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Great Seal of the Union – authorised by King George V in 1910, and used until 1937 on state documents signed by the Governor-General. [1]Royal Great Seal of the Union – authorised by the Royal Executive Functions and Seals Act 1934, and used until 1961 on state documents signed by the monarch on the advice of the South African government.
The national anthem of South Africa was adopted in 1997 and is a hybrid song combining extracts of the 19th century Xhosa hymn " Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" (English: "God Bless Africa", lit. ' "Lord Bless Africa" ' ) and the Afrikaans song that was used as the South African national anthem during the apartheid era, " Die Stem van Suid-Afrika ...
The first African challengers for the America's Cup, Team Shosholoza, took their name from the song; as did the Shosholoza Meyl, a long-distance passenger train service operating in South Africa. The song is also used as a campfire song by scouts in South Africa.
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' The Voice of South Africa '), also known as "The Call of South Africa" or simply "Die Stem" (Afrikaans: [di ˈstɛm]), was the national anthem of South Africa during the apartheid era. There are two versions of the song, one in English and the other in Afrikaans , which were in use early on in the Union of South Africa alongside God Save the ...
Some claim that the melody of the African hymn Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika, which today forms part of the national anthem of South Africa, is derived from this hymn, [4] while others have called the connection far fetched. [5]
This version uses several of the official languages of South Africa. The first two lines of the first stanza are sung in Xhosa and the last two in Zulu. The second stanza is sung in Sesotho. The third stanza consists of a verbatim section of the former South African national anthem, "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika", and is sung in Afrikaans. The ...
Orders, decorations, and medals of South Africa (25 C, 8 P) Pages in category "National symbols of South Africa" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.