On a related note, here's a link to the South African national anthem (which is shared by Zambia and Zimbabwe and other states IIRC):

Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika
Maluphakanyisw' uphondo lwayo,
Yizwa imithandazo yethu,
Nkosi sikelela, thina lusapho lwayo.

Morena boloka setjhaba sa heso,
O fedise dintwa la matshwenyeho,
O se boloke, O se boloke setjhaba sa heso,
Setjhaba sa South Afrika - South Afrika.

Uit die blou van onse hemel,
Uit die diepte van ons see,
Oor ons ewige gebergtes,
Waar die kranse antwoord gee,

Sounds the call to come together,
And united we shall stand,
Let us live and strive for freedom,
In South Africa our land.

http://www.anc.org.za/misc/nkosi.html#hist

http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/8106/Anthems/sthafrica.htm

Sometimes it doesn't work because of traffic restrictions (I suppose), but eventually it will.

One of the reasons I like this anthem is that it is devoid of the pomposity that most others display.

[ 09 February 2006: Message edited by: VanLuke ]

Mandela will be re-united with 25 of his co-accused in advance of his 90th birthday

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In 1956, he and more than 150 other anti-apartheid activists were tried for treason. After four long years, they were all acquitted.

But in 1964, Mr Mandela was back on trial, among a group who were given life sentences.

On Friday, about 25 surviving defendants will be reunited with Mr Mandela, and spend two hours in discussion with him.

They include Ahmed Kathrada, who was a close colleague of Mr Mandela's during the years in prison on Robben Island.

But many famous figures from the past - including Oliver Tambo, Walter Sisulu and Joe Slovo - have died since Nelson Mandela was released from prison in 1990.

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