I am so glad I watched this documentary, the old farmer is so smart and well spoken, I also pray God restores all that is lost and bring back the water.
From the UK but lived and worked in Botswana for about 18 years and know pretty well the whole of Botswana. The drought cycle comes around about once every seven years. It is bad but sometimes not so severe but have seen it when cattle are lying dead everywhere. The Kalahari region suffers the worst.
Interesting you say that because that's where all the country's metal resource is located, they should extract it and use the money to solar energy parks
@@Xplosiv3s Which have proven to be inadequate at best and an environmental disaster for the future at worst.. Its no different than the guys hammering all the catfish already dying in a pool of soup, put off today what can't wait till tomorrow..
@@Xplosiv3s To hell with solar power, these people need reliable sources of water, fuel and energy that is not dependent on weather or sunlight. Methods that are more traditional and reliable, something that the average farmer or herdsman could repair and operate. Solar panels require technicians to repair and they are full of toxic chemicals that could seriously harm the ecology which makes them unacceptable as a long-term solution. There also needs to be some kind defense for the poor villagers that are being attacked by elephants. I don't care about preserving an animal when it is a direct threat to human survival. Humans must come first and these people deserve to live better lives.
This is just another story from the liberal film makers. As a South African...you are making a normal occurance in a big "story". Africa's problem is not drought or poorness but stupidity by most folk living on this continent. Farmers in desert areas elsewhere, are surviving years by getting water from drilling, chanals, etc. You blow this up out of proportion you money makers....
When was this😳?? I'm a Motswana in Botswana right now and it's raining as I'm typing this ... (Christmas day of 2022).. I'm in the capital city, but I have relatives in Maun, which is close to the Okavango and they've not had any drought related issues... We have plenty of livestock running around freely across the country but all of the ones I've seen are healthy and fat right now... I say all that to say, Its been a while since we've had a drought around here🤷🏾♀️ Thank you for the prayers and well wishes though ❤️😊 And it's not lost on me that there are many people who need help, because even if the water is there, it doesn't mean that it's readily available to everyone..Some still have to travel extremely long ways to get some☹️... This is something that must be worked on by the government because it's basic need...
it was probably shot during the pre-Dineo season . . . then delayed by post production processes. its not uncommon for a documentary to take 3-10 years before release. mme nna ke rata ntse go buiwa ka fatshe la rona jaana
My greatest respect for the film maker to bring all this Journeys lively for viewers like me, i am always impressed, scarred and amazed, and sometime shocked.... Thanks ! Top 👍exciting !
I was born and raised in Botswana.These are the remote areas of the country. remember botswana is a semi desert,most of the land is the kalahari desert.some of these people are descendants of the indigenous people which is why they still live in those areas.human and wildlife conflict is an issue especially when there is drought because wild animals attack livestock and elephants come into their homes in search of water. Not taking away from the beauty of our country with vast animal species.we have the highest concentration of elephants in Africa due to our efforts to fight against poaching.Botswana is also one of the fastest growing econmies in Africa and number 1 global diamond exporter. Feel free to visit,🥂😍
@olgabooyse618 I agree with you Olga. This is a mis representation about Botswana. I live in Botswana and we were in this area 2 months ago and this is not what our beautifull country looks like.
This was such an educational documnetary. Especially for us who grew up and staed all our lives in the cities. Atleasst we get to understand other people's situations. I am a proud Motswana and I love my country. 01.03.2023
Good documentary, most people in our country Botswana don't know that such places exist, good to see this other side exposed for the rest of us to see as well, could have been nice if they included the names of the places as well.
Some. Time the developing off a country is bad fore some region , but thise are political the politici are. Thinking. To become rich fore them self. They. Does not care about people in there country.
Olá sou do Brasil e assisti o documentário , fiquei bastante comovido com tanto sofrimento, mas fico aliviado em saber que é em poucos lugares que essa situação acontece.
LOL its like me saying, i'm from Northern Cape or North-west and i didn't know they're peeps living in harsh conditions. Well it doesn't take a genius to realize those provinces are dry hot climate. Its not rocket science, how dumb can you be? You make sick learn to be observant , well read or travel msunu ka nyoko.
Ive spent all of my childhood years at Kgalagadi and everything that is translated here in near true. That old man fetching water from borehole and fending for his livestock despite the exhaustion depicts a life of quite a number of middle aged people there, and some of that knowledge has already been passed down to us. Koore hela rona a bo re siela mo tropong akere nowadays re macheki🤣
Impressive old man. When he was testing the trap, he ran, jumped, and fell on the ground to simulate how the animal would behave. Quite strong movements.
Hello am a CEO of my company in india based on USA California ...am happy that through this very documentary I could help some amount of money to the bostwana native people ...just a small token of love from my family ....I just donated 5000 us dollar I hope and pray that I will surely reached the people and truely help them ...God bless the workers leaders and volunteers
I'm from Botswana but I live comfortably on the outskirts of the capital city. I'm very thankful and fortunate I don't have to go through this even if our water and power gets cut off sometimes, we survive well. I pray for those in my country suffering through the drought and the everyday struggle 🙏🏼 💙
You should do something for those who are not fortunated to live like you with water systems motivated the people to make the gouverment realize the situation Botswana is the the rich country so fight for your right to live wish the best for others go and do something about it
Every country has poverty,help your own people before giving a lecture on what someone else should do. She didn't say there is no water. Google poverty in Botswana before giving a lecture and make a comparison to your own country,you probably have more poverty than Botswana. Anyway continue making videos in bushes no one goes to just to satisfy shallow minds. We are okay we're we are. Never took anything from anyone and yet they enrich themselves with our minerals and have the nerve to say shit.
@@toussaintbdehi5785 Who said I didn't do anything for them? You don't know me so don't make assumptions. You can't tell from my comment whether I do or don't so think before you jump to conclusions in the form of dumb ass comments. I donate to the cause every year and also help to build over here as well as spend time teaching orphans around here. So don't lecture me like you know my life.
@@Yazdegerdiranyar I don't know who you're talking about but I know you ain't talking about me like that when I literally NEVER mentioned NOT helping anyone around me. That's an assumption he made about me out of his ass.
