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 in South Africa. 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:
  • Commander: for rendering excellent meritorious service
  • Officer: for rendering outstanding meritorious service
  • Member: for rendering noteworthy meritorious service.
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

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

    2006

  54. Molefi Nathanael Oliphant – Officer
  55. Dr Irvin Khoza – Officer
  56. Daniel Alexander Jordaan – Officer

    2005

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

    2004

Source:
  1. Archbishop Desmond Tutu – Commander
  2. Dr Abdullah Ibrahim – Officer
  3. Antjie Krog – Officer
  4. Mark Shuttleworth – Officer
  5. Dr Franklin Sonn – Officer
  6. Abdulah Mohamed Omar – Officer
  7. Adam Small – Officer
  8. Dr Mamphela Ramphele – Officer
  9. Prof. Njabulo Ndebele – Officer
  10. Helen Lieberman – Member
  11. Pieter-Dirk Uys – Member
  12. Chester Williams – Member
  13. Willie Bester – Member
  14. Prof. Lynette Denny – Member
  15. Ian Douglas – Member
  16. Dawn Hare – Member
  17. Rashid Lombard – Member
  18. Prof. Nomvula Mtetwa – Member
  19. Ernst van Dyk – Member
  20. David Samaai – Member
  21. Millin Smith Petersen – Member
  22. Dr Frank James Lloyd Quint – Member
  23. Christiaan Jacobus Du Toit –

    2003

Source:
  1. Archbishop Desmond Tutu – Commander
  2. Raymond Ackerman – Officer
  3. J. M. Coetzee – Officer
  4. DP de Villiers – Officer
  5. Jakes Gerwel – Officer
  6. Adam Small – Officer
  7. Frank Bradlow – Member
  8. David Jack – Member
  9. Helen Lieberman – Member
  10. Mavis Nduzulwana – Member
  11. Adele Seale – Member
  12. Mark Shuttleworth – Member
  13. Phyllis Spira – Member
  14. Pieter-Dirk Uys – Member
  15. Willem van Schalkwyk – Member
  16. Chester Williams – Member