Loftus Versfeld Stadium witnessed a mesmerising moment on Saturday as 12-year-old Lisa Mkandla, a pupil at St Vincent School for the Deaf, singer KB Motsilanyane and 60,000 Springbok fans gave South Africans goosebumps after the passionate rendition of Nkosi Sikelele iAfrika.
It was the first time South Africa witnessed the rendition of the national anthem by South African Sign Language at a sports event.
The rendition of the national was so emphatic that KB stopped singing towards the end and allowed the fans to sing on their own. The noise was electric.
The feeling of national pride emanating from Pretoria was also a special moment as KB performed in South African Sign Language with the 12-year-old deaf pupil.
In May last year, South African Sign Language became the countrys 12th official language after a year-long process in Parliament. South Africa became the fourth country in Africa to recognise sign language.
