Order of the Disa


The Order of the Disa is a provincial-level order issued by the Department of the Premier of Western Cape Province. It was created by the Provincial Honours Act 9 of 1999, and is enshrined in Section 6 of the Western Cape Provincial Constitution. It is awarded in the following three levels:
It was first awarded in 2003 by then-premier Marthinus van Schalkwyk at Castle of Good Hope, and has been awarded intermittently ever since.

List of honorees

2007

  1. Helen Suzman - Commander
  2. Basil February - Commander
  3. James Arnold la Guma - Commander
  4. Clements Kadalie - Commander
  5. Dulcie Evonne - Commander
  6. Harold Jack Simons - Commander
  7. Elizabeth Abrahams - Officer
  8. Reverend Michael Lapsley SSM - Officer
  9. Reginald September - Officer
  10. Elizabeth Mafikeng - Officer
  11. Anna Berry - Officer
  12. Dora Tamana - Officer
  13. John James Issel - Officer
  14. Mpho Leboho - CIVIL ENGINEERING GRADUATE
  15. Alex La Guma - Officer, Posthumous
  16. Sir Richard Edmonds Luyt - Officer, Posthumous
  17. Molly Blackburn - Officer, Posthumous
  18. Hilda Bernstein - Officer, Posthumous
  19. Gaby Shapiro - Officer, Posthumous
  20. Autshumao “Harry de Strandloper” - Officer, Posthumous
  21. Sarah Baartman - Officer, Posthumous
  22. Cheryl Carolus - Officer
  23. Solomon Makosana - Officer, Posthumous
  24. Archbishop Njongonkulu Ndungane - Officer
  25. Tony Links - Officer, Posthumous
  26. Izak L. de Villiers - Officer
  27. Leonora van den Heever - Officer
  28. Patricia Gorvalla - Officer
  29. Pamela Golding - Officer
  30. Osma Mbombo - Officer
  31. Ronald Herbolt - Officer, Posthumous
  32. Richard Ishmail - Member, Posthumous
  33. Evelina Tshabalala - Member
  34. Zikiswa Matamo - Member
  35. Nomawethu Nika - Member
  36. Taswell Papier - Member
  37. Iris Barry - Member, Posthumous
  38. Ronald Harrison - Member
  39. Fred Carneson - Member, Posthumous
  40. Sarah Carneson - Member
  41. Anneline Rabie - Member
  42. Mbuyiselo Sodayise - Member, Posthumous
  43. Johannna Barnes - Member
  44. Helena Marincowitz - Member, Posthumous
  45. Jacob du Plessis - Member
  46. Isaac David Morkel - Member, Posthumous
  47. Rev. Martin Jack Reginald Wessels - Member, Posthumous
  48. Imam Armien Baker - Member, Posthumous
  49. Lutz Christian van Dijk - Member
  50. Lucas Janse van Rensburg - Member
  51. Michael Shand - Member
  52. Jarl Are Hovstad - Member
  53. David Walter Patrick - Member, Posthumous
  54. Sheik Abdul Hamid Gabier - Member

    2006

  55. Molefi Nathanael Oliphant - Officer
  56. Dr Irvin Khoza - Officer
  57. Daniel Alexander Jordaan - Officer

    2005

  58. Nelson Mandela - Commander
  59. Archbishop Desmond Tutu - Commander
  60. Dr. Abdullah Abdulrahman - Officer
  61. Dr. Neville Alexander - Officer
  62. Ray Alexander - Officer
  63. Dr. Allan Boesak - Officer
  64. Brian Bunting - Officer
  65. Dr. Danie Craven - Officer
  66. Richard Dudley - Officer
  67. Colin Eglin - Officer
  68. Prof. George Ellis - Officer
  69. Imam Abdullah Haroun - Officer
  70. Hassan Howa - Officer
  71. Prof. Willie Jonker - Officer
  72. Philip Kgosana - Officer
  73. Adv. Bennie Kies - Officer
  74. Mildred Lesiea - Officer
  75. Zora Mehlomakulu - Officer
  76. Sheikh Nazeem Mohamed - Officer
  77. Judge Essa Moosa - Officer
  78. Oscar Mpetha - Officer
  79. Solwandle Ngudle - Officer
  80. Jan Rabie - Officer
  81. Dr. David Rabkin - Officer
  82. Dr. Richard Rive - Officer
  83. Rabbi Dr. David Sherman - Officer
  84. Mark Shuttleworth - Officer
  85. Annie Silinga - Officer
  86. Prof. Adam Small - Officer
  87. Christmas Tinto - Officer
  88. Basil Coetzee - Officer
  89. Archbishop Emeritus Joost de Blank - Officer
  90. Robbie Jansen - Officer
  91. Zollie Malindi - Officer
  92. Winston Mankunku - Officer
  93. Reverend Sikolakhe Marawu - Officer
  94. Dr. Anton Rupert - Officer
  95. Zackie Achmat - Member
  96. Imam Manie Bassier - Member
  97. Mary Burton - Member
  98. Cissie Gool - Member
  99. Archbishop Lawrence Henry - Member
  100. David Kramer - Member
  101. Dr. Kwesi Madikiza - Member
  102. Dorothy Mfaco - Member
  103. Maxwell Moss - Member
  104. Margaret Nash - Member
  105. Madoda Ntilashe - Member
  106. Reggie Olifant - Member
  107. Taliep Petersen - Member
  108. Vincent Qunta - Member
  109. Dr. Hannah-Reeve Sanders - Member
  110. Victor Ritchie - Member
  111. Amy Thornton - Member
  112. Ernst van Dyk - Member
  113. Father Basil van Rensburg - Member

    2004

  114. Archbishop Desmond Tutu - Commander
  115. Dr Abdullah Ibrahim - Officer
  116. Antjie Krog - Officer
  117. Mark Shuttleworth - Officer
  118. Dr Franklin Sonn - Officer
  119. Abdulah Mohamed Omar - Officer
  120. Adam Small - Officer
  121. Dr Mamphela Ramphele - Officer
  122. Prof. Njabulo Ndebele - Officer
  123. Helen Lieberman - Member
  124. Pieter-Dirk Uys - Member
  125. Chester Williams - Member
  126. Willie Bester - Member
  127. Prof. Lynette Denny - Member
  128. Ian Douglas - Member
  129. Dawn Hare - Member
  130. Rashid Lombard - Member
  131. Prof. Nomvula Mtetwa - Member
  132. Ernst van Dyk - Member
  133. David Samaai - Member
  134. Millin Smith Petersen - Member
  135. Dr Frank James Lloyd Quint - Member
  136. Christiaan Jacobus Du Toit -

    2003

  137. Archbishop Desmond Tutu - Commander
  138. Raymond Ackerman - Officer
  139. John Coetzee - Officer
  140. DP de Villiers - Officer
  141. Jakes Gerwel - Officer
  142. Adam Small - Officer
  143. Frank Bradlow - Member
  144. David Jack - Member
  145. Helen Lieberman - Member
  146. Mavis Nduzulwana - Member
  147. Adele Seale - Member
  148. Mark Shuttleworth - Member
  149. Phyllis Spira - Member
  150. Pieter-Dirk Uys - Member
  151. Willem van Schalkwyk - Member
  152. Chester Williams - Member