Salim Abdool Karim and Keertan Dheda Receive South Africa's Order of Mapungubwe

Key facts

• President Cyril Ramaphosa presented the Order of Mapungubwe, South Africa's highest civilian honour, to 38 recipients during a ceremony held in Pretoria.
• Professor Salim Abdool Karim received the Order of Mapungubwe in Gold for his research on HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis epidemiology and his leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic.
• Professor Keertan Dheda was awarded the Order of Mapungubwe in Silver for his research in pulmonology and management of tuberculosis and drug-resistant respiratory infections.
• Salim Abdool Karim serves as the Director of the Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA) and is a professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
• Keertan Dheda holds a research chair at the University of Cape Town (UCT) and heads the Division of Pulmonology and the Respiratory Service at Groote Schuur Hospital.