Absolutely beautiful watch. This is a regular experience of mine whenever I visit the farm which is right next to the Central Kahalari game reserve. A lot of Batswana who stay in the city have no idea that people still live this way
Perfectly right!!!Why are some of you Batswanas denying this situation??😥😪😭Don,t you want other countries to sympathize and feel pity for Us!???🎫😥🍓🍓🏆😁⭐🎫👍
I am from Botswana 🇧🇼. Botswana is a semi-arid desert.drought can be a problem in other places in Botswana. especially people who have farms. Road can be Sandy real heavy, break down of cars and trucks We hope government can do something Especially to work on the roads and the droughts too.for the livestocks they need water, which Botswana is known as production of meat which is sold out to other countries. Other thing can be a problem is wild animals like elephant,lion, leopard, hyenas,wilddogs and jackals.which can be stress too much and threat to people and there livestocks. We hope the government can put more effort into this situation.
Very heart touching. It was difficult to watch Botswana people and animals suffering so much. May almighty lord show mercy on them. The government of Botswana must come up with long term solutions on drought.
Now you know. That is it good that, when God gives us wealth or better living, we should not only think of ourselves but people out there. This earthly goods if we don't share it with others, we will leave it here and others cover up even waste it out. So let's think of others when we are in comfortable life.
Wow. Those aerial shots over that little lake that used to be monolithic fresh water, it's very unsettling. This place looks like hell on earth. So desolate and dead inside and out.
July is winter in this part of Africa. We have no rain at all . Our summer begins late October to November. It's December as we speak & we are having floods in many places
Me being a South African Tswana it's interesting how much I can relate to their way of life and just how I don't experience any sort of culture shock irrespective of our differing struggles
Now these are the real men real hardworking men warriors in real life regardless prayers for Botswana and hopefully the drought pass so soon and the government giving all the help it can.God bless you all keep doing what u gotta do fight on and live wish there is anyway I could be of help 🙏 🖤💪🏿
This docu only focuses on rural Botswana and its poverty which is typical for Western view of Africa. I've went to Botswana many times and this is NOT the Botswana I've seen. I'm from the North west province in South Africa.
this is crap my guy. So much exagration and fabrication. Gatwe 19 Km' in 2 days. I drive a Lexus on Gravel for 20 KM's and it takes me less than 30 Minutes . If there was fact checking before uploading this fake info the documentary wudnt exist caz there's no single facts here.
I hope the camera crew bought all of that lady's stock of beer and drinks. Everyone in this documentary is so humbling. More people need to watch these documentaries to gain humility.
Truly heart-breaking. NUFF respect to ALL African and Caribbean immigrants. You need to tell your children these stories so they will be appreciative of everything you've gone thru to get here so they can have more opportunities. My old immigrant pastor said "You will never know how many lies your parents had to tell to get you here". It is appreciated.
A vida é uma verdadeira aventura perigosa e desafiadora em certos lugares do planeta. Não é o suficiente apenas assistirmos,precisamos ajudá-los. E a pergunta que deixo aqui é a seguinte : Muitos teem acesso ao conhecimento de quão difícil ela,a vida é, então nas cidades, nas zonas urbanas onde o desafio é dar o melhor de si : POR QUE O HOMEM VIVE EM CONSTANTE PERSEGUIÇÃO AO PRÓPRIO HOMEM, VEZ QUE EXISTEM CONDIÇÕES TÃO MAIS FAVORÁVEIS.? Seria o progresso, que despe o homem de sua humanidade? Muitos pensadores levaram suas existências sobre essas questões,e ainda continuamos na mesma situação.
Saddest thing is that Botswana has the 2nd largest diamond deposits in the world after Russia and that money doesn't trickle down to the ordinary people
@@bigmac7950 dig Wells? In a draught? Some of you should really research Botswana as a geographical area and as a country. Everything in Botswana was built by Batswana. The colonial govt left nothing by a 5km tarred Road. So those diamonds educated the public, built hospitals etc. Environment:- 70% of this country is a desert. This country is the same size as France and sparcely populated. So mind your own country and its corruption and leave us alone.
Ke Motswana (I'm from Botswana)... I'm wondering if they mixed in a few far away places in this video so would be nice to know their names. Life is hard in Botswana for sure but it is also very beautiful. Sun is always shining and you will never see such stars or sunsets elsewhere. We have good governance, economy and the people help each other!
I guess there is some propaganda. They want to tell some story which is somewhat true so they try to use some clips that aligns very much with this. It's the art of storytelling
just a quick one, I appreciate the effort and quality of your work, however I have not come across any legislature banning anyone person from leaving a reserve in Botswana... I have neither witnessed anyone being denied the right to exit such a reserve... speaking as someone who has been to National Game Parks and reserves in Botswana... id be interested to know more from you though...for the sake of public interest.
Of all the documentaries I've watched so far on this channel, this one feels the most desperate. This felt pretty grueling to watch. The life in Mad Max almost feels palatable in comparison.
July is peak winter in Southern Africa not summer and that means no rainfall until spring/summer,typically from September 1st until the end of November is considered spring.
Honestly speaking there is no much drought in botswana,its in some areas and it has started raining so i feel like you exaggerated most of the video. I am a motswana and am not trying to speak for my country
No way the camera crew let him walk for 29hrs ... clearly there was a vehicle for the crew that gave him a left and filmed him walking for the back story
This documentary made a long Time ago. This IS Always the same thing,the white people don't show that they made bad, they are Always colonialiste. GOD IS for good people, WE must believe. Maybe thé man who did thé interview hâte histoire life.
It may be winter, dry season is during winter in Botswana, by looking at the vegetation i think it was winter not summer because even before rain the plants start having green shoots and flowers in August. So the sun may look scorching but the air is usually cold we have cold winter in Botswana.
The country is a semi desert so obviously some parts will be dry. Also this looks like it was filmed mostly in kgalagadi and/Ghanzi which are the driest districts in the country and anyone who lives in these parts knows you can't be driving any car through the sand cause it might get stuck
One of my best friends in college … Moabi Masire son of the late President Masire. I know how the media exaggerates However if this is even one person’s reality….. rough!!!!!
It a big continent and things will be vastly different depending on where you live obviously if you're in Johannesburg your going to have a road to drive on.
They are exploiting the African people and using Africa as a convenient conduit to push and promote the global warming hoax..temps in Africa is the same today as they were 1000 years ago and will be the same in the next 1000, it’s a LIE AND HOAX…and they know it.
