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HEROES 8: Linda Twala – caring for the poor, the sick and the hungry
For more than five decades, Linda Twala has been the hope for many desperate people in Alexandra and other parts…
ENTERTAINMENT 8: Tsitsi Dangarembga – Zimbabwe’s world-acclaimed author standing on a street corner against corruption
Zimbabwean author Tsitsi Dangarembga, 61, had a packed 2020.
SPORTS 8: Lungisani Ngidi – Black lives really do matter
What brought Lungisani Ngidi to the spotlight more than his bowling in 2020 was when he tried to get Proteas…
ZEROES 8: Ace Magashule – ANC’s farce about Ace
Ace Magashule is the biggest political survivor of 2020.
HEROES 9: Jacinda Ardern – the leader who crushed the curve
As leaders across the world failed to prevent the spread of Covid-19, New Zealand quickly became a model for how…
ZEROES 9: Helen Zille & Julius Malema – the self-defeating opposition
Helen Zille and Julius Malema, the unhappy couple in opposition politics, have earned recognition this year for being so bad…
SPORTS 9: Letsenbet Gidey – Ethiopia shatters another world record
Many jokes have been made by comedians exaggerating the speed of Ethiopian runners. Letsenbet Gidey’s 5,000m record is no exaggeration,…
ENTERTAINMENT 9: Big Zulu – native tongue rapper from the taxi ranks
It’s not every day that you see a rapper who prides himself on being Zulu or even African. Big Zulu,…
COUNTDOWN!
Everyone is excited that 2020 is almost over. For the next 10 weekdays, we're looking back on the Heroes and…
HEROES 10: John Nkengasong – uniting Africa to fight the virus
Dr. John Nkengasong, director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, has been celebrated globally for bringing Africa’s…
