“Order of the Baobab”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The Order of the Baobab is a South African civilian national honour, awarded to those for service in business and the economy; science, medicine, and for technological innovation; and community service. It was instituted on 6 December 2002, and is awarded annually by the President of South Africa. The order is named after the baobab tree, which was chosen as a symbol because of its endurance and tolerance, its vitality, its importance in agro-forestry systems, and its use as a meeting place in traditional African societies.^[1]

Until the Order of Luthuli and the Order of Ikhamanga were established in 2004, the Order of the Baobab also covered service in the fields now covered by those orders.

Current classes

The three classes of appointment to the Order are, in descending order of precedence:

Symbolism

The central motif is a baobab tree, one of the oldest trees in Africa, with roots symbolising longevity. The badge is bordered by a nonagon shape, a nine-sided polygon, with each side representing one of the nine South African provinces. It represents the many different areas of possible contribution and service, in building a prosperous nation. The roughly rectangular shaped plaque, is textured to represent the baobab tree bark that is commonly used to make mats and hats. ^[2]

The ribbon is gold, with recurring cream-coloured baobab silhouettes down the centre. All three classes are worn around the neck. The South African coat of arms is displayed on the reverse of the badge.

Recipients

Name

Grade

Date awarded

Prof. Emeritus James David Lewis-Williams

2015-12-18|dmy}}

Frank Dutton

2012

Otto Stehlik

2015-12-18|dmy}}

Dr. Andrew Ross

2015-12-18|dmy}}

Dr. Mary Susan Makobatjatji Malahlela

2015-12-17|dmy}}

Douglas John Anderson

2015-12-17|dmy}}

J. Yvonne Mokgoro

2015-12-17|dmy}}

Dr. Sayed Mohamed Ridwan Mia

2014-05-29|dmy}}

Herbert William Garnet De La Hunt

2014-04-29|dmy}}

Colin Wells Eglin

2014-04-29|dmy}}

David Jacobus Bosch

2014-04-29|dmy}}

Yusuf Abramjee

2014-04-29|dmy}}

Suraya Khan

2014-04-29|dmy}}

Nontsikelelo Qwelane

2014-04-29|dmy}}

The Revd Phambani Jeremiah Mzimba

2011-04-27|dmy}}

The Rt Revd David Patrick Russell

2011-04-27|dmy}}

William Sinclair Winship

2011-04-27|dmy}}

Nowongile Cynthia Molo

2011-04-27|dmy}}

Reginald Dudley Forde

2011-04-27|dmy}}

Imtiaz Sooliman

2010-04-27|dmy}}

James Mata Dwane

2010-04-27|dmy}}

Lord Joel Joffe

2010-04-27|dmy}}

Malebone Susan Luthuli

2010-04-27|dmy}}

Malefu Mphathane

2010-04-27|dmy}}

Vincent Naidoo

2010-04-27|dmy}}

Joyce Piliso-Seroke

2008|dmy}}

Richard Maponya

2007|dmy}}

The Revd Dr Barney Pityana

{{post-nominals|country=ZAR|GCOB}}^[3]

2006|04|20|dmy}}

See also

References

1. ^¹{{cite web|title=The Order of the Baobab|url=http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp?relid=7527|website=The Presidency South Africa|accessdate=29 January 2016|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thepresidency.gov.za%2Fpebble.asp%3Frelid%3D7527&date=2014-06-08|archivedate=8 June 2014|df=}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=The Order of the Baobab|url=http://www.sahistory.org.za/order-baobab|website=SA History|accessdate=29 January 2016}}
3. ^{{Cite web | title = Barney Pityana (1945–) | author = | work = The Presidency, The Republic of South Africa | date = | accessdate = 2016-01-29 | url = http://www.thepresidency.gov.za/pebble.asp?relid=7578 | language = | quote = }}

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20120904091441/http://www.info.gov.za/aboutgovt/orders/index.htm South African government website]

[https://web.archive.org/web/20130506044954/http://samw.hwmw.net46.net/ South African Medals Website]

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