Oh my ! Which part of Botswana is that? Not even the road to Xakao or Khwai is that bad . The way y'all display drought I wonder which parts of Bw y'all visit.
If I were to guess I'd say probably our biggest source of income is diamonds and the huge problem is corruption. Drought today isn't like around when this was filmed. I remember billboards literally encouraging not flushing the toilet when you pee but only when you did a #2. Almost everyday in the news, there'd be updates about the levels of water in Gaborone dam. Very sad. We even imported water from SA. Harsh times indeed but not as bad as the people in the rural areas. They still suffer to this day
Batho ba ba yaka wena there is no much drought in our country.... they just filmed during the dry season and they are focusing on a small sector and they say drought in Botswana
LegendaryPips people in the states have great depression and mental problems Talking from experience... We doing good that's why UK buys our beef and we even export our diamonds to US which they even take for free
I get stressed when the internet goes down for 30 minutes. We have deer that get into our gardens that are a nuisance, imagine coming across elephants.
Sou angolano, e é muito triste pra mim ver a região do Kalahary nessas condições, principalmente devido as populações que dependem do Okavango pra sua sobrevivência. Na verdade esse fenomeno de seca tem assolado todo o sul do nosso continente nos últimos anos, e não vejo as nossas autoridades criarem mecanismo de protecção e sustentabilidade dessas regiões.
you serious? its exactly whats happening....those in Gaborone and are not so into current affairs dont know or feel the climate change effect...we are experiencing this now, just that you might be living in GC and priviledged to not be experiencing the life in the villages far away from cities...
@@neosamuel1134 its best you come to botswana and you will realise that this is not true. we are in botswana and have travelled almost all over the countyr and what this documenrati is portraying is not at all true.
Born and raised in Botswana, but I have never seen anything like this. It's a good documentary but you should have rounded up with the good side of the country too, which happens to be where the majority (85%) of the people live. It would establish a good balance of the narrative.
I've watched a few of these videos and I've noticed some discrepancies with some "facts" they state in the shows. One time the nattator said a pickup or small suv weighed something like 10 tons. 10 tons lol😂
Great documentary but being from neighbouring South Africa - A couple of inaccuracies - they are no jaguars or elks in this part of the world - or anywhere on the African continent for that matter
As a Motswana I feel insulted by this documentary..Firstly it is not the human population that is encroaching on elephant territory it is the other way round..Around 2009 or so we put a halt to hunting or controlling the elephants because those in power at the time had invested heavily on tourism and wanted the elephants to increase..The problem with this is that the population of the said elephants more than doubled in a short spam of time which made an overcrowding of the elephant and putting stress on the conservatories which have been demarcated to them..These beast now have eroded the land and have put other wildlife at risk as they share the same space..We have a responsibility to conserve these other animals too.. The elephants now enter into human territory kill humans and deplete the grazing for our livestock..Stop this bullshit of thinking u know better about how we should take care of our wildlife when we have proven to implement among-st the best if not the best wildlife conservation practices..I think it is high time we document the truthful reality of our own affairs and stop these westerners from pushing their ignorant biases about our experiences.. As for the Bushmen; these are our people and we need them to have access to education, reliable and safe drinking water and get them to participate in the affairs of the country..We do not pride ourselves in seeing them being photographed as savages for your enjoyment..Stop it..Just stop it..Go make your Children to live in the caves like u used to if at all u value preserving undignified non progressive human existence..And with the guy who was travelling for hours why not just give him a lift and stop filming him from the comfort of ur car..STOP INSULTING US.
Why r u suprised? For them Serbia (in d heart of Europe) is a country of savages,primats,low lifes.They r scum,its naked true.(govermant,people in charge,politics).Not ordinary ppl.
This makes me think of the 3-6 months drought we get here in Jamaica as nothing and need to be more thankful as my black brothers in Mama Africa are suffering more
My mum was born in Jamaica and has been living there for years. She’s never mentioned droughts? There’s been hurricanes, flooding, extreme heat but I don’t think I’ve ever heard a Jamaican speak about 3-6 months of drought so that’s interesting.
Botswana's climate is semi-arid. Though it is hot and dry for much of the year, there is a rainy season, which occurs in the months from October to April, and falls as localized showers or thunderstorms. When it does rain, it tends to be episodic, unpredictable, and highly regional. Often a heavy downpour may occur in one area while 10 or 15 km away there is no rain at all. The government should deploy some form of rain harvesting and filtration system to make it clean for consumption so that it's people in all region can benefit from the system all year round.
Sure , but since tourism is the major income for Botswana , more people having reliable water might mean a population increase, which is already encroaching on wildlife . It might be deliberate policy not to provide water to these mostly poor people ?
Or the world powers can stop their weather manipulation, as it causes droughts and deluges all over the world. They are the ones' deciding who gets water and who gets droughts. Shameful.
14:35 OH boy, Please save those animals. If I am rich, I will fly each season and try my best to save those animals. They are the best friends to us. Bless them
I hope u pay these people for providing there time and energy. Know how how some documentary companies go I wouldn’t be surprised if u didn’t pay 💰 them if don’t don’t shame if u do may God bless you.
🤣🤣🤣🤣shame man,they are really selling a narrative here. Congratulations to those who short the documentary. The donations they will get in the name of helping Botswana will surely make them rich. Texting from the motherland 🇧🇼
Life it's crazy , this got me thinking deep. I'm sitting in manhattan drinking coffee pretending all is well. I'm deep in debts, house about to reclaimed . I look at these guys they have so little but seem to be happy despite their challenges they have. If you ask them to switch lives I bet they would jump at that opportunity. When it's all said and done we're going to leave the earth 🌎 empty handed.
Sip your tea man!! They probably will like find your life interesting for 2 min but would still want their life back. It’s a phase as life is. Isn’t it there were many people who were millionaires but are now homeless in USA?
They will enjoy your life for 1 day and want to go back to Botswana. Batswana are the least migrating Africans in the continent mostly because our country never had wars and we are so free, the freedom is like nowhere else we have free education up to tertiary , free health care and when you turn 18 you apply for free land( and you can apply for a home, farm and even a ranch and have all of them for free depending on availability of the land where you applied).We built everything by our ourselves without the help of any European country using profit from our diamonds. Our country is not glamorous like Manhattan or SA but we have more peace.
