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Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven (13 August 1873 – 15 July 1932), who published under his initials C.J. Langenhoven, was a South African poet who played a major role in the development of Afrikaans literature and cultural history.
It is a translation of Deutschlandlied, [1] [2] It was written by Nico Hofmeyr and was intended as an alternative Afrikaans-language national anthem for South Africa alongside "God Save the King" before "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika". [3] Afrikaners Landgenote.ogg ⓘ
He co-founded Die Suid-Afrikaans, an Afrikaans journal of opinion in 1984. Giliomee was a regular columnist for the Cape Times, The Rand Daily Mail and other periodicals from 1980 to 1997 and is writing a political column for the Afrikaans morning newspapers Die Burger, Beeld and Volksblad.
The fourth and final stanza, sung in English, is a modified version of the closing lines of "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika". The South African National Anthem is often incorrectly called “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika” but the correct name is “The National Anthem of South Africa”.
Uitenhage (/ ˈ j uː t ən h eɪ ɡ / YOO-tən-hayg; [3] Afrikaans: [œitənˈɦɑːχə]), officially renamed Kariega, [4] is a South African town in the Eastern Cape Province.It is well known for the Volkswagen factory located there, which is the biggest car factory on the African continent.
Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (Afrikaans pronunciation: [ˈkry.(j)ər]; 10 October 1825 – 14 July 1904), better known as Paul Kruger, was a South African politician.. He was one of the dominant political and military figures in 19th-century South Africa, and State President of the South African Republic (or Transvaal) from 1883 to 19
Breytenbach on the reason to undertake Die Geskiedenis van die Tweede Vryheidsoorlog in Suid-Afrika, 1899–1902: (Translation from Afrikaans) There are various reasons why the Government of the Republic of South Africa decided to have the history of the Second War of Independence described and published.
Viljoen is credited by some with having made overtures which helped lead to white South Africans' acceptance of universal suffrage and free elections, such as with his famous speech at the Broederbond annual assembly in Voortrekkerhoogte, saying of the black South Africans in his army, As hulle kan veg vir Suid-Afrika, kan hulle stem vir Suid ...