Former
chairperson of South Africa's election body Brigalia Bam has received the
prestigious Mahatma Gandhi International Award for Peace and Reconciliation for
her commitment to democracy.
Bam received the
2013 award at a ceremony at the Durban City Hall last night for ensuring free
and fair elections since the advent of democracy in 1994 when anti-apartheid
icon Nelson Mandela was elected the country's first democratic president.
Source : Press
Trust of India