Epainette Mbeki receives the Order of the Baobab

A 90 year old Epainette Mbeki, businesswomen and community worker in Idutywa, Eastern Cape, received the Order of the Baobab in Gold for her "exceptional contribution to the economic upliftment of the underprivileged communities in the Eastern Cape and her commitment to the fight against apartheid" from her son, President Thabo Mbeki. Ma Mbeki could not attend the function due to ill health. During the same ceremony at the Union Buildings, twenty-six people received National Orders. The recipients included Ms Ruth First (posthumously) and Constitutional Court Justice Albie Sachs who both received the Order of Luthuli for exceptional service to the country. References: http://www.sabcnews.co.za/south_africa/general/0,2172,125894,00.html http://www.buanews.gov.za/view.php?ID=06042016451002&coll=buanew06