I think I can say thank you for showing what happens in a part of Botswana, but there is alot more happening in Botswana than this, look through the comments and you will realise Batswana are here saying the exact same thing, kinda over dramatised. Open to conversation 🙂
What do you expect from media, doesn't matter if it's a youtube channel or a multi million dollar "news company". It's all about the sensation and drama.
Ba tletse masepa. That’s what happens when re tlogela makgoa to come and tell our stories. They exaggerate, overdramatize and become emotional. Ke mawaza daee dee!
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I am so glad I watched this documentary, the old farmer is so smart and well spoken, I also pray God restores all that is lost and bring back the water.
Thank you
Deadliest Journeys/Deadliest Roads...two of the best shows on RUclips 👍 From Guam, USA 🇺🇸
Guam doesn’t sound like American name tho 😂
God Bless USA❤️
@@Danger.1453 yes America seriously need God seeing them behaving like the modern SODOM AND GOMORRAH is sickening.
Pray America turn back to GOD.
@@J_a_s_o_n I'm not American, I'm Turkish. America is a free country so I praised it.
@@Danger.1453 Freedom from GOD is ETERNAL DEATH.
Hopefully you understand.
From the UK but lived and worked in Botswana for about 18 years and know pretty well the whole of Botswana. The drought cycle comes around about once every seven years. It is bad but sometimes not so severe but have seen it when cattle are lying dead everywhere. The Kalahari region suffers the worst.
Interesting you say that because that's where all the country's metal resource is located, they should extract it and use the money to solar energy parks
@@Xplosiv3s Which have proven to be inadequate at best and an environmental disaster for the future at worst..
Its no different than the guys hammering all the catfish already dying in a pool of soup, put off today what can't wait till tomorrow..
@@Xplosiv3s To hell with solar power, these people need reliable sources of water, fuel and energy that is not dependent on weather or sunlight. Methods that are more traditional and reliable, something that the average farmer or herdsman could repair and operate. Solar panels require technicians to repair and they are full of toxic chemicals that could seriously harm the ecology which makes them unacceptable as a long-term solution.
There also needs to be some kind defense for the poor villagers that are being attacked by elephants. I don't care about preserving an animal when it is a direct threat to human survival. Humans must come first and these people deserve to live better lives.
This is just another story from the liberal film makers. As a South African...you are making a normal occurance in a big "story". Africa's problem is not drought or poorness but stupidity by most folk living on this continent. Farmers in desert areas elsewhere, are surviving years by getting water from drilling, chanals, etc. You blow this up out of proportion you money makers....
@@Xplosiv3smetal resource in which Kalahari 🤔
When was this😳?? I'm a Motswana in Botswana right now and it's raining as I'm typing this ... (Christmas day of 2022).. I'm in the capital city, but I have relatives in Maun, which is close to the Okavango and they've not had any drought related issues... We have plenty of livestock running around freely across the country but all of the ones I've seen are healthy and fat right now... I say all that to say,
Its been a while since we've had a drought around here🤷🏾♀️
Thank you for the prayers and well wishes though ❤️😊
And it's not lost on me that there are many people who need help, because even if the water is there, it doesn't mean that it's readily available to everyone..Some still have to travel extremely long ways to get some☹️... This is something that must be worked on by the government because it's basic need...
Merry Christmas 🤘
it was probably shot during the pre-Dineo season . . . then delayed by post production processes. its not uncommon for a documentary to take 3-10 years before release.
mme nna ke rata ntse go buiwa ka fatshe la rona jaana
Newsflash buddy, Aug 2024 and re mo leubeng since 2023 mate
Am from Namibia however Our neighbors we love you Botswana all shall be well
My friend, your videos are wonderful, you always show us the unknown faces of the world.
The makers of this film should produce a follow up on these people how they helped them! This content they gave is worth something life alterin.
Great Documentry I I like this Documentry & this channel is very good and the best informer in the world Great 👍 Presentation Best Team work
My greatest respect for the film maker to bring all this Journeys lively for viewers like me, i am always impressed, scarred and amazed, and sometime shocked.... Thanks ! Top 👍exciting !
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All my Botswana people and Africa as a whole..Namibia and i, loves u
I was born and raised in Botswana.These are the remote areas of the country. remember botswana is a semi desert,most of the land is the kalahari desert.some of these people are descendants of the indigenous people which is why they still live in those areas.human and wildlife conflict is an issue especially when there is drought because wild animals attack livestock and elephants come into their homes in search of water.
Not taking away from the beauty of our country with vast animal species.we have the highest concentration of elephants in Africa due to our efforts to fight against poaching.Botswana is also one of the fastest growing econmies in Africa and number 1 global diamond exporter.
Feel free to visit,🥂😍
@Martin Hayes I am seriously pissed off it looks staged, I stay in Botswana and not like this this is degrading us
"The people who are scariest to me are the people who don't even know enough to realize how little they know." - Thomas Sowell
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@olgabooyse618 I agree with you Olga. This is a mis representation about Botswana. I live in Botswana and we were in this area 2 months ago and this is not what our beautifull country looks like.
haha it's clearly not staged. Documentaries often focus on the worst parts of a country. That's what they are showing you@@olgabooyse618
All DIAMONDS and POVERTY.
This was such an educational documnetary. Especially for us who grew up and staed all our lives in the cities. Atleasst we get to understand other people's situations. I am a proud Motswana and I love my country.
01.03.2023
I'm so glad I came across "Best documentary"
Very interesting and informative and enjoyable 💖
Such a great documentary. Seen here on RUclips last week.
You love this dicumentry I love too
You couldn't have seen it last week it only premiered tonight
@@kennethlynch9926 no it's didn't another channel already shows this
Good documentary, most people in our country Botswana don't know that such places exist, good to see this other side exposed for the rest of us to see as well, could have been nice if they included the names of the places as well.
Lelope
They can can prob turn Switzerland into a hell hole if they try hard enough
Some. Time the developing off a country is bad fore some region , but thise are political the politici are. Thinking. To become rich fore them self. They. Does not care about people in there country.
I'm from Botswana and I did not know there are areas where people live in harsh conditions like these, its so very touching
It's harsh
"I hate sand... it's rough & course, & it gets everywhere" wink wink
Olá sou do Brasil e assisti o documentário , fiquei bastante comovido com tanto sofrimento, mas fico aliviado em saber que é em poucos lugares que essa situação acontece.
