Max du Preez (born 10 March 1951) is a South African author, columnist and documentary filmmaker and was the founding editor of Vrye Weekblad.

During his tenure as editor-in-chief, the newspaper's offices were bombed and Du Preez received death threats as a result of the paper's opposition to apartheid.

In 1999, Du Preez was dismissed by the SABC from his position as the executive editor of Special Assignment, an investigative television show, after he objected when a documentary was barred from being shown.

[9] Rumours that then-President Thabo Mbeki was a philanderer[10] were controversially brought to light by a comment Du Preez made on a national radio show in 2001.

"[11] The remark was subsequently carried on the front page of The Citizen, leading to multiple complaints, apologies[12] and a statement by a provincial branch of the African National Congress that it accepted "declaration of war by Max du Preez and his political masters who have unleashed an unprecedented vitriol against the ANC, its leadership, the President and its supporters.