ENTERTAINMENT 3: Nigerian Afrobeats – the African sound that is taking over the world of pop music
Nigerian pop music has had an extraordinarily expansive year. Artists such as Davido, Tiwa Savage,…
HEROES 4: Zweli Mkhize – The doctor who spoke straight to the people
Doctor Zweli Mkhize has been a revelation this year; a true and competent leader emerging…
ZEROES 4: Gender based violence – the other pandemic
President Cyril Ramaphosa declared gender based violence the new national disaster facing the country –…
ENTERTAINMENT 4: Shudu Musida – the boldness of bald beauty
Shudufhadzo Musida has made history as the first Miss South Africa with a chiskop.
HEROES 5: Cyril Ramaphosa – rising to the challenge of a century
If Cyril Ramaphosa’s star had fallen before Covid, 2020 reminded us of the good things…
ZEROES 5: Wildfires and global warming – the other threat to humanity
While 2020 will be looked back upon as the year that the world was brought…
ENTERTAINMENT 5: Trevor Noah still rules the comedy airwaves, even from home.
Trevor Noah has flourished in a devastating year. His natural intelligence and supreme sense of…
ENTERTAINMENT 6: Kabza De Small – nothing small about the king of amapiano
Don't be fooled by the 'Small' in his stage name. There's nothing small about what…
SPORTS 6: Themba “Mshishi” Zwane – Mamelodi Sundowns’ dependable boot
Born and raised in Tembisa, Mamelodi Sundowns midfielder Themba Zwane is true to his name…
ZEROES 6: Prophet on the run – a jailbird in the hand is worth two in the Bushiri
Many Malawians have been shocked to hear what Prophet Shepherd Huxley Bushiri, the charismatic preacher…
HEROES 6: Dr. Ugur Sahin and Dr. Özlem Türec – cracking the Covid code at light speed
In the early hours of 9 November 2020, the entire planet breathed a collective sigh…
ENTERTAINMENT 7: Megan Thee Stallion – queen of the quarantine era
Ending the year on the cover of Time magazine, and featuring as one of its…
