"Gimme Hope Jo'anna" is a song originally by Eddy Grant, a well-known anti-apartheid anthem from the 1980s, written during the apartheid era in South Africa. The song was banned by the South African government when it was released, but was widely played in South Africa nonetheless. It reached #7 in the UK Singles Chart, becoming Grant's first Top 10 hit for more than five years.

The "Jo'anna" of the lyrics represents not only the city of Johannesburg, but also the South African Government and its apartheid policy.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.

"She's got supporters in high up places, Who turn their heads to the city sun" represents the unwillingness of the international community, at first, to take action against the South African government and its apartheid system. It is also a reference to a South African luxury resort by the name of Sun City. "She even knows how to swing opinion, In every magazine and the journals" represents propaganda in the media and the Muldergate Scandal, which involved secret government subsidization of pro-apartheid media.

Eddy Grant performed a version of this song at the closing ceremony of the Indian Premier League T-20 cricket tournament on 25 May 2009. The song included a short reprise with the lyrics "...Jo'anna still runs this country" and the rest of the reprise in present tense.

A cover was recorded by the South African Band, Dr. Victor and the Rasta Rebels.

The lyrics and melody were adapted for the Yop jingle, 'Gimme Yop, Me Mama'.

Argentine comedian Yayo Guridi in his 'Cantante Enmascarado' (The Masked Singer) persona sang a literal Spanish translation of this song on the Argentine humorous TV show 'Sin Codificar' on the episode that preceded the start of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Johannesburg is the city where the Argentine National Football Team played its opening match against Nigeria. German a cappella band Basta also covered this song, dedicated to Germany's manager Joachim Löw. The song was also versioned by another two German punk bands, JBO in 1995 and Not Available in 1998.

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