# Daily Maverick seeks your People of the Year 2026

> Readers can nominate across 13 categories before November 20, with voting opening November 26 and results published in December.
- Title: Daily Maverick seeks your People of the Year 2026 | Shortify
- Summary: Readers can nominate across 13 categories before November 20, with voting opening November 26 and results published in December.
- Keywords: daily maverick, people of the year, reader nominations, awards
- Source: Daily Maverick — https://dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-11-14-heroes-villains-and-moegoes-nominate-your-people-of-the-year-2026
- Author: Daily Maverick
- Published: 2026-11-14T09:16:06+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: daily maverick, people of the year, reader nominations, awards, news, politics
## Daily Maverick opens People of the Year voting
Daily Maverick is asking readers to nominate people who shaped 2026 for better and worse across thirteen categories.
## Thirteen categories to nominate across
Categories include Person of the Year, Villain of the Year, Movement of the Year, Earth Champion, Earth Dirtbag, Moegoe of the Year, Businessperson, Sportsperson, Sports Team, Artist, Community Champion, Online Voice, and Readers' Wildcard.
## Timeline for nominations and voting
Nominations close on Friday, twenty November. Voting opens on twenty-six November. Results will be published in the DM one hundred sixty-eight bumper edition in December.
## Key takeaway

Daily Maverick is opening nominations for its annual People of the Year awards across thirteen categories, inviting readers to choose who shaped 2026 for better and worse.