encouraging letter from Victor Verster Prison in Cape Town. 1990: - Power's music developed the Afropop genre further, cementing her receptive audience in the black market. 1995: The Ladysmith Black Mambazo recording "World in Union" (feat P J Powers) reached no. 47 on the UK Singles Chart. She performed the song live at the opening of the Rugby World Cup in Cape Town for a worldwide television audience. P J Powers has shared the stage with Eric Clapton, Joan Armatrading, Hugh Masekela, Divine Divas, Lord Richard Attenborough, Richard E. Grant, Sibongile Khumalo, Janet Suzman and others. She sang for Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom, King Juan Carlos of Spain, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and at the inauguration of President Nelson Mandela. She collaborated with Vicky Sampson, Yvonne Chaka Chaka and M'du Masilela for the music video flighted at the United Nations Assembly in Washington, D.C. and in Greece. 2009: Powers' recording of "World in Union" was featured in the Academy Award–nominated film, Invictus. 2019: 33 years later - Don Clarke and P J Powers perform Sanbonani together on the Legends Stage at Splashy Fen. Honours and awards 1986: Won the SABC Song for South Africa competition with Sanbonani, a reconciliation song written by Don Clarke 2000: Nelson Mandela presented Powers with a commemorative limited edition gold coin 2007: Appointed as a South African Tourism Ambassador 2003: June: The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation honoured P J Powers and Sibongile Khumalo with their prestigious annual award, promoting reconciliation by "singing people together" 2004: Voted 93rd in the Top 100 Great South Africans. 2003: September: Supermarket chain Pick 'n Pay Stores nominated her as one of their "Stars of Charity" recognising that she "made a difference in uplifting the youth of South Africa" 2013: July: Honoured with a Living Legends award 2021: July: Honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 27th South African Music Awards Powers has been extensively involved with the Reach For a Dream Foundation, as well as the Hamlet Foundation. She was commissioned by the President's office to write and perform a song for the Children's Rights Commission. External links References 1960 births Living people 21st-century South African women singers South African pop singers White South African anti-apartheid activists 20th-century South African women singers