| The Words: | | | | "The Call of South Africa" ("Die Stem van |
| This is the official version of the national anthem, | | | | Suid-Afrika). |
| combining Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika and Die Stem / The | | | | In terms of Section 4 of the Constitution of |
| Call of South Africa: | | | | South Africa, 1996 (Act 108 of 1996) and |
| Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika | | | | following a proclamation in the Government |
| Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo, | | | | Gazette No. 18341 (dated 10 October 1997), a |
| Yizwa imithandazo yethu, | | | | shortened, combined version of "Nkosi Sikelel |
| Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo. | | | | iAfrika" and "The Call of South Africa" is now the |
| Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso, | | | | National Anthem of South Africa. |
| O fedise dintwa le matshwenyeho, | | | | The Call of South Africa ("Die Stem van |
| O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso, | | | | Suid-Afrika") |
| Setjhaba sa South Afrika - South Afrika. | | | | Die "Stem van Suid-Afrika" is a poem written by |
| Uit die blou van onse hemel, | | | | CJ Langenhoven in May 1918. The music was |
| Uit die diepte van ons see, | | | | composed by the Reverend ML de Villiers in 1921. |
| Oor ons ewige gebergtes, | | | | The South African Broadcasting Corporation |
| Waar die kranse antwoord gee, | | | | played both God save the King and Die Stem to |
| Sounds the call to come together, | | | | close their daily broadcasts and the public became |
| And united we shall stand, | | | | familiar with it. It was first sung publicly at the |
| Let us live and strive for freedom, | | | | official hoisting of the national flag in Cape Town |
| In South Africa our land. | | | | on 31 May 1928, but it was not until 2 May 1957 |
| The History: | | | | that Government made the announcement that |
| A proclamation issued by the (then) State | | | | Die Stem had been accepted as the official |
| President on 20 April 1994 in terms of the | | | | national anthem of South Africa. |
| provisions of Section 248 (1) together with | | | | In the same year Government also acquired the |
| Section 2 of the Constitution of the Republic of | | | | copyright and this was confirmed by Act of |
| South Africa, No 200 of 1993, stated that the | | | | Parliament in 1959. In 1952 the official English |
| Republic of South Africa would have two National | | | | version of the national anthem, the Call of South |
| Anthems. They were "Nkosi Sikelel iAfrika" and | | | | Africa was accepted for official use. |