Maimane admits to having problems with Die Stem

[Fulcrum29]

I know a lot of people on this forum who would like this to be the anthem.

/snip

Sorry to say that there is only a few left to sing the song

 

[etienne_marais]

Sorry to say that there is only a few left to sing the song

'Sorry', I'm sure , and yes, farm murders taking its toll in this farce known as the N.S.A.

 

[NarrowBandFtw]

/snip

From your own source: "the black majority still owns only 3% of the JSE"

Safe to say then whites have a combined wealth that exceed that of blacks using your peculiar metric of only looking at equity ownership. Given that more than half of all whites in South Africa have Afrikaans as a first language does it really sound that improbable that they can be the wealthiest first language group in the country?

Anyway, we've digressed and I've lost the little interest that I had to begin with. If the anthem's language is to be determined by total tax contribution Afrikaans has a fighting chance. That doesn't matter though, all I want is an anthem that is truly South African and not some plagiarism of a hymn.

 

[etienne_marais]

Remove Die Stem from national anthem? Currently on News24 voting booth:

http://www.news24.com/

 

[Sinbad]

At least that had South Africans involved in making the song!

A national anthem has to be made by nationals I reckon, bring on Wacka Wacka, just without the dancing

K I'll take Shakira

 

[Fulcrum29]

Remove Die Stem from national anthem? Currently on News24 voting booth:

http://www.news24.com/

Yes
27 % 5808 Votes

No
73 % 15973 Votes

Will see where it is by tomorrow 17:00

 

[Fulcrum29]

I see the poll is based on Max du Preez's opinion,

http://www.news24.com/Columnists/Ma...d-help-drop-die-stem-from-the-anthem-20160823

Maimane 'should help drop Die Stem from the anthem'

Max du Preez

Come on, Mmusi Maimane, you are in a better position than any other South African politician to help get rid of the verses from Die Stem in our national anthem.

I say you’re in the best position because you are the political leader of the overwhelming majority of white South African voters on whose behalf these verses were incorporated in the anthem.

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There is nothing wrong with the actual words or melody of Die Stem. But no adult South African can have any doubt that is a symbol closely associated with the apartheid era. Whether you like to hear it or not, Die Stem and the orange, white and blue flag were the prime symbols of Afrikaner nationalism that dominated our society between 1948 and 1994.

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I believe the solution is obvious and simple. Replace the verses from Die Stem with verses of Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika in Afrikaans and English, using the same melody. That would make the same point of including minority groups, but not send a signal that whites are nostalgic about the past. It can’t offend anyone.

If this proposal comes from the DA, the party supported by most members of the minority groups, it would send a powerful message of goodwill and reconciliation to the black majority, something that is badly needed.

The stem is only the beginning though, everyone is missing that Maimane also said,

While he had views about singing Die Stem, consensus had to be reached.

“The issue for me is that we can build a common consensus and agree about an issue like Afrikaans because I’m always at the forefront of trying to build a negotiated consensus for South Africans.”

 

[Coasti]

How about removing Die stem from the National anthem in exchange for no future name changes of towns/streets/etc ever.

 

[Kloofvreter]

Ban Afrikaans people