DESERVING: Advocate Thuli Madonsela
The feisty Madonsela is the sixth recipient of the accolade‚ which was announced at an award ceremony in Kenya on Thursday evening.
According to Sowetan, Madonsela graced the awards in a flowing silk red gown with detailed lace patterns.
“Thanks @forbesafrica for an awesome evening and everything regarding #POY16‚” Madonsela tweeted.
Forbes said Madonsela was the winner of the award because for her bravery “in her quest to bring inconsistencies to the fore”.
She beat two African presidents‚ a fellow South African and a country.
Fellow nominees for the Person of the Year award included Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli‚ Mauritian President Ameenah Gurib‚ fellow South African and founder of Capitec Bank Michiel le Roux‚ and the people of Rwanda.
The first winner of the Person of the Year award was former Nigeria central bank governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi‚ now Muhammad Sanusi II‚ emir of Kano.
2012 winner – James Mwangi‚ chief executive of Equity Bank‚ Kenya
2013 winner – Akinwumi Adesina‚ the Minister of Agriculture in Nigeria and now head of the African Development Bank
2014 – Aliko Dangote‚ chairperson and chief executive of the Dangote Group‚ Nigeria
2015 – Mohammed Dewji‚ chief executive of MeTL Group‚ Tanzania
2016 – Thuli Madonsela‚ former public protector of South Africans
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Lloyd M’bwana
I’m a Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resource (LUANAR)’s Environmental Science graduate (Malawi) and UK’s ICM Journalism and Media studies scholar. Also University of Malawi (UNIMA) Library Science Scholar. I have been The Malawi Country Manager and duty editor for the Maravi Post since 2019. My duty editor’s job is to ensure that the news is covered properly, that it is delivered on time, and that it is created to the standards set out in the editorial guidelines of the Maravi Post.