Honours and Awards
- 2000 Nelson Mandela presented Powers with a commemorative limited edition gold coin
- Appointed a South African Tourism Ambassador
- June 2003 the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation honoured her and singer Sibongile Khumalo with their prestigious annual award, promoting reconciliation by "singing people together"
- September 2003 food chain Pick 'n Pay nominated her as one of their "Stars of Charity" for having "made a difference in uplifting the youth of South Africa"
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.
In 2004 she was voted 93rd in the Top 100 Great South Africans.
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