"Too many national anthems suffer from dreary harmonies and dull platitudes‚" The Economist wrote‚ as it published a poll of the best anthems in the world - choosing South Africa's Enoch Sontonga's ...

The lecture is not only aimed at musicians and is open to anyone interested in the history of South Africa. The purpose of this initiative is to help educate the community more on the subject ...

Dame Prue Leith has revealed that her favourite song of all time is Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika, a hymn that was banned under South Africa’s apartheid regime due to its association with the African ...

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 ...

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 Sontonga's ...

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 ...

Every year on what is now known as Heritage Day, the family of this African icon gather together to celebrate him. Enoch Mankayi Sontonga, their great-grandfather, had only one granddaughter. So these ...

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 ...