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Order of Mendi for Bravery

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Classes
Namesake
Design
Recipients
2003 2004 2005 2011 2014
See also
References
External links

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The Order of Mendi for Bravery is a South African honour,^[1] instituted on 30 November 2003. It was originally called the "Mendi Decoration for Bravery", and was renamed as an order on 22 October 2004. Although this is primarily a civilian honour, there have been a few military awards, including a collective award to the South African Air Force and South African Navy units which rescued the passengers from a sinking ocean liner in 1991, and a collective award to SAAF units which carried out flood relief operations in Mozambique in 2001.

Classes

The order is granted by the president of South Africa, for bravery in saving life or property. It has three classes:

Gold (OMBG), for conspicuous bravery.
Silver (OMBS), for exceptional bravery,
Bronze (OMBB), for outstanding bravery.

Namesake

The order is named after a World War I troopship, the SS Mendi, which sank after a collision in 1917, with the loss of more than 600 (black) South African troops.

Design

The badge of the order is oval, On the obverse is an oval African shield, depicting the Mendi with a blue crane bird flying overhead. Behind the shield are a crossed assegai and knobkierrie (war club), and the whole design is surrounded by a border decorated with lion pawprints. The reverse displays the Coat of Arms of South Africa. The ribbon is gold, dotted with outlines of lion pawprints, alternately left and right.

Recipients

2003

Members of the South African Air Force rescue team involved in the 2000 Mozambique flood - Gold
Basil February - Gold
Petros Linda Jabane
Members of the South African National Defence Force rescue team involved in the 1991 sinking of the Oceanos - Silver
Sam Nkomo - Silver
Slabbert Leonard - Silver

2004

Richard Barney Lekgotla Molokoane - Gold
Jimmy Booysen - Silver
Etienne Gunter

2005

Solomon Mahlangu - Gold
Grant Nigel Kirkland - Silver
Simon John Mthombeni - Bronze
Sheik Yusuf

2011

Raymond Basil van Staden - Bronze - Van Staden drowned whilst trying to save the life of another person. For his selfless act, Van Staden was posthumously awarded the Order of Mendi for Bravery in Bronze

2014

Elizabeth Barrett - Bronze^[2] - For her courageous act of selflessness in saving 14 children from a burning house and her continued giving to vulnerable orphans and street children.
Russell Maphanga - Silver^[2] - For his leadership in times of difficulty and brave contribution in fighting for the rights of workers and liberation of the people of South Africa.
Indres Elatchininathan Naidoo - Silver^[2] - For his excellent contribution in the fight against the unjust laws of apartheid, often at times putting his life in danger to ensure freedom for all South Africans.
Shirish Nanabhai - Silver^[2] - For his bravery in the struggle against apartheid and resolute determination to realise the dream of a free and democratic South Africa.
Reggie Vandeyar - Silver^[2] - For his remarkable bravery during the struggle against apartheid and for striving for a free and democratic South Africa.

References

South African Government Gazette No 25799 (2 December 2003)
South African Government Gazette No 26929 (25 October 2004)

1. ^{{cite news| first=| last=| coauthors=| title=The Order of Mendi for Bravery| date=| publisher=Republic of South Africa| url=http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/main.asp?include=orders/main.html#mendi| work=The Presidency| pages=| accessdate=2007-04-29| language=| archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070420231656/http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/main.asp?include=orders%2Fmain.html#mendi| archivedate=2007-04-20| deadurl=yes| df=}}
2. ^¹²³⁴{{cite web|title=Media Statement by the Chancellor of the National Orders and Director-General in the Presidency, Dr Cassius Lubisi, at the Union Buildings, Pretoria|url=http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp?relid=17217|website=thepresidency.gov.za|publisher=The Presidency|accessdate=21 November 2014|date=16 April 2014|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129063211/http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp?relid=17217|archivedate=29 November 2014|df=}}

External links

South African government website
[https://web.archive.org/web/20130506044954/http://samw.hwmw.net46.net/ South African Medals Website]
The Order of Mendi - The Presidency
Recipients by year

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