Nkwe ya Selefera
| Nkwe ya Selefera Silver 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 conspicuous bravery during military operations |
| Status | Current |
| Post-nominals | NS |
| Statistics | |
| Established | 27 April 2003 |
| First awarded | 2003 |
| Order of wear | |
| Next (higher) |
 Star for Bravery in Silver
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| Next (lower) |
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 Ribbon bar |
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The Nkwe ya Selefera - Silver Leopard, post-nominal letters NS, was instituted by the President of the Republic of South Africa on 16 April 2003 and came into effect on 27 April 2003. It is South Africa's second 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 Selefera - Silver Leopard, post-nominal letters NS, was instituted by the President of South Africa on 16 April 2003 and came into effect on 27 April 2003. The bilingual title of the decoration is in Sesotho and English. This decoration replaced the Honoris Crux (HC) as South Africa's second highest military decoration for bravery. It is the middle award of a set of three military decorations for bravery, along with the Nkwe ya Gauta - Golden Leopard and the Nkwe ya Boronse - Bronze Leopard.
The Nkwe ya Selefera - Silver Leopard can be awarded to all ranks of the SANDF 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 conspicuous bravery on a single occasion or over a period of time during military operations.
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 Selefera - Silver Leopard, have been published by the South African Defence Department.
The position of the Nkwe ya Selefera - Silver Leopard in the official military and national orders of precedence is as follows:
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