LOL its like me saying, i'm from Northern Cape or North-west and i didn't know they're peeps living in harsh conditions. Well it doesn't take a genius to realize those provinces are dry hot climate. Its not rocket science, how dumb can you be? You make sick learn to be observant , well read or travel msunu ka nyoko.
Ive spent all of my childhood years at Kgalagadi and everything that is translated here in near true. That old man fetching water from borehole and fending for his livestock despite the exhaustion depicts a life of quite a number of middle aged people there, and some of that knowledge has already been passed down to us. Koore hela rona a bo re siela mo tropong akere nowadays re macheki🤣
Impressive old man. When he was testing the trap, he ran, jumped, and fell on the ground to simulate how the animal would behave. Quite strong movements.
Hello am a CEO of my company in india based on USA California ...am happy that through this very documentary I could help some amount of money to the bostwana native people ...just a small token of love from my family ....I just donated 5000 us dollar I hope and pray that I will surely reached the people and truely help them ...God bless the workers leaders and volunteers
If you really did that, then thank you. That was a great thing to do
Sure you did. Most who donate don't feel the need to to flex in the youtube comment section.
I hope funds went directly to those relevant
Wow amazing documentary 🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼home country and home boy❤❤❤
I'm from Botswana but I live comfortably on the outskirts of the capital city. I'm very thankful and fortunate I don't have to go through this even if our water and power gets cut off sometimes, we survive well. I pray for those in my country suffering through the drought and the everyday struggle 🙏🏼 💙
You should do something for those who are not fortunated to live like you with water systems motivated the people to make the gouverment realize the situation Botswana is the the rich country so fight for your right to live wish the best for others go and do something about it
This situation will continue as long as people think only about themselves
Every country has poverty,help your own people before giving a lecture on what someone else should do. She didn't say there is no water. Google poverty in Botswana before giving a lecture and make a comparison to your own country,you probably have more poverty than Botswana. Anyway continue making videos in bushes no one goes to just to satisfy shallow minds. We are okay we're we are. Never took anything from anyone and yet they enrich themselves with our minerals and have the nerve to say shit.
@@toussaintbdehi5785 Who said I didn't do anything for them? You don't know me so don't make assumptions. You can't tell from my comment whether I do or don't so think before you jump to conclusions in the form of dumb ass comments. I donate to the cause every year and also help to build over here as well as spend time teaching orphans around here. So don't lecture me like you know my life.
@@Yazdegerdiranyar I don't know who you're talking about but I know you ain't talking about me like that when I literally NEVER mentioned NOT helping anyone around me. That's an assumption he made about me out of his ass.
One of the toughest journeys ever watched. Its sad sad! But amazing people
Desde Marruecos 🇲🇦🇲🇦🇲🇦me encanta este país Botswana 🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼❤❤❤
Absolutely beautiful watch. This is a regular experience of mine whenever I visit the farm which is right next to the Central Kahalari game reserve. A lot of Batswana who stay in the city have no idea that people still live this way
"The people who are scariest to me are the people who don't even know enough to realize how little they know." - Thomas Sowell
Perfectly right!!!Why are some of you Batswanas denying this situation??😥😪😭Don,t you want other countries to sympathize and feel pity for Us!???🎫😥🍓🍓🏆😁⭐🎫👍
But i hear.,😄😊🙏🙏⭐Something filled in this winter.,From the Nile river izn,t it!??🙏🙏👍
Almighty is soon bringing rain.,Our father tells me!!👍🙏⭐😊😄😁🏆🍓🍓😀🤔🤔
Mud.,they drink mud!!!
Kudos to this great piece of work! This Docu’ is pitch perfect!!
Thank God the rains are now coming!!!
I am from Botswana 🇧🇼. Botswana is a semi-arid desert.drought can be a problem in other places in Botswana. especially people who have farms.
Road can be Sandy real heavy, break down of cars and trucks
We hope government can do something
Especially to work on the roads and the droughts too.for the livestocks they need water, which Botswana is known as production of meat which is sold out to other countries.
Other thing can be a problem is wild animals like elephant,lion, leopard, hyenas,wilddogs and jackals.which can be stress too much and threat to people and there livestocks.
We hope the government can put more effort into this situation.
May God bless you and reward you tremendously for your hard work and patience. After suffering comes much ease insha'Allah ☝️☝️👑😇💫💪
Very heart touching. It was difficult to watch Botswana people and animals suffering so much. May almighty lord show mercy on them. The government of Botswana must come up with long term solutions on drought.
@@joshuavanniekerk4524 Africa is a place of hyenas. Like hyenas Africans are insensitive to the pain of sufferers.
We are not suffering, atleast no more than any other place. The documentary is exaggerated
@@TheSamlover90210 its a bit old too the fairy is has been replaced by the bridge ruclips.net/video/JDqyzH7prD8/видео.html
It's amazing remote AFRICAN people can SPEAK ENGLISH SO WELL.
LIVING THIS WAY IS A ...DOOZY OF A HUMDINGGER!!!!.
I'm not as old as Monty but there is no way I could keep up with him. Whar a constant struggle he has just to try and keep his animals alive.
I’m from Botswana and this is something I didn’t know people go through😭
Now you know. That is it good that, when God gives us wealth or better living, we should not only think of ourselves but people out there. This earthly goods if we don't share it with others, we will leave it here and others cover up even waste it out. So let's think of others when we are in comfortable life.
You must be middle class.Anew class that forgot its own people's woes. Happens all over Africa.
I don’t what part of what I wrote said I’m middle class and that I needed to be reminded how good I have it🤔
Wow. Those aerial shots over that little lake that used to be monolithic fresh water, it's very unsettling.
This place looks like hell on earth. So desolate and dead inside and out.
July is winter in this part of Africa. We have no rain at all . Our summer begins late October to November. It's December as we speak & we are having floods in many places
Yes and in the Namib desert rivers that have been dry for 10 years are flooding.
