Can the national anthem be used to sell beer? The answer, according to the ad watchdog, is yes. The Advertising Regulatory Board's decision followed a complaint about a Castle Lager TV ad featuring a ...
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 ...
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 ...
With respect, these articles are well wide of the mark and exhibit a woeful ignorance of the law of copyright. They are misleading and have the potential to stir up strong emotions. The ignorance of ...
There have been a number of people in history who have, well, remixed the South African national anthem, shall we say. And the latest to join this infamous list is Afrikaans pop star Kurt Darren.
South Africans were not impressed with Kurt Darren’s rendition of Nkosi Sikelel’iAfrika. Picture: Screenshot. Pop star Kurt Darren was given the honour of singing the South African national anthem on ...
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 ...
Mbabane - A senior Swazi police officer stunned the Mbabane magistrate's court on Tuesday when he told a trial of six trade unionists charged with staging a strike that the anthem Nkosi Sikelel' ...
Over the years, several renditions of the South African anthem Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika have warmed the hearts of citizens. Think of Keabetswe ‘KB’ Motsilanyane’s powerful performance during the Test ...