssl=1 2160w\" alt=\"tatjana smith paris\" width=\"480\" height=\"320\" /></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-23-sportsperson-of-the-year-tatjana-smith-flies-the-south-african-flag-in-paris/\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nSportsperson of the Year: Tatjana Smith flies the South African flag in Paris </a></h3>\r\nWorld swimming sensation Tatjana Smith lives up to the daunting expectations she set in Tokyo four years earlier.\r\n\r\nCraig Ray and Yanga Sibembe\r\n23 December 2024\r\n\r\n</article></details><details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7719\">\r\n<h2>Artist of the Year</h2>\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hitmakers whose musical or social influence has towered above others this year.</p>\r\n\r\n</details><details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-77110\">\r\n<h2>Community Champion of the Year</h2>\r\n \r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The people uplifting, defending and representing ordinary South Africans, often against all odds.</p>\r\n\r\n<article><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-24-health-and-housing-activists-fight-passionately-for-their-respective-constituencies/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Mother-City-Nkosikhona-Swartbooi.jpeg\" alt=\"health housing activists swartbooi\" width=\"480\" height=\"269\" /></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-24-health-and-housing-activists-fight-passionately-for-their-respective-constituencies/\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nHealth and housing activists fight passionately for their respective constituencies </a></h3>\r\nA women’s reproductive health warrior and an advocate for affordable housing for impoverished people in Cape Town do groundbreaking work in their fields.\r\n\r\nTamsin Meterlerkamp\r\n24 December 2024\r\n\r\n</article><article><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-24-activist-life-esidimeni-christine-nxumalo/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/life-esidimeni-christine-nxumalo_537x529-480x473.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" srcset=\"https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/life-esidimeni-christine-nxumalo_537x529.jpg?resize=480%2C473&quality=89&ssl=1 480w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/life-esidimeni-christine-nxumalo_537x529.jpg?resize=100%2C100&quality=89&ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/life-esidimeni-christine-nxumalo_537x529.jpg?resize=50%2C50&quality=89&ssl=1 50w, https://i0.wp.com/www.dailymaverick.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/life-esidimeni-christine-nxumalo_537x529.jpg?w=537&quality=89&ssl=1 537w\" alt=\"life esidimeni christine nxumalo\" width=\"480\" height=\"473\" /></a>\r\n<h3><a href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-12-24-activist-life-esidimeni-christine-nxumalo/\" target=\""_blank"\" rel=\"noopener\">\r\nCommunity Champion of the Year: Life Esidimeni activist Christine Nxumalo’s victory for mental health </a></h3>\r\nChristine Nxumalo, whose sister died in the Life Esidimeni tragedy, helped open the door for justice for the families of those who lost loved ones.\r\n\r\nLerato Mutsila\r\n24 December 2024\r\n\r\n</article></details>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A person who has had the broadest or most significant positive impact in 2024.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Cambridge Dictionary defines it best: “a person who is involved in or devoted to wickedness or crime.”</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Not necessarily the person who made the biggest profit, but those whose influence went beyond the balance sheets.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Those individuals and entities who are hell bent on putting profits and pollution before people.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The green warriors fighting for our planet’s survival.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Those who have done their best to suck the cheer from our lives in 2024.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Those whose behaviour perhaps falls short of “villain of the year”, but have in some way acted idiotically.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A team that has stood out from the rest in 2024 either on or off the field of play.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">A sportsperson whose positive impact has been felt either on or off the field of play.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Hitmakers whose musical or social influence has towered above others this year.</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The people uplifting, defending and representing ordinary South Africans, often against all odds.</p>\r\n<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/people-of-the-year-2023/\">See the 2023 People of the Year</a>\r\n\r\n<em>These stories first appeared in our weekly Daily Maverick 168 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