Isitwalandwe/Seaparankoe

Isithwalandwe/Seaparankoe, until 1994 known as the Isithwalandwe Medal, also known as the Isithwalandwe Award and also spelt Isithwalandwe and Isithwalandwe/Seaparankwe, is the highest award given by the African National Congress (ANC) "to those who have made an outstanding contribution and sacrifice to the liberation struggle", that is, those who resisted the apartheid regime in South Africa (1949−1991) in various ways.

Isithwalandwe means "the one who wears the plumes of the rare bird", in particular the blue crane. This type of honor is taken directly from Xhosa culture where the plume of the Ndwe bird was used as an award. It was customarily only given to the bravest warriors, those distinguished by their leadership and heroism.

Recipients
Recipients include:


 * 1955	Yusuf Dadoo
 * 1955	Father Trevor Huddleston
 * 1955	Chief Albert Luthuli
 * 1975	Moses Kotane
 * 1980	Govan Mbeki
 * 1980	Bishop Ambrose Reeves
 * 1982	Lilian Ngoyi
 * 1988	Ahmed Kathrada
 * 1992	Harry Gwala
 * 1992	Helen Joseph
 * 1992	Nelson Mandela
 * 1992	Raymond Mhlaba
 * 1992	Wilton Mkwayi
 * 1992	Andrew Mlangeni
 * 1992	Elias Motsoaledi
 * 1992	Walter Sisulu
 * 1992	Oliver Tambo
 * 1994	Joe Slovo
 * 2004	Rachel Simons
 * 2008  Chris Hani
 * 2014  Ruth Mompati
 * 2014  Gertrude Shope
 * 2019  Denis Goldberg
 * 2019  Sophia De Bruyn,
 * 2019  John Nkadimeng
 * 2019  Winnie Madikizela-Mandela
 * 2019  Ahmed Timol
 * 2019  Albertina Sisulu
 * 2019  Charlotte Maxeke