Me being a South African Tswana it's interesting how much I can relate to their way of life and just how I don't experience any sort of culture shock irrespective of our differing struggles
Monty in particular is the definition of a role model of a man
I know right dude too strong
i am from BW have 11 years living in SA, i am impressed by Monti's english accent
Now these are the real men real hardworking men warriors in real life regardless prayers for Botswana and hopefully the drought pass so soon and the government giving all the help it can.God bless you all keep doing what u gotta do fight on and live wish there is anyway I could be of help 🙏 🖤💪🏿
I can see the Hard work Behind this One of the Best Documentary
This docu only focuses on rural Botswana and its poverty which is typical for Western view of Africa. I've went to Botswana many times and this is NOT the Botswana I've seen. I'm from the North west province in South Africa.
this is crap my guy. So much exagration and fabrication. Gatwe 19 Km' in 2 days. I drive a Lexus on Gravel for 20 KM's and it takes me less than 30 Minutes . If there was fact checking before uploading this fake info the documentary wudnt exist caz there's no single facts here.
I hope the camera crew bought all of that lady's stock of beer and drinks. Everyone in this documentary is so humbling. More people need to watch these documentaries to gain humility.
Amazing documentary, it almost makes you feel like you were there.
Imagine to cant afford a taxi from ur pay, lol
This documentary, is false information, there is more to Botswana than the heat and any other problems they claim to have
These people are amazing. They do what ever they have to to survive.
Truly heart-breaking. NUFF respect to ALL African and Caribbean immigrants. You need to tell your children these stories so they will be appreciative of everything you've gone thru to get here so they can have more opportunities. My old immigrant pastor said "You will never know how many lies your parents had to tell to get you here".
It is appreciated.
Through*
Most places in Africa aren't like this, the weather is nice and sunny around 22-30 degress all year round
Life in certain parts of Africa is very Harsh and Cruel yet Beautiful.
Watching and commenting from Somali Land Horn of Africa East Africa.
Everyone talking but no one saying July in Botswana is winter and not summer of anything.
the dry season is april to october in botswana
@@danielmalone4446 but is it the cold dry or the hot dry?
Outside snow falling areas we have wet, dry, cold and hot blend them as best.
@Nigel Mutepfa what a stupid comment. Try again.
Native Africans probably laugh at the umlungu (or vazaha) who are clueless about seasons in Africa.
Reporters never film or report the truth, they take advantage of ignorant viewers. Now there are floods.
waoowww muantap broo fhis big me like with fhis 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Let us help these people, this is hard to watch their struggles.
Where are you from
Buy me some water and food am starving
Shawna Ellcey….what are you doing to help these people? Nothing….l would recommend you sponsor a family….these aren’t my people
No this was probably recorded 5 years ago👀👀👀 we have so much rain, plus this drought did not hit the whole country. Everything hear is over dramatized
@@boemomathumo9591 get lost
The best channel in the world.. 👍
PRAYERS for Botswana
Prayers for mother earth 🙏🌍😢
A vida é uma verdadeira aventura perigosa e desafiadora em certos lugares do planeta. Não é o suficiente apenas assistirmos,precisamos ajudá-los. E a pergunta que deixo aqui é a seguinte : Muitos teem acesso ao conhecimento de quão difícil ela,a vida é, então nas cidades, nas zonas urbanas onde o desafio é dar o melhor de si : POR QUE O HOMEM VIVE EM CONSTANTE PERSEGUIÇÃO AO PRÓPRIO HOMEM, VEZ QUE EXISTEM CONDIÇÕES TÃO MAIS FAVORÁVEIS.? Seria o progresso, que despe o homem de sua humanidade? Muitos pensadores levaram suas existências sobre essas questões,e ainda continuamos na mesma situação.
Watching this while in Kenya is just too sad. May the lord give them rain
Saddest thing is that Botswana has the 2nd largest diamond deposits in the world after Russia and that money doesn't trickle down to the ordinary people
@@williegitau6680 stop talking nonsense. How would diamonds bring rain?
@@jennifertebomosiane9596 The money gained from the diamonds would allow the government to dig wells and invest in water.
@@bigmac7950 dig Wells? In a draught? Some of you should really research Botswana as a geographical area and as a country.
Everything in Botswana was built by Batswana.
The colonial govt left nothing by a 5km tarred Road. So those diamonds educated the public, built hospitals etc.
Environment:- 70% of this country is a desert. This country is the same size as France and sparcely populated.
So mind your own country and its corruption and leave us alone.
@@jennifertebomosiane9596 So your telling me that BOREHOLE DRILLING is ineffective in Botswana?
I like the farmers raggity button up shirt. I have had a few jackets in Pennsylvania, USA like that.
Best Channel 💯 RESPECT!
Amazing, Botswana people are very hardworking
Ke Motswana (I'm from Botswana)... I'm wondering if they mixed in a few far away places in this video so would be nice to know their names. Life is hard in Botswana for sure but it is also very beautiful. Sun is always shining and you will never see such stars or sunsets elsewhere. We have good governance, economy and the people help each other!
I guess there is some propaganda. They want to tell some story which is somewhat true so they try to use some clips that aligns very much with this. It's the art of storytelling
Why are you using a car le wena Bra!!Heish yo are Risking!!🤔🤔😭😭😞🏆😁
No no.,not on Southern Botswana my dear!!😢😧🤔😓🤗
How iz tempereture there.,We have been in winter season.,Um shocked you are saying its HOT!!🙏😞😧😢😪
This is my next stop on my quest to travel the world... Botswana.
just a quick one, I appreciate the effort and quality of your work, however I have not come across any legislature banning anyone person from leaving a reserve in Botswana... I have neither witnessed anyone being denied the right to exit such a reserve... speaking as someone who has been to National Game Parks and reserves in Botswana... id be interested to know more from you though...for the sake of public interest.
very good documentary, educational as well
Of all the documentaries I've watched so far on this channel, this one feels the most desperate. This felt pretty grueling to watch. The life in Mad Max almost feels palatable in comparison.
You are going to get that (Mad Max) if the Billionaires get their way and push through all of the planned Climate Hysteria measures.
Right? At least in Mad Max the vehicles worked. Made me realize how tough sand is on cars
July is the peak of summer in Botswana ?
July is peak winter in Southern Africa not summer and that means no rainfall until spring/summer,typically from September 1st until the end of November is considered spring.
