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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 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 ...
South Africa erupts in laughter as a viral video shows new employees hilariously pranked with the national anthem, a true ...
One of only three anthems in the world that start in one key and end in another, the South African national anthem fuses together two songs: the Xhosa hymn “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika” (God ...
In a momentous occasion, the Springboks’ first game in South Africa since their 2023 Rugby World Cup victory was marked by a resounding rendition of the national anthem. And the emotions were ...
The origins of the South African national anthem having two songs actually comes from the 1995 Rugby World Cup. The Springboks won, and in the aftermath, the government decided to merge two songs ...
Rapinoe, the 38-year-old captain of the squad, did not sing the national anthem before Sunday’s match vs. South Africa at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill. Rapinoe stopped singing “The Star ...
because of an embarrassing flub. Sri Lankan players were stunned to hear the South African national anthem being played instead of theirs — not that it stopped them from beating Australia to win ...
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 ...