Gayton McKenzie Says Die Stem Will Remain in the National Anthem

The Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie defended the inclusion of Die Stem in the national anthem during a debate in Parliament.

The Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie said the Afrikaans part of the national anthem will not be removedis a part of the country's history and anthem and has as much a right to be there as the rest of the languagescurrent affairs journalist in Johannesburg, South Africa, has covered policy changes, the State of the Nation Address, politician-related news and elections at Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News for over seven years.

"Please stop trying to divide us because we don't live in the past anymore. We are trying of politicians trying to divide us.""Some political parties are just selfish, forgetting that Mzansi is a rainbow nation with different races."Tebogo Mokwena is a Current Affairs Editor at Briefly News. He has a Diploma in Journalism from ALISON. He joined Daily Sun, where he worked for 4 years covering politics, crime, entertainment, current affairs, policy, governance and art.

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