Jerry Dammers’ song Free Nelson Mandela became a top 10 hit in March 1984 and an anthem in the fight against apartheid.
Read Robin Denselow’s article about Jerry’s work and the award in The Guardian.
Dammers is to be honoured in South Africa on Sunday 27 April 2014, the 20th anniversary of universal democracy in South Africa, and will receive the Order of the Companions of OR Tambo for outstanding work benefiting the country.