Is Thabo Mbeki getting knighted? Can anyone shed any light on this?

Buried in a news article on Zille's start as DA leader, I found this fascinating:
Meanwhile, the date for a proposed meeting between Zille and President Thabo Mbeki has yet to be finalised.

DA spokesperson Martin Slabbert said, however, that the two would see each other on Thursday when Zille would be attending the knighting ceremony of Mbeki at the Anglican Cathedral in Cape Town.
When I get head down on a project, I tend not to notice too much of what is going on around me. But I really thought I might have noticed this.