SOUTH AFRICA will be hoping they can defend their Rugby World Cup title against old rivals New Zealand on Saturday. And they will be sure to belt out their rousing national anthem before the game ...

the South African national anthem fuses together two songs: the Xhosa hymn “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika” (God Bless Africa) and the Afrikaans song “Die Stem van Suid-Afrika” (The Call of ...

South Africa’s national anthem is a musical diamond, being the only neo-modal national anthem in the world. But what does that mean, and what are the lyrics? South Africa’s national anthem combines ...

South Africa South Africa’s national anthem, “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika,” underwent significant changes post-apartheid. Originally composed in 1897 as a hymn, it was adopted by the anti ...

It is an Afrikaans song, and in 1997, it was merged with 'Nkosi Sikelei iAfrika' to form what is now the South African national anthem. There are five different languages used in the anthem ...

Graham Hyslop was the organist and choir master at the All Saints Cathedral in Nairobi and was selected to join the composers of the national anthem solely on the strength of his adeptness at ...

SOUTH AFRICA will be hoping they can defend their Rugby World Cup title against old rivals New Zealand on Saturday. And they will be sure to belt out their rousing national anthem before the game ...