Recording

Nkalakatha
Mandoza

Independently chosen for2 of our lists. Here is what each of them said.

Released

2000

On

Kwaito and The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred

Updated

2026-08-29

1. 03

   Ranked No. 3 in Kwaito

   The record that crossed every line the country still had. A kwaito track adopted by rugby crowds and suburbs alike, and the closest thing post-apartheid South Africa had to a shared anthem.

2. ·

   Picked by The Waxonia Desk — The Hundred

   A kwaito record adopted by rugby crowds and townships alike, which nothing else in the country's music had managed. The closest post-apartheid South Africa came to a shared anthem.