National Orders Recipients
Table of contents:
- National Orders Recipients 1994
- National Orders Recipients 1995
- National Orders Recipients 1996
- National Orders Recipients 1997
- National Orders Recipients 1998
- National Orders Recipients 1999
- National Orders Recipients 2000
- National Orders Recipients 2001
- National Orders Recipients 2002
- National Orders Recipients 2003
- National Orders Recipients 2004
- National Orders Recipients 2005
- National Orders Recipients 2006
- National Orders Recipients 2007
- National Orders Recipients 2008
- National Orders Recipients 2009
- National Orders Recipients 2011
South Africa has taken many strides away from its past of exclusion and discrimination on the basis of sex, colour and creed. The country has been steadily moving forward in a direction that reasserts our humanity. In this march towards humanity, a new culture of human rights and a respect for the dignity of the human spirit have become characteristics of South Africa.
One of the symbolic moments of the exodus from the past was the raising of the new flag in 1994. This moment aptly affirmed the pride and dignity of an unfolding country and a celebration of humanity. Another was the unveiling of a new Coat of Arms on 27 April 2000 that embraced the collective historical essence of the people of the country. In so doing, a new aesthetic that takes consideration of Africa and her symbols became part of the new culture that informs a South African rebirth.
The new National Orders have been conceived in the spirit of that rebirth.
