"Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" Sung At #feesmustfall Protests, At Memorial Services For Victims Of Gender Based Violence, And At #aminext Protests In South Africa, Part II (video & comments)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series posts about how the hymn "Nkosi Sikelela' iAfrica" ("God Bless Africa") was and is sung at certain contemporary protests and at certain current memorial services in South Africa.

Part II presents a YouTube video of students singing the hymn "Nkosi Sikelela' iAfrica" ("God Bless Africa") which is identified as the anthem of South Africa's #feesmustfall protests. Selected comments from this video's discussion thread are also included in this post.

This post also showcases a YouTube video example of the hymn "Nkosi Sikelela' iAfrica" ("God Bless Africa") being sung by the University of Witwatersrand Seventh Day Adventist Student Movement Choir (The Mighty Wits SDASM) along with selected comments from that video's discussion thread about that hymn being sung at memorial services in South Africa for victims of gender based violence in South Africa, and/or other events or protests associated with the current #aminext [AM I Next] movement in that nation.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/nkosi-sikelel-iafrika-sung-at.html for Part I of this series. Part I provides information about the use of "Nkosi Sikelela' iAfrica" as a struggle song [protest song]. Information about South Africa's #feesmustfall" [Fees Must Fall] movement and information about gender based violence in South Africa which sparked the current #aminext [AM I Next] movement are also included in this post.

The content of this post is presented for historical, socio-cultural, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who were and are active in these protests movements. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and featured in these videos. Thanks also to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.

RIP all victims of gender based violence in South Africa and throughout the world.

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Video #1: FEES MUST FALL NATIONAL ANTHEM - Cadre Koketso(KK) ft Wits Students [University of Witwatersrand, South Africa]



Paulos Lekala Marutha, Oct 9, 2016

Cadre Koketso(KK) leading Fees Must Fall National Anthem at Wits. Photography by Paul Lekala marutha
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Selected comments from this video's discussion thread (with numbers added for referencing purposes only).
1. elias tabane, 2016
"20 years down the line the next generation will appreciate this song and the efforts taken to have free education..."

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2. Topsie Msali, 2016
"NKOSI SIKELELA IAFRICA
SIBE MOYA MUNYE
NOBA SEKUZIMA EMHLABENI SIHLUKUNYWEZWA KABUHLUNGU NKOSI SIPHAMANDLA OKUNQOBA SILWE LO SATHANA
OOH NOBA NOBA SEKUNZIMA EMHLABENI SIHLUKUNYWEZWA KABUHLUNGU OH NKOSI SIPHAMANDLA OKUNQOBA SILWE LO SATHANA!!!!
THIS SONG 😢😧
Aluta continua 💪👍✋
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Read the English translation to these lyrics that are given in the comments for Video #2 below.

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3. Sedzani Nematshema, 2016
"Topsie Msali thanks for the lyrics 🙈"

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4. Felicity miss Fels, 2016
"I love this original National Anthem, I don't know why it was ammended to Uit die blou van what what"

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5. shesBlessed83, 2016
"Felicity miss Fels yeah I preferred the only one. I don't get why we have that rubbish version as well. I mean the language is not even African"

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6. Kick'n it with M, 2019
"It would be unfair chose cause it only uterlizes one native tongue
Doesn’t include the other ones"

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7. Alexander Fooy, 2019
"shesBlessed83 Technically, Afrikaans is an African language. It is native to South Africa."

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8. nana nana, 2016
"BOna Mr Enoch Sontonga is Smiling in his Grave

this Version is hot hot hot"

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9. may martin, 2016
"wow! brought me to tears I know the struggle many of these students face... 6 years in to a 4 year degree I can't finish because there is always a choice to be made between buying food or registering for a module or two. Fees must fall! God give strength and courage to overcome the enemy."

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10. Gift Siziba, 2017
"Zimbabwe Students Movement its undoubtedly in support of the students of Azania in the #FeesMustFall"

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Video #2: The Mighty Wits SDASM Choir - Nkosi Sikelela iAfrica



SDA choirs, Dec 2, 2016

The Mighty Wits SDASM Choir
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The Mighty Wits is a nickname for students and others who are associated with South Africa's University of Witwatersrand. "SDASM Choir" = Seventh Day Adventist Student Movement Choir

Selected comments from this video's discussion thread (with numbers added for referencing purposes only).
1. Jason Frazer, 2017
"Such a powerful prayer :)

Lyrics in case anyone needed them... (Forgive my Zulu & Shona spelling if I got it wrong)

Zulu Version:
Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika (God Bless Africa)
Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo, (May her spirit rise high up)
Yizwa imithandazo yethu, (Hear thou our prayers)
Sibe moya munye (To be united in one spirit)
Noma sekunzima emhlabeni (Even through hard times in this world)
Sihlukunyezwa kabuhlungu (When we are painfully abused)
Nkosi siph' amandla okunqoba (Lord give us strength for victory)
Silwe nosathane. (To fight the devil)

Shona Version:
Ishe komborera iAfrica (God Bless Africa)
Ngaisimudzirwe zita rayo (May her name be exalted)
Inzwai miteuro yedu (Hear our prayers and petitions)
Ishe komborera, (God Bless)
Isu, mhuri yayo. (Us her offspring/children)"

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2. Kubembu, 2017
"Jason Frazer they mean exactly the same thing"

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3. Sandile kaMadzikane Tukani, 2018
"It's isiXhosa, isiZulu and Shona"

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4. Cbucico Cimama, 2019
"Nkosi sikelela i-afrika, maluphanyis'uphondo layo(that's Xhosa),, yizwa imithando yethu(Zulu)"

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5. Nandiswa Magopeni, 2018
"I don't understand Shona but I felt this😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭"

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6. Lindelwa Nkomentaba, 2019
"It's a translation of Nkosi Sikelela"

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7. Siphiwe Tshabalala, 2019
"RIP Uyinene Mrwetyana
#prayforSouthAfrica
Pray for our women and children😢
Nkosi sikelela iAfrica...🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾"
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Uyinene Mrwetyana was a nineteen year old student from the University of Cape Town whose brutal rape and murder on August 24, 2019 helped spark South Africa's #aminext [Am I Next] movement.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/11/south-africas-aminext-am-i-next.html for a pancocojams post entitled South Africa's #aminext [Am I Next] Movement Against Gender Based Violence (with videos of the tribute song "Bambulele Uyinene")

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8. Tshepisaw Tricia, 2019
"😭😭😭🙌🙌 I'm literally crying I cant ,the pain of losing women & kids everyday"

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9. Sadey Subjee, 2019
"😭😭😭 I pray for South Africa"

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This concludes Part II of this pancocojams series.

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