The decision to combine Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika and Die Stem into a single, multilingual national anthem successfully reflects a common Christian African culture.

“they fuse Nkosi Sikelel'i Afrika and Die Stem into a single song, and it works musically, but it also works ideologically as well because actually when you pair the lyrics from the two songs, you realize that both of them have emerged from a common Christian African culture”