who is joanna in the song gimme hope joanna
Gimme Hope Jo'anna The "Jo'anna" of the lyrics represents not only the city of Johannesburg, but also the South African Government and its apartheid policy.[citation needed] Soweto is a black township near Johannesburg, known for its role in the resistance to the apartheid laws. The South African army during the apartheid era was well known for "sneaking across the neighbours' borders" to fight in other neighbouring countries, most notably in the Angolan Civil War. The archbishop is Desmond Tutu, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to apartheid.