The Order of the Southern Cross
Class I : Gold
- Chief AJ Luthuli (posthumously)
- Dr OR Tambo (posthumously)
Class II : Silver
- Ms N Gordimer
- Prof PV Tobias
- Prof E Mphahlele
The Order of the Star of South Africa (Military)
Class I : Gold
- Genl S Nyanda, MMM
Class II : Silver
- Vice-Admiral RC Simpson-Anderson
- Major-General I Deetlefs, SM, JCD
- Lieutenant-General WH Hechter, SD, SM, MMM
- Lieutenant-General DT Masuku, MMM
- Lieutenant-General GL Ramano, MMM
The Order of the Star of South Africa (Non-military)
Class I : Gold
- Commisioner JG Fivaz
- Mr CT Hani (posthumously)
Class II : Silver
- Deputy National Commissioner MJA Bester
- Deputy National Commissioner M Chetty
- Deputy National Commissioner Z Lavisa
- Deputy National Commissioner JM Manuel
Class III : Commander
- Prof JSM Khumalo
- Mr I Makopo
- Mrs JT Ngobese
- Major-General P Pretorius
- Mr A Siloto (posthumously)
- Dr P Gorvalla
Class IV : Officer
- Mr IA Cachalia
- Lt-Col AJW Drysdale
- Prof M Kunene
- Ms AI Maynard
- Dr DJ Mji
- Dr KV Mngoma
- Mrs E Ndlovu
Class III : Member
- Prof FR Ames
- Ms E Clements
- Prof HM Coovadia
- Prof GFR Ellis
- Mr E Kajee
- Prof MB Magubane
- Mr SJ Ramokgopa
- Mr M Rasikhinya
The Order for Meritorious Service
Class I : Gold
- Mrs NA Sisulu
- Dr JK Basson
- Mr S Biko (posthumously)
- Dr YM Dadoo (posthumously)
- Mr AL Fischer (posthumously)
- Archbishop DE Hurley
- Ms H Joseph (posthumously)
- Mr AM Kathrada
- Mr B Kies (posthumously)
- Mr AZ Klaaste
- Mr MM Kotane (posthumously)
- Mr JB Marks (posthumously)
- Mr GA Mbeki
- Mr MR Mhlaba
- Mr ZW Mkwayi
- Mr MA Mlangeni
- Dr NH Motlana
- Mr ME Motsaledi (posthumously)
- Ms L Ngoyi (posthumously)
- Mr D Nokwe (posthumously)
- Mr HF Oppenheimer
- Mr A Rupert
- Mr R Sobukwe (posthumously)
- Mr OA Tiro (posthumously)
- Dr A Abdurahman (posthumously)
Class II : Silver
- Mrs R Alexander-Simons
- Adv G Bizos
- Mr G Boonzaier
- Mr FG Brownell
- Ms E Eybers
- Mr J Gwanga
- Dr A Ibrahim
- Dr E Khuzwayo
- Mr P Magubane
- Ms M Makeba
- Mr H Masekela
- Mrs Z Mbeki
- Prof F Meer
- Lt-Genl LSLN Moloi
- Ms RS Mompati
- Mr MMTB Msimang
- Mr K Schoeman
- Mrs G Shope
- Mr SS van der Merwe
- Mrs S Williams-De Bruyn
- Ms F Baard (posthumously)
- Ms E Mafikeng (posthumously)
- Ms F Matomela (posthumously)
- Mr T Matshikiza (posthumously)
- Ms I Mntwana (posthumously)
- Ms K Molale (posthumously)
- Mr O Mpetha (posthumously)
- Ms D Nyembe (posthumously)
- Mrs H September (posthumously)
- Ms D Tamane (posthumously)
The Order of Good Hope
Class I: Grand Cross
- King Juan Carlos I of Spain
- Prince Claus of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- President Yeltsin (Russia)
- Queen Sofia of Spain .
- President A Goncz (Hungary)
- HRH Crown Prince Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (Saudi)
- HM Sulan Qaboos bin Said Al Said Oman
- Prime Minister Mohammad Nawaz Sharif (Pakistan)
- President Jiang Zemin (China)
Class II: Grand Officer
- Prince Bandar bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz
- HE Mr S Bak (Jordan)
- HE Mr M Said Benyane
- HE Mr J Joseph (USA)
- HE Ms MM Khattab (Egypt)
- HE AR Mpungwe
Class III : Commander
- Genl H Hsing-chiang
- Mr L Granata
- Mr JA Samaranch
- Mr C Shang-wei
- Dr P Nebiolo
Class IV : Officer
- Mr CHI Kap-Chong
- Mr CJ Lepchundi
- Col SF Ruiz Ramirez