Isitwalandwe/Seaparankoe

Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe, until 1994 known as the Isithwalandwe Medal,[1] also known as the Isithwalandwe Award[2] and also spelt Isithwalandwe[3] and Isithwalandwe/Seaparankwe,[4] is the highest award given by the African National Congress (ANC) "to those who have made an outstanding contribution and sacrifice to the liberation struggle", that is, those who resisted the apartheid regime in South Africa (1949−1991) in various ways.[5]

Isithwalandwe means "the one who wears the plumes of the rare bird",[5] in particular the blue crane. This type of honor is taken directly from Xhosa culture where the plume of the Ndwe bird was used as an award.[6] It was customarily only given to the bravest warriors, those distinguished by their leadership and heroism.[2]

Recipients

Recipients include:[5]

References
  1. "Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe". Trevor Huddleston CR Memorial Centre. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. Kooopman, Adrian (December 2017). "Isithwalandwe: The wearing of the crane feather" (PDF). Natalia (47): 43–46. Retrieved 1 May 2020. Natlia
  3. "Isithwalandwe". A Dictionary of South African English. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. "ANC National Chairperson, Comrade Gwede Mantashe speaks on behalf of the ANC after the Officials led by the President awarded Isithwalandwe/Seaparankwe Ntate John Nkadimeng the highest honour of the ANC". African National Congress. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. "Isith walandwe / Seaparankoe the Highest Award of Honour, 1955 - 2014". South African History Online. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. "National Symbols" (PDF). South Africa. Dept of Trade and Industry. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. "Ahmed Mohamed Kathrada Timeline: 1929 - 2017". South African History Online. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. "Struggle hero Denis Goldberg honoured by his award from the ANC". IOL (Cape Argus). 23 January 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  9. "Madikizela-Mandela bestowed Isithwalandwe Award". SABC News. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  10. Tandwa, Lizeka (15 April 2019). "Ramaphosa hands over ANC's highest honours to struggle veteran John Nkadimeng". News24. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  11. Mvumvu, Zingisa (15 April 2019). "ANC endorsed by family of veteran John 'Joe' Nkadimeng". TimesLIVE. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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