| NAME OF RECIPIENT |
YEAR |
| 1. Mrs P Naidoo |
April 2008 |
| 2. Professor E J da Silva (posthumous) |
April 2008 |
| 3. Mr A Verster |
April 2009 |
| 4. Dr M Hinoul |
April 2009 |
| 5. Mr J N Kollapen |
April 2009 |
| 6. Mr N Soobben |
April 2010 |
| 7. Dr I I Sooliman |
September 2010 |
| 8. Mr I G Murray |
April 2011 |
| 9. Mr B S Biko (posthumous) |
April 2011 |
| 10. Mr M L Sultan (posthumous) |
April 2011 |
| 11. Mr R H L Strachan |
April 2011 |
| 12. Professor L Nkosi (posthumous) |
April 2012 |
| 13. Ms W Y N Luhabe |
April 2012 |
| 14. Vice-Admiral J R Mudimu |
April 2012 |
| 15. Professor N S Ndebele |
April 2012 |
| 16. Mr S Nxasana |
September 2012 |
| 17. Ms E Gandhi |
September 2012 |
| 18. Mr S G Pretorius |
April 2013 |
| 19. Mr J Naidoo |
September 2013 |
| 20. Mrs L G Ngcobo |
April 2014 |
| 21. Mr S E P Peek |
April 2014 |
| 22. Mr S G Govender |
April 2014 |
| 23. Mr A H Singh |
September 2014 |
| 24. Mr D D B Mkhwanazi |
September 2014 |
| 25. Mr Joseph Shabalala |
April 2015 |
| 26. Mr Richard Maponya |
April 2015 |
| 27. Mr Desmond D’Sa |
September 2015 |
| 28. Mr Ahmed Kathrada |
April 2016 |
| 29. Mrs G T Serobe |
September 2016 |
| 30. Mr Kumi Naidoo |
September 2017 |
| 31. Judge Navanethem Pillay |
September 2017 |
| 32. Dr A M Mlangeni |
April 2018 |
| 33. Ms E N Mahlangu |
September 2018 |
| 34. Mr J Clegg |
September 2018 |
| 35. Mr S Mchunu |
September 2018 |
| 36. Mr W Nzimande |
September 2018 |
| 37. Mr B P Vundla |
September 2019 |
| 38. Professor Z K G Mda |
June 2021 |
| 39. Ms Thembi Mtshali-Jones |
July 2022 |
| 40. Professor Salim Abdool Karim |
May 2023 |
