The Nkwe ya Boronse - Bronze Leopard, post-nominal letters NB, is a military decoration for bravery which was instituted in 2003. It is South Africa's third highest military decoration for bravery.
Award criteria
The Nkwe ya Boronse can be awarded to all ranks of the South African National Defence Force and of any Auxiliary Service of the SANDF, and of any Armed Forces attached to or serving with or rendering any service to the SANDF, who have distinguished themselves by performing acts of bravery on a single occasion or over a period of time during military operations, or for exceptional combat leadership.
thumb|150px|Bar to the Nkwe ya Boronse - Bronze Leopard
A Bar may be awarded for every subsequent action which would make recipients eligible for the award of the same decoration. The decoration and Bar may be awarded posthumously.
x37px|Distinguished Gallantry Medal x37px|Nkwe ya Boronse (NB) x37px|Ad Astra Decoration (AAD)
;Official military order of precedence:
- Preceded by the Distinguished Gallantry Medal of the Republic of Bophuthatswana.
- Succeeded by the Ad Astra Decoration (AAD) of the Republic of South Africa.
;Official national order of precedence:
- Preceded by the Medal for Valour in the Prisons Service of the Republic of Bophuthatswana.
- Succeeded by the Mendi Decoration for Bravery, Bronze (MDB) of the Republic of South Africa.
Description
;Obverse
The Nkwe ya Boronse - Bronze Leopard is a five-armed cross pattée, struck in bronze, with a diameter of 38 millimetres. The extremities of the arms of the cross are embowed, with their flat surfaces urdy and their corners concave, with each pair of arms of the cross separated by three short rays. In the centre of the obverse is a light blue enamel roundel, 19 millimetres in diameter, with a bronze leopard's head.
|data-sort-value="13"|WO2
|001
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|Diving Sch
|SA Navy
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|Du Plessis, Ivor PB
|data-sort-value="14"|CPO
|002
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|Diving Sch
|SA Navy
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|Smith, N.C. CN
|data-sort-value="14"|CPO
|003
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|Diving Sch
|SA Navy
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|Silva, Michel
|data-sort-value="7"|Maj
|007
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|Inf Fmn
|SA Army
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|Jiyana, Stephen
|data-sort-value="7"|Maj
|012
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|1 Para Bn
|SA Army
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|Rabilwana, Mphetshanga Wilson CM MMM
|data-sort-value="13"|WO2
|006
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|5 SFR
|SA Army
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|Nkosi, Big-Boy Alphios
|data-sort-value="14"|S Sgt
|011
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|5 SFR
|SA Army
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|Mampa, Serole Colman
|data-sort-value="15"|Sgt
|022
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|7 Med Bn Gp
|SAMHS
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|Ngobese, Mandla Maxwell
|data-sort-value="16"|Cpl
|009
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|7 Med Bn Gp
|SAMHS
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|Nkoana, Molatelo Alphina
|data-sort-value="16"|Cpl
|015
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|7 Med Bn Gp
|SAMHS
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|Smith, Shane Jacque Donavon
|data-sort-value="17"|L Cpl
|008
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|44 Para Reg
|SA Army
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|Bojane, Motsamai William
|data-sort-value="18"|Rfn
|013
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|1 Para Bn
|SA Army
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|Mxhosana, Zamani Jim
|data-sort-value="18"|Rfn
|014
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|1 Para Bn
|SA Army
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|Moloke, Khotso Lucas
|data-sort-value="18"|Rfn
|024
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|1 Para Bn
|SA Army
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Note 1: denotes a posthumous award.