Enoch Sontonga was a young choirmaster ... which was becoming the group’s unofficial anthem. In 1994, Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika was officially proclaimed as the joint national anthem of South Africa, ...

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — His song has been sung by millions of people for almost a century now, but until recently little was known about Enoch Sontonga ... now the national anthem of ...

It became the national anthem of South Africa after the African National Congress adopted ... It was composed in the Nancefield hostel 120 years ago by teacher and lay preacher Enoch Mankayi Sontonga.

"Enoch, kaffir, aged 32", reads the ancient death register that lies next to a wreath at the Enoch Mankayi Sontonga ... i Africa reworked and adopted as the country's national anthem.

Taking up almost half a page in last Friday's Cape Times were six single music staves laying out the words and melody of the first half of the official South African national anthem. There is no ...

"Too many national anthems suffer from dreary ... a poll of the best anthems in the world - choosing South Africa's Enoch Sontonga's hymn Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika (God Bless Africa) as the best.

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 ...

Tears flowed down her cheeks as she heard her country’s national anthem ... five South African languages, signifies a call to unity after the end of apartheid. Enoch Mankayi Sontonga ...

Google is marking the anniversary of South Africa’s first post-apartheid election on Thursday with a Doodle honoring 19th century composer Enoch Sontonga, who wrote a song that is now part of the ...

South Africa ... 19th century composer Enoch Sontonga, who wrote Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika -a song that merged with Die Stem to become the country's current national anthem.

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 ...