The Order of Luthuli is a South African honour. It was instituted on 30 November 2003 and is awarded by the President of South Africa for contributions to the struggle for democracy, human rights, nation-building, justice, or peace and conflict resolution.

The order is named after former African National Congress leader Chief Albert Luthuli, who was South Africa's first Nobel Peace Prize winner.

Classes The Order of Luthuli has three classes: Gold (OLG), for exceptional contributions, Silver (OLS), for excellent contributions, Bronze (OLB), for outstanding contributions.

Symbols The badge of the order is an equilateral triangle representing a flintstone above a clay pot. The flintstone depicts the sun rising above Isandhlwana, and the national flag, and it is flanked by two animal horns rising out of the clay pot, which bears the initials AL. Isandhlwana symbolises peace and tranquillity, and the leopardskin bands around the bases of the horns represent Chief Luthuli's headdress. The South African coat of arms is displayed on the reverse.

The ribbon is gold with a stripe of cream-coloured AL monograms down each edge, and recurring cream-coloured outlines of the flintstone, depicting the national flag, down the centre. All three classes are worn around the neck.

Members +Members of the Order of Luthuli (2003–2023)YearMemberClassNotesCitation2003Mosell MolaoaGoldPosthumousJohn NkadimengGoldAlfred NzoGoldPosthumousMary BurtonSilverWillie EsterhuyseSilverMatthew GoniweSilverPosthumousMthuli ka SheziSilverPosthumousWinnie KgwareSilverPosthumousJafta MasemolaSilverPosthumousLekgau MathabatheSilverPosthumousPhillis NaidooSilverAlbert NolanSilverJasmat NanabhaiBronze2004Hilda BernsteinGoldZ. K. MatthewsGoldPosthumousThomas NkobiGoldPosthumousSol PlaatjeGoldPosthumousLaloo ChibaSilverClarence MakwetuSilverMapetla MohapiSilverPosthumousJosie MpamaSilverPosthumousBilly NairSilverRita NdzangaSilverJoe NhlanhlaSilverReggie SeptemberSilverDan TloomeSilverPosthumousSteve TshweteSilverPosthumousAmina CachaliaBronzeFrans Rasimphi TshivhaseBronzePosthumous2005Flag Marutle BoshieloGoldJohn DubeGoldPosthumousAnton LembedeGoldPosthumousI. B. TabataGoldPosthumousEddie DanielsSilverFrene GinwalaSilverArchie GumedeSilverPosthumousFish KeitsengSilverPosthumousKwedie Mzingisi Zilindile MkalipiSilverDullah OmarSilverPosthumousMadimetja Laurence PhokanokaSilverMildred Ramakaba-LesieaSilverArchie SibekoSilverChristmas Fihla TintoSilverDorothy Nomazotsho ZihlanguSilverPosthumous2006Joe GqabiSilverPosthumousFort CalataSilverPosthumousIke MaphothoSilverAmina PahadSilverPosthumousAlbie SachsSilverAma NaidooSilverPosthumousPixley SemeSilverPosthumousSicelo MhlauliSilverPosthumousAnthony SampsonSilverPosthumousJohn Tengo JabavuSilverPosthumousSparrow MkhontoSilverPosthumous2007Gert SibandeGoldPosthumousFlorence MophoshoSilverPosthumousJohnny MakatiniSilverPosthumousMfanasekaya Pearce Linda GqoboseSilverMonty NaickerSilverPosthumousJohn James IsselBronzeEmma MashininiBronzeRica HodgsonBronze2008James CalataGoldPosthumousRobert ReshaGoldPosthumousWalter RubusanaGoldPosthumousHiman BernadtSilverPosthumousBertha GxowaSilverJosiah JeleSilverZollie MalindiSilverBarbara MasekelaSilverNana Henrietta MoabiSilverBilly ModiseSilverGriffiths Mxenge and Victoria MxengeSilverPosthumousMaggie ReshaSilverPosthumousChanderdeo George SewpershadSilverPosthumousVesta SmithSilver2009Brian BuntingSilverPosthumousTlou Theophilus CholoSilverDenis GoldbergSilverJames Arnold (Jimmy) la GumaSilverPosthumousRebecca Makgomo MasilelaSilverPosthumousKader AsmalBronzeJacqueline Daane-van RensburgBronzeBibi Dawood (Yusuf Mukadam)BronzeMirriam HlazoBronzeLydia Komape-NgwenyaBronzeNomhlangano Beauty MkhizeBronzeJames MpanzaGoldPosthumousPeter