Order of the Companions of O.R.Tambo

Order instituted on 6 December 2002.
Order awarded to foreign citizens only, for service in the mutual promotion of international relations, or promoting South African interests and sharing South African aspirations.
Order have three classes: Supreme Companion in gold - for heads of state and heads of government, Grand Companion in silver - for heads of government, ministers of state, supreme court judges, presidents of legislatures, secretaries of state, ambassadors, commanders-in-chief, Companion in bronze - for legislators, envoys, senior military officers.