Enoch Sontonga’s hymn, according to The Economist, is "the best".

"Too many national anthems suffer from dreary harmonies and dull platitudes," says the publication, explaining that what makes a national anthem really good is a “rousing tune to quicken the pulse, some pathos to moisten the eyes and that inexplicable something to make it stand out from all the rest”.

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The Economist says that SA's anthem's "lyrics combine Afrikaans‚ English‚ Xhosa‚ Zulu and Sesotho in an act of musical healing for the Rainbow Nation.”