The first verse and chorus of "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" was composed in 1897 and first sung in public in 1899 at the ordination of Reverend Boweni, a Methodist minister.
The first verse and chorus of "Nkosi Sikelel'iAfrika" was composed in 1897. The first verse and chorus of "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" was first sung in public in 1899 at the ordination of Reverend Boweni. Reverend Boweni was a Methodist minister.