What Dominic Sandbrook has said about Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika
1 quote · 1 episode · Jun 24, 2026
Dominic Sandbrook, British historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History, has been quoted on Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on June 24, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Sandbrook says no other anthem covered in the series has a past so laden with suffering and martyrdom.
“none whose past is so kind of freighted with suffering and martyrdom and stuff”
The Rest Is History: 682. South Africa: Mandela and the Death of Apartheid (Part 6) (Jun 24, 2026) · Listen from 58:40
Episodes
682. South Africa: Mandela and the Death of Apartheid (Part 6)The Rest Is History · Jun 24, 2026 · 1 h 11 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace South Africa's anthem Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, the fall of apartheid, and Nelson Mandela's use of the 1995 Rugby World Cup final.
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