RECIPIENTS
1. MR MDA MDA , LLD , 2025
2. MR OMAR BADSHAR , D PHIL , 2025
3. DR SINDIWE MAGONA, D LITT ET PHIL, 2021
4. JUSTICE DIKGANG MOSENEKE , LLD, 2021
5. JUSTICE MANDISA MURIEL LINDELWA MAYA, LLD, 2021
6. MR MANDLA LANGA, D LITT ET PHIL, 2019
7. MS T TISEO, DOCTOR OF NURSING, 2019
8. JUDGE PRESIDENT D. MLAMBO LLD, 2019
9. MRS RITA MARLEY (ALFARITA CONSTANTIA ANDERSON) D SOC SC, 2017
10. MR RAYMOND MPHAKAMISI MHLABA D SOC SC, 2017
11. DR PATRICE TLHOPANE MOTSEPE D COMM, 2017
12. MR GILPIN GILBERT TOZAMILE MATSHAYANA D EDUCATION, 2016
13. PROF DORCAS NOMPUMELELO JAFTA D LITT ET PHIL,2016
14. DR IMTIAZ SOOLIMAN D HEALTH SC, 2016
15. DR PUMZILE MLAMBO-NGCUKA D SOC SC, 2016
16. MS IIIANA NADI ALBINO D ED, 2016
17. MR NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO LLD, 2016
18. DR DANIEL ALEXANDER JORDAAN D ADMIN, 2015
19. DR XAVIER FRANCIS CARELSE D SC , 2015
20. REV DR SIMON GQUBULE D THEOLOGY, 2014
21. DR NKOSAZANA DLAMINI-ZUMA D ADMIN, 2014
22. DR THULISILE MADONSELA LLD, 2013
23. DR JOHN PAMPALLIS D ED, 2013
24. ARNOLD MAKHENKESI STOFILE D. THEOL, 2012
25. SADIE FORMAN D SOC SC, 2012
26. LEEPILE MOSHWEU TAUNYANE D ED, 2012
27. MR SAMUEL EDWARD KRUNE MQHAYI (POSTHUMOUSLY) D.LITT ET PHIL, 2011
28. MR JEREMY CRONIN LLD, 2011
29. JUSTICE ZAKERIA MOHAMMED YACOOB LLD, 2010
30. LIVINGSTONE MQOTSI (POSTHUMOUSLY) D.LITT ET PHIL, 2010
31. PROF GORDON SANDILE SIBIYA DSC, 2008
32. MS GCINA MHLOPHE-BECKER D LITT ET PHIL, 2008
33. DR JACQUES ROGGE LLD, 2008
34. DR WISEMAN NKUHLU D COMM, 2008
35. MR POLELO LAZARUS ZIM D COMM, 2006
36. DR PETER MAGUBANE D PHIL, 2006
37. MS LESLEY – ANNE FOSTER D SOC SC, 2006
38. MS WENDY YVONNE NOMATHEMBA LUHABE D COMM, 2005
39. PROF JAMES STEPHEN MZILIKAZI KHUMALO D LITT ET PHIL, 2005
40. MS LULI CALLINICOS D LITT ET PHIL, 2005
41. MR SIZWE ERROL NXASANA DCOMM, 2004
42. DR TAMSANQA WILKINSON KAMBULE DSC, 2004
43. MR KHAYA NGQULA D COMM, 2002
44. MR JOE RAJARATNAM DSC, 2002
45. MR ANDILE NGCABA D COMM, 2002
46. MRS MASECHELE KHAKETLA D LITT ET PHIL, 2002
47. MS NOSIMO BALINDLELA D ARTS IN PHIL, 2002
48. MR JOHN NKADIMENG D COMM, 2002
49. DR KHOTSO MOKHELE DSC, 2002
50. DR HLOPHE BRIGALIA BAM D ARTS IN PHIL, 2002
51. MR JOSEPH RIFFAT LARRY KOTSOKOANE D AGRIC, 2001
52. MR HECTOR MAKHAYA MJANA MA (MUSIC), 2001
53. ARCHBISHOP EMERITUS DESMOND MPILO TUTU D THEOL, 2001
54. HONOURABLE JACOB ZUMA LLD, 2001
55. MR BONGANI AUGUSTINE KHUMALO D ADMIN, 2000
56. MS ZENZI MIRIAM MAKEBA D LITT ET PHIL, 1998
57. MR KARAMCHUD KRISH MACKERDHUJ D ED, 1998
58. DR GABRIEL MOLEHE SETILOANE D THEOL, 1998
59. DR ALFRED Z MSEZANE DSC, 1998
60. MR STEVE BANTU BIKO (POSTHUMOUSLY) D SOC SC, 1998
61. DR ROBERT MANGALISO SOBUKWE (POSTHUMOUSLY) LLD, 1998
62. MWALIMU KAMBARAGE JULIUS NYERERE LLD, 1998
63. MRS ALBETINA NONTSIKELELO SISULU D LITT ET PHIL, 1997
64. PROF JM MOHAPELOA D ED, 1997
65. MR DULLAH OMAR LLD, 1997
66. DR DONALD MTIMKULU D ED, 1996
67. MR FWANYANGA MULIKITA LLD, 1996
68. DR NTSU MOKHEHLE LLD, 1996
69. MR ERNEST MANCOBA D LITT ET PHIL, 1996
70. MS FRIEDA MATTHEWS D LITT ET PHIL, 1996
71. DR GAOSITWE CHIEPE D ED, 1996
72. THE HONOURABLE ROBERT MUGABE D COM, 1995
73. THE HONOURABLE IBRAHIMA FALL LLD, 1995
74. MR ROBINSON GILBERT SIPHO MAKALIMA D ED, 1994
75. THE HONOURABLE GOVAN ARCHIBALD MBEKI D LITT ET PHIL, 1994
76. THE HONOURABLE NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA LLD, 1992
77. DR NIARRA SUDARKASA D LITT ET PHIL, 1993
78. DR OLIVER REGINALD TAMBO LLD, 1991
79. MR JUSTICE GEORGE GLAESER ANDERSON MUNNIK LLD, 1989
80. CHIEF LENNOX LESLIE WONGAMA SEBE LLD, 1979
81. MR GEORGE MILWA MNYALUZA PEMBA MA (FINE ARTS, 1979
82. JAMES GEORGE BENJAMIN MOLEFE D THEOL, 1978
83. REGINALD CINGO D ED, 1977
84. MR BENJAMIN JOHN PETER TYAMZASHE MA 1976
85. JAMES RANISI JOLOBE D LITT ET PHIL, 1974
86. PARAMOUNT CHIEF KAIZER DALIWONGA MATANZIMA LLD, 1974