South African singer and humanitarian Yvonne Chaka Chaka has received the World Economic Forum's (WEF's) Crystal Award for artists who use their talents to improve the state of the world.
Chaka Chaka was presented with the award by Hilde Schwab, chairperson of the Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, during the opening ceremony of the WEF's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday.
The fight against corruption got some heavy artillery yesterday with the launch of Corruption Watch, an independent civil society institute formed to enable South Africans to report and confront corrupt activity in both the public and private sectors.
President Jacob Zuma will head up a strong South African delegation at the opening of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland on Wednesday, looking to showcase the country's unique investment and development opportunities at the prestigious gathering of business and political leaders.