Historedia
Person

Enoch Sontonga

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1897–1899

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Enoch Sontonga, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Enoch Sontonga composes Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika

    1897–1899

    Role: Composer

    1. 1897 · Methodist mission school near JohannesburgComposition of the Hymn

      Enoch Sontonga composed the first verse and chorus of Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika in 1897 at a Methodist mission school near Johannesburg.

    2. 1899 · ordination ceremonyFirst Public Performance

      The hymn was first publicly sung in 1899 at the ordination of Reverend Mboweni, the first Tsonga Methodist minister.

Sources

  1. Enoch Sontonga Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-22
  2. Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-25