That’s what I was thinking too
Luarrr biasaaaa perjuangan kawan kawan kita demi mempertahankan kehidupan yg baik dn layak❤❤❤❤ semangat kawan
Honestly speaking there is no much drought in botswana,its in some areas and it has started raining so i feel like you exaggerated most of the video. I am a motswana and am not trying to speak for my country
Never mind they're Americans, they have more problems than us which they never show
This was shot in the 2014-2016 drought period.
@@oratilemasala9470 which gives a wrong impression about our state , people now think we need help ....
They have to push the climate change narrative to make money
@@junior_thomas some might. Just because you don't doesn't mean nobody does
No way the camera crew let him walk for 29hrs ... clearly there was a vehicle for the crew that gave him a left and filmed him walking for the back story
True, but they still allowed him to tell his story. That camera crew was there for but a moment. Use your brain.
@@MsAmique ok and if he wouldve died then what...?
i'm from Botswana and I am aware that there are "some" people living like that but it's only small portion. Y'all are just exaggerating.
😢No they did not this documentary is from along time ago
This documentary made a long Time ago. This IS Always the same thing,the white people don't show that they made bad, they are Always colonialiste. GOD IS for good people, WE must believe. Maybe thé man who did thé interview hâte histoire life.
They exagerate about a lof of things
Tidak perlu malu dengan kenyataan yang sesungguhnya...semoga Allah memberi kemakmuran kepada rakyat Botswana...
Don’t minimize it be concerned we’re all in it
35:16 this guy walking in extreme heat in the midday sun with a jacket on is such a big contradiction.
yeah people do that a lot in botswana. It protects the skin from the sun. mainly a light jersey
It may be winter, dry season is during winter in Botswana, by looking at the vegetation i think it was winter not summer because even before rain the plants start having green shoots and flowers in August. So the sun may look scorching but the air is usually cold we have cold winter in Botswana.
He probably doesn’t want the sun to burn his skin so it might be for protection
The country is a semi desert so obviously some parts will be dry. Also this looks like it was filmed mostly in kgalagadi and/Ghanzi which are the driest districts in the country and anyone who lives in these parts knows you can't be driving any car through the sand cause it might get stuck
It was ishot in Ngami area i think
njoyed watching, great documentary.
Best wishes from Egypt ❤️such a beautiful show 💯👍🏻
Life as we know it in Botswana u either adapt or leave ……the Kgalagadi is a semi arid desert and tuff as it seems we survive…..😊
Why such exaggerations. We live in Africa, we're on the ground. But some of yalls stories are just...... fantastical.
2021 they had more drought in the states which they never showed
One of my best friends in college … Moabi Masire son of the late President Masire. I know how the media exaggerates
However if this is even one person’s reality….. rough!!!!!
It a big continent and things will be vastly different depending on where you live obviously if you're in Johannesburg your going to have a road to drive on.
They are exploiting the African people and using Africa as a convenient conduit to push and promote the global warming hoax..temps in Africa is the same today as they were 1000 years ago and will be the same in the next 1000, it’s a LIE AND HOAX…and they know it.
Yalls?
the fact that so many people from Botswana in the comments don't know or have no idea these problems exist in their country is troubling.
Monty is legend. Wish someone younger would help him.
Oh my ! Which part of Botswana is that? Not even the road to Xakao or Khwai is that bad . The way y'all display drought I wonder which parts of Bw y'all visit.
Somewhere in the Kalahari
Seeing this extensive decay of wildlife in Botswana and this painful drought cycle is rather heartbreaking.
If I were to guess I'd say probably our biggest source of income is diamonds and the huge problem is corruption. Drought today isn't like around when this was filmed. I remember billboards literally encouraging not flushing the toilet when you pee but only when you did a #2. Almost everyday in the news, there'd be updates about the levels of water in Gaborone dam. Very sad. We even imported water from SA. Harsh times indeed but not as bad as the people in the rural areas. They still suffer to this day
I know that these documentaries are old but I hope that the doc makers at least give these families some money for taking part
BOTSWANA my country 😭, this is how we are living.god have mercy on us 😭🇧🇼😭, drought is dangerous....
Batho ba ba yaka wena there is no much drought in our country.... they just filmed during the dry season and they are focusing on a small sector and they say drought in Botswana
Exactly nna garena leuba le le kana kana gonaana mxm
@@abza1734 They want everything over dramatised.
@@abza1734 what can you expect in an American channel
Thought they gonna show homeless people in the states and the minerals they take from Africa
LegendaryPips people in the states have great depression and mental problems
Talking from experience...
We doing good that's why UK buys our beef and we even export our diamonds to US which they even take for free
Thank you for arbic linguage . Great work ❤
I get stressed when the internet goes down for 30 minutes. We have deer that get into our gardens that are a nuisance, imagine coming across elephants.
I like the old hunters thumb piano kalimba. I have one myself.
Sou angolano, e é muito triste pra mim ver a região do Kalahary nessas condições, principalmente devido as populações que dependem do Okavango pra sua sobrevivência. Na verdade esse fenomeno de seca tem assolado todo o sul do nosso continente nos últimos anos, e não vejo as nossas autoridades criarem mecanismo de protecção e sustentabilidade dessas regiões.
Алла сиздеиге куат берсин.
Nice Documentry with good information. 👍.
Save environment. Save water.
enjoyed watching, great documentary.
How devastating is this. 😔
42:03 Haut eines Elchs? 🤔🤔🤔
I dnt know when this documentary was made i live in Botswana but this isnt wat we are experiencing currently
you serious? its exactly whats happening....those in Gaborone and are not so into current affairs dont know or feel the climate change effect...we are experiencing this now, just that you might be living in GC and priviledged to not be experiencing the life in the villages far away from cities...
@@elradikgake1526 it's true I agreed we you
@@neosamuel1134 its best you come to botswana and you will realise that this is not true. we are in botswana and have travelled almost all over the countyr and what this documenrati is portraying is not at all true.
Thank you. The western media has taken upon itself to paint Africa as pure struggle.
Gatwe this was around 2016...
Born and raised in Botswana, but I have never seen anything like this. It's a good documentary but you should have rounded up with the good side of the country too, which happens to be where the majority (85%) of the people live. It would establish a good balance of the narrative.
"Most of the economy depend on the Okavango"???? You are just flat out lying.... 40% of Botswana's GDP comes from Diamond mining.