NchabelengGoldPosthumousJohannes PhungulaGoldPosthumousDavid RabkinSilverPosthumousDulcie SeptemberSilverPosthumousSimon SennaSilverAhmed TimolSilverPosthumousSina KeitsingBronzeNokuhamba NyawoBronze2010Stephen DlaminiGoldSonia BuntingSilverPosthumousDot CleminshawSilverJameson Nongolozi MngomezuluSilverMzala NxumaloSilverPosthumousRandolph VigneSilver2011Rusty BernsteinGoldPosthumousNelson DialeSilverIsmael Chota MeerSilverFlorence Elizabeth MnumzanaSilverHarriet BoltonBronzeMargaret GazoBronzeTsietsi MashininiBronzePosthumousViolet Sarah Matlou (née Phiri)Bronze2012Josiah GumedeGoldPosthumousZaccheus MahabaneGoldPosthumousSefako MakgathoGoldPosthumousJames MorokaGoldPosthumousAlfred XumaGoldPosthumousJohn Stephen GomasSilverPosthumousBettie du ToitSilverPosthumousFenner Christian KadalieSilverPosthumousPeter MokabaSilverPosthumous2013Nkosazana Dlamini-ZumaGoldNeville AlexanderSilverPosthumousAmina DesaiSilverPosthumousMichael Alan HarmelSilverPosthumousEssop JassatSilverArthur LeteleSilverPosthumousMosibudi MangenaSilverDavid Fani MncubeSilverMoosa MoollaSilverElias Phakane MoretseleSilverPosthumousRichard MothupiSilverNomazizi MtshotshisaBronzePosthumous2014Frances BaardGoldPosthumousDavid Wilcox Hlahane BopapeGoldPosthumousRuth FirstGoldPosthumousAbdullah HaronGoldPosthumousBob HeppleGoldFlorence MatomelaGoldPosthumousZephania Lekoane MothopengGoldPosthumousAbdhulhay JassatSilverWolfie KodeshSilverPosthumousSmangaliso MkhatshwaSilverPopo MolefeSilverAgnes MsimangSilverJeanette SchoonSilverPosthumousZola SkweyiyaSilverMittah SeperepereBronzePosthumous2015William Henry FrankelSilverJohnson Malcomess MgabelaSilverPosthumousJabulile NyawoseSilverPosthumousPetros NyawoseSilverPosthumousMohammed TiklySilverKay MoonsamyBronze2016Cleopas Madoda NsibandeGoldPosthumousBrian Francis BishopSilverPosthumousMsizi Harrison DubeSilverPosthumousSimon GqubuleSilverWinnie Madikizela-MandelaSilverMac MaharajSilverMary ThipeSilverPosthumousAmy Rietstein ThorntonSilverJohn ZikhaliSilverPosthumousSuliman “Babla” SaloojeeBronzePosthumous2017The 22 ANC Political Trialists of 1969SilverMamou CalataSilverPosthumousDavid Mbulelo “Spi” GrootboomSilverPosthumousMatsobane Morris Matsemela SilverFatima MeerSilverPosthumousCollen Monde MkunqwanaSilverPosthumousZodwa MofokengSilverPosthumousReggie OliphantSilverPosthumousNeville RubinSilverPosthumousZweli Lucas SizaniSilverPosthumous2018Mhlabunzima Joseph MaphumuloGoldPosthumousDikgang MosenekeGoldGodfrey Kenneth BeckSilverPosthumousSylvia BenjaminBronzePosthumousRonald BernickowBronzePosthumousLilian DiedricksSilverFarid EsackSilverMary FitzgeraldSilverPosthumousSwami GoundenSilverCharles HooperSilverPosthumousSibongile MkhabelaSilverKeith MokoapeSilverMojo MotauSilverRahima MoosaSilverPosthumousVeronica SobukweSilverDora TamanaGoldPosthumous2019Thandi Lujabe-RankoeSilverVelaphi MsaneSilverTony Trew SilverMoyisile Douglas TyutyuSilverYosuf VeriavaSilver2023Ethel de KeyserGoldPosthumousEbrahim Ismail EbrahimGoldPosthumousMolly BlackburnSilverPosthumousMoki CekisaniSilver2024Kenneth Hlako RachidiGoldPosthumousPeter Cyril JonesGoldPosthumousMxolisi “Dicky” JacobsGoldPosthumousBenjamin LangaGoldPosthumousThobekile “Tobsy” MadakaGoldPosthumousSiphiwo MthimkhuluGoldPosthumousHarry Ranwedzi NengwekhuluGoldAnnie SilingaGoldPosthumousNokuthula SimelaneGoldPosthumous2026Jack SimonsGoldPosthumousRay Alexander SimonsGoldPosthumousMmagauta MolefeSilverCaiphus NyokaSilverPosthumousAdele KirstBronze

See also South African civil honours

References South African Government Gazette No 25799 (2 December 2003) South African Government website

Citations

External links South African government website South African Medals Website Order of Luthuli: Organization, Symbolism, Design, and Members