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.