I've watched a few of these videos and I've noticed some discrepancies with some "facts" they state in the shows. One time the nattator said a pickup or small suv weighed something like 10 tons. 10 tons lol😂
Almost like it’s 10+ years old.
Great documentary but being from neighbouring South Africa - A couple of inaccuracies - they are no jaguars or elks in this part of the world - or anywhere on the African continent for that matter
As a Motswana I feel insulted by this documentary..Firstly it is not the human population that is encroaching on elephant territory it is the other way round..Around 2009 or so we put a halt to hunting or controlling the elephants because those in power at the time had invested heavily on tourism and wanted the elephants to increase..The problem with this is that the population of the said elephants more than doubled in a short spam of time which made an overcrowding of the elephant and putting stress on the conservatories which have been demarcated to them..These beast now have eroded the land and have put other wildlife at risk as they share the same space..We have a responsibility to conserve these other animals too..
The elephants now enter into human territory kill humans and deplete the grazing for our livestock..Stop this bullshit of thinking u know better about how we should take care of our wildlife when we have proven to implement among-st the best if not the best wildlife conservation practices..I think it is high time we document the truthful reality of our own affairs and stop these westerners from pushing their ignorant biases about our experiences..
As for the Bushmen; these are our people and we need them to have access to education, reliable and safe drinking water and get them to participate in the affairs of the country..We do not pride ourselves in seeing them being photographed as savages for your enjoyment..Stop it..Just stop it..Go make your Children to live in the caves like u used to if at all u value preserving undignified non progressive human existence..And with the guy who was travelling for hours why not just give him a lift and stop filming him from the comfort of ur car..STOP INSULTING US.
Wow👏 o ba arabile, they are so ignorant.
Why r u suprised? For them Serbia (in d heart of Europe) is a country of savages,primats,low lifes.They r scum,its naked true.(govermant,people in charge,politics).Not ordinary ppl.
This makes me think of the 3-6 months drought we get here in Jamaica as nothing and need to be more thankful as my black brothers in Mama Africa are suffering more
My mum was born in Jamaica and has been living there for years. She’s never mentioned droughts? There’s been hurricanes, flooding, extreme heat but I don’t think I’ve ever heard a Jamaican speak about 3-6 months of drought so that’s interesting.
Botswana's climate is semi-arid. Though it is hot and dry for much of the year, there is a rainy season, which occurs in the months from October to April, and falls as localized showers or thunderstorms. When it does rain, it tends to be episodic, unpredictable, and highly regional. Often a heavy downpour may occur in one area while 10 or 15 km away there is no rain at all. The government should deploy some form of rain harvesting and filtration system to make it clean for consumption so that it's people in all region can benefit from the system all year round.
Sometimes there hardly any rain at all that season anywhere in the country and so until the next season, the country struggles badly.
interesting response.
@@cheese_wrld Is it just those who live in the desert who suffer like this ?
From Kenya 🇰🇪
Sure , but since tourism is the major income for Botswana , more people having reliable water might mean a population increase, which is already encroaching on wildlife . It might be deliberate policy not to provide water to these mostly poor people ?
Or the world powers can stop their weather manipulation, as it causes droughts and deluges all over the world. They are the ones' deciding who gets water and who gets droughts. Shameful.
14:35 OH boy, Please save those animals.
If I am rich, I will fly each season and try my best to save those animals.
They are the best friends to us.
Bless them
These animals have been living in this semi desert country for million years they survived many drought circles so don't worry about them.
Really appreciate your job.respect from Greater Nepal and only Hindu country in the world.❤❤
I hope u pay these people for providing there time and energy. Know how how some documentary companies go I wouldn’t be surprised if u didn’t pay 💰 them if don’t don’t shame if u do may God bless you.
🤣🤣🤣🤣shame man,they are really selling a narrative here. Congratulations to those who short the documentary. The donations they will get in the name of helping Botswana will surely make them rich. Texting from the motherland 🇧🇼
Yes the European documentary scammers fooling the ignorant Northern Hemisphere.
😂😂😂😂🇧🇼🇧🇼. Man ijoo.
Life it's crazy , this got me thinking deep. I'm sitting in manhattan drinking coffee pretending all is well. I'm deep in debts, house about to reclaimed . I look at these guys they have so little but seem to be happy despite their challenges they have. If you ask them to switch lives I bet they would jump at that opportunity.
When it's all said and done we're going to leave the earth 🌎 empty handed.
Sip your tea man!! They probably will like find your life interesting for 2 min but would still want their life back. It’s a phase as life is. Isn’t it there were many people who were millionaires but are now homeless in USA?
They will enjoy your life for 1 day and want to go back to Botswana. Batswana are the least migrating Africans in the continent mostly because our country never had wars and we are so free, the freedom is like nowhere else we have free education up to tertiary , free health care and when you turn 18 you apply for free land( and you can apply for a home, farm and even a ranch and have all of them for free depending on availability of the land where you applied).We built everything by our ourselves without the help of any European country using profit from our diamonds. Our country is not glamorous like Manhattan or SA but we have more peace.
I think I can say thank you for showing what happens in a part of Botswana, but there is alot more happening in Botswana than this, look through the comments and you will realise Batswana are here saying the exact same thing, kinda over dramatised. Open to conversation 🙂
Very over dramatized. And wrong informations also
Thank you, they should mention that it's "PART" of Botswana
What do you expect from media, doesn't matter if it's a youtube channel or a multi million dollar "news company". It's all about the sensation and drama.
So you rather they show serowe instead of Ngarange?
@@misslebo8379 they must show Phakalane nyana...
... A Bit Of "GUNS 'n' ROSE'S" From The 'BUSHMAN'..11:22... BRILLIANT Documentary... 🏴🖖🙏
Lona banna drought? No guys can u flim around dry seasons and expect to see water or green leaves..... ga se gone tota
Kana lenna ke hong, this people are not being fair to be honest, our country is not this bad hle
Ba tletse masepa. That’s what happens when re tlogela makgoa to come and tell our stories. They exaggerate, overdramatize and become emotional. Ke mawaza daee dee!
@@masta_wa_motswana8071 this is an old clip. I highly doubt they had the intention of sending the wrong message.
Docu makers only film dramatic half truths. Now this land is in flood.
@@sengwesetogile6054 I agree with you (except the "intention" part). Trust me, it's intentional