One-on-one with 2026 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Navi Pillay

South Africa's Navanethem "Navi" Pillay has won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting peace and international law. The Norwegian Nobel Committee praised her decades of service, from defending Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid activists to serving as a judge in landmark international cases. Pillay becomes the latest recipient of the world's most prestigious peace award, following Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who won in 2025. The Nobel Peace Prize, is due to be presented in Oslo on December 10, the anniversary of the death of Swedish industrialist Alfred Nobel, who founded the awards in his 1895 will. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.