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 ...

I met with Paul Tichmann, a curator at South Africa's National Museum in Cape Town. He said the story behind the national anthem starts a century ago with a song called Die Stem van Suid-Afrika ...

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 ...