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 ...

Cape Town – The EFF on Tuesday called for Die Stem to be removed from the national anthem, in celebration of Enoch Sontonga who composed Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika. Tuesday marks the 120th anniversary of ...

PRETORIA: South Africa’s haunting national anthem, Nkosi Sikelel’iAfrika (“God Save Africa”) was one of its most important new national symbols following the end of apartheid in 1994. But a raging ...

Nkosi Sikelel iAfrica (Lord Bless Africa) is a song that runs through the very soul of South African life. It was originally composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontonga, a Xhosa clergyman at a Methodist ...

South Africa’s greatest composer was uniquely shaped by his early years of singing at traditional Zulu weddings and working in jazz bands and church choirs. Mzilikazi Khumalo was a brilliant linguist ...

Composed as a hymn in 1897 by Enoch Sontonga, Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika was the official anthem for the African National Congress (ANC) during the apartheid era. Mandela introduced it as the second ...

Nkosi Sikelel iAfrica (Lord Bless Africa) is a song that runs through the very soul of South African life. It was originally composed in 1897 by Enoch Sontonga, a Xhosa clergyman at a Methodist ...