Monthly Archives: April 2010
Strong ties bind Eastern Cape to journey to freedom
IT IS no small feat that Enoch Sontonga – born in Uitenhage in 1872 – composed South Africa’s national anthem, Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika. And that the designer of South Africa’s iconic flag – said to be the world’s third-best known – attributes his success in heraldry to the nurturing of the Eastern Cape when he … Continue reading
Categories: History
Tags: Alicedale, ANC, eastern cape, Enoch Sontonga, Frederick Brownell, freedom, freedom charter, Grahamstown, Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika, Rhodes University
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