Nkwe ya Boronse
| Nkwe ya Boronse Bronze Leopard |
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| Awarded by the President | |
| Country |
 South Africa
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| Type | Military decoration for bravery |
| Eligibility | All ranks |
| Awarded for | Acts of bravery during military operations or exceptional combat leadership |
| Status | Current |
| Post-nominals | NB |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 27 April 2003 |
| First awarded | 2008 |
| Total awarded | 14 |
| Posthumous awards |
3 |
| Order of wear | |
| Next (higher) |
 Distinguished Gallantry Medal
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| Next (lower) |
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 Ribbon bar |
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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.
The Union Defence Forces (UDF) were established in 1912 and renamed the South African Defence Force (SADF) in 1958. On 27 April 1994, it was integrated with six other independent forces into the South African National Defence Force (SANDF).
The Nkwe ya Boronse - Bronze Leopard, post-nominal letters NB, was instituted by the President of the Republic of South Africa on 16 April 2003 and came into effect on 27 April 2003. The bilingual title of the decoration is in Sepedi and English. It is the junior of a set of three military decorations for bravery, along with the Nkwe ya Gauta - Golden Leopard and the Nkwe ya Selefera - Silver Leopard.
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.
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.
Guidelines, consisting of appropriate phrases which may be useful when writing a citation for the award of the Nkwe ya Boronse - Bronze Leopard, have been published by the South African Defence Department. The exceptional combat leadership criteria were apparently added after the Battle of Bangui in the Central African Republic from 22 to 24 March 2013.
The position of the Nkwe ya Boronse - Bronze Leopard in the official military and national orders of precedence is as follows:
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