Cathodic materials significantly influence the performance, durability, and sustainability of primary zinc‐air batteries (ZABs). This study focuses on the rational design of highly active metal‐free composites by tailoring the content of N and S heteroatoms in carbon nanotube‐graphene (CNTG) composites. The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) tests showed onset potentials (Eo) of 0.88 V (N‐CNT) and 0.89 V (N‐graphene) for individual materials and 0.92 V for the N‐CNTG composite. The N content varied with dicyandiamide and urea, showing changes in the surface area and N content (7.09 vs. 5.30 at. %), and in pyridinic and quaternary N species. The abundance of pyridinic‐N species in N‐CNTG using urea enabled a higher ORR activity (Eo=0.92 V). The S incorporation through thiourea improved the Eo to 0.94 V (Pt/C= 1.03 V). And, the combination of urea and thiourea resulted in a highly active and durable N,S‐CNTG material, displaying a Eo of 0.96 V, and an activity loss of 8.7% (Pt/C= 25.4%) after 2000 cycles. In ZAB mode, this material displayed a voltage of 1.35 V, a power density of 107 mW cm−2, and a specific capacity of 1060 mA‧h g−1.