Arrested for treason — then honoured

● The Hanekoms were arrested for high treason for feeding information to the ANC about the apartheid defence force’s attempts to overthrow the Mozambican government through the rebel movement Renamo.

● In 2012, Hanekom, then chairman of the ANC’s disciplinary committee, announced the expulsion of Julius

Malema from the party, saying it was unlikely that he could be rehabilitated.

● In 2016, Hanekom was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, the highest award bestowed on individuals by the German government, for boosting tourism between the two countries by more than 20%.