Order of Ikhamanga
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The Order of Ikhamanga is a South Africa
n honour. It was instituted on 30 November 2003 and is granted by the President of South Africa
for achievements in arts, culture, literature, music, journalism, and sports (which were initially recognised by the Order of the Baobab
). The order has three classes:
"Ikhamanga' is the Xhosa name for the strelitzia
flower.
The egg-shaped badge depicts a rising sun, a "Lydenburg head", two strelitzia flowers, a drum, three circles, and two roadways. The head represents the arts, the sun represents glory, the circles symbolise sport, and the roads represent the long road to excellence. The South African coat of arms
is displayed on the reverse.
The ribbon is gold with four cream-coloured lines inset from each edge and a pattern of recurring stylised dancing figures down the centre. All three classes are worn around the neck.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n honour. It was instituted on 30 November 2003 and is granted by the President of South Africa
President of South Africa
The President of the Republic of South Africa is the head of state and head of government under South Africa's Constitution. From 1961 to 1994, the head of state was called the State President....
for achievements in arts, culture, literature, music, journalism, and sports (which were initially recognised by the Order of the Baobab
Order of the Baobab
The Order of the Baobab is a South African honour. It was instituted on 6 December 2002, and is granted by the president of South Africa for service to South Africa in the following fields: business and the economy, science, medicine and technological innovation, and community service...
). The order has three classes:
- Gold (OIG), for exceptional achievement,
- Silver (OIS), for excellent achievement,
- Bronze (OIB), for outstanding achievement.
"Ikhamanga' is the Xhosa name for the strelitzia
Strelitzia
Strelitzia is a genus of five species of perennial plants, native to South Africa. The genus is named after the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, birthplace of Queen Charlotte of the United Kingdom. A common name of the genus is bird of paradise flower, because of a supposed resemblance of its...
flower.
The egg-shaped badge depicts a rising sun, a "Lydenburg head", two strelitzia flowers, a drum, three circles, and two roadways. The head represents the arts, the sun represents glory, the circles symbolise sport, and the roads represent the long road to excellence. The South African coat of arms
Coat of arms of South Africa
The present coat of arms of South Africa was introducedon Freedom Day April 27, 2000. It replaced the earlier national arms, which had been in use since 1910. The motto ǃke e: ǀxarra ǁke is written in the Khoisan language of the ǀXam people and translates literally to "diverse people unite"...
is displayed on the reverse.
The ribbon is gold with four cream-coloured lines inset from each edge and a pattern of recurring stylised dancing figures down the centre. All three classes are worn around the neck.
Gold
- Joseph Albert Mashite Mokoena (posthumous)
- Steve MokoneSteve MokoneStephen Madi Mokone OIG is a former South African footballer who was the first black player to play in a professional European league...
- George PembaGeorge PembaGeorge Milwa Mnyaluza Pemba was a South African painter and writer. He was posthumously awarded the Order of Ikhamanga.Pemba was born in 1912 in Hill's Kraal, Korsten, Port Elizabeth...
(posthumous) - 2010 Soccer World Cup Bid Committee2010 FIFA World CupThe 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010...
- Bessie HeadBessie HeadBessie Emery Head is usually considered Botswana's most influential writer.-Biography:Bessie Emery Head was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, the child of a wealthy white South African woman and a black servant when interracial relationships were illegal in South Africa...
(posthumous) - Gary PlayerGary PlayerGary Player DMS; OIG is a South African professional golfer. With his nine major championship victories, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of golf. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Player has won 165 tournaments on six continents over six...
- Lewis Gordon PughLewis Gordon PughLewis Gordon Pugh, OIG is a British environmental campaigner, maritime lawyer and endurance swimmer.Pugh was the first person to complete a long distance swim in every ocean...
Silver
- Abigail Kubeka
- Alfred Khumalo
- André P. Brink
- Athol FugardAthol FugardAthol Fugard is a South African playwright, novelist, actor, and director who writes in English, best known for his political plays opposing the South African system of apartheid and for the 2005 Academy-Award winning film of his novel Tsotsi, directed by Gavin Hood...
- Can ThembaCan Themba-Overview:He was born in Marabastad, near Pretoria, but wrote most of his work in Sophiatown, Johannesburg, South Africa before it was destroyed under the provisions of the apartheid Group Areas Act....
(posthumous) - Dolly RathebeDolly RathebeDolly Rathebe was a South African musician and actress.Dolly Rathebe was born in Randfontein in South Africa but grew up in Sophiatown which she describes as having been "a wonderful place". She was discovered around 1948 after singing at a picnic in Johannesburg...
(posthumous) - Eddie Roux, 1997 (posthumous)
- Elijah Makhathini
- Elsa JoubertElsa JoubertElsa Joubert , born as Elsabé Antoinette Murray on 19 October 1922 in Paarl, is an Afrikaans-speaking South African writer. Elsa Joubert rose to prominence with her novel Die swerfjare van Poppie Nongena, which was translated into 13 languages and also staged as a drama.Elsa Joubert grew up in...
- Hassan Howa
- Henry NxumaloHenry NxumaloHenry Nxumalo, also known as Henry "Mr Drum" Nxumalo was a South African journalist.- Biography :He was born in 1917 in Margate, Natal, South Africa and attended the Fascadale Mission School...
(posthumous) - Ingrid JonkerIngrid JonkerIngrid Jonker , was a South African poet. Although she wrote in Afrikaans, her poems have been widely translated into other languages...
(posthumous) - James MatthewsJames Matthews (writer)James Matthews is a South African poet, writer and publisher.He was detained by the apartheid government in 1976, and was denied a passport for 23 years....
- Johannes Jacobus Degenaar
- Lionel Ngakane
- Mandla LangaMandla LangaMandla Langa is a published South African poet, short story writer, and novelist. He grew up in KwaMashu township.Langa studied at the University of Fort Hare where he graduated in 1972 with a B.A...
- Mmapula Mmakgoba Helen Sebidi
- Natalie du ToitNatalie du ToitNatalie du Toit is a South African swimmer. She is best known for the gold medals she won at the 2004 Paralympic Games as well as the Commonwealth Games. She was one of two Paralympians to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; the other being table tennis player Natalia Partyka...
- Sathima Bea BenjaminSathima Bea BenjaminSathima Bea Benjamin , is a South African vocalist and composer born in Johannesburg, raised in Cape Town, and now based in New York City.-Early life:...
- Sewsunker Sewgolum (posthumous)
- Sydney MareeSydney MareeSydney Maree is a former middle distance runner who competed at the international level in the 1980s. He was born in South Africa, in the dusty mining town of Cullinan, east of Pretoria, but later became a U.S...
- Vera Gow
Bronze
- Oscar PistoriusOscar PistoriusOscar Leonard Carl Pistorius is a South African sprint runner. Known as the "Blade Runner" and "the fastest man on no legs", Pistorius, who has a double amputation, is the world record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 metres events and runs with the aid of Cheetah Flex-Foot carbon fibre transtibial...
- Victor Ralushai
- Jeanne Zaidel-RudolphJeanne Zaidel-RudolphJeanne Zaidel-Rudolph is a South African composer, pianist and teacher. She was the first woman in South Africa to obtain a doctorate in composition.-Education:...
- Christian Ashley-Botha