National anthem of South Africa
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National anthem of South Africa has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
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Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
Holland rejects calling the fused anthem a fudge, arguing that both songs share a common Christian conviction about God's blessings on South Africa.
“because both songs are expressing an identical conviction namely that God has bestowed Particular blessings on South Africa”
The Rest Is History: 682. South Africa: Mandela and the Death of Apartheid (Part 6) (Jun 24, 2026) · Listen from 54:54
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- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
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.