As a teenager, In the early 70s, I lived on Wellington Road, near the Junction of Plumtree Road. Masiyephambili Road didn't exist then. So it's very interesting to see how things are now. In the opening shot, you must have been standing close to my old home. Thanks for posting this interesting video.
Hi, we were probably standing right by your house 😎. That's what we discovered when we were doing research for the film, we found a 1957 map of Bulawayo from UCT online library and found that the road did not exist then. It was a surprise to us. Thank again for watching and commenting.
I am so used to driving fast in Harare that I found drivers in Byo so slow. I did 100km/h on that Masiyephambili road, I had no idea the limit was 70 haha
The Roads needs massive refurbishment , Asphalt relaying,Road Markings, Designated Bus Stops,Road Signage and Grass and Scrub Cuttings and Working Street Lighting
Siyabonga for the recommendations. We will keep that in mind in future shows to be a little more comprehensive. Kodwa you will happy to know ukuthi we are currently working on a Ngozi Mine documentary. If you have suggestions please respond to this comment, we will be happy to include the suggestions before the film is complete.
Honestly that is poorly done. Grass verge is out off control. Poor road markings.. vading as usual. Its as though they put more water in the paint. Potholes coming back on the newly surfaced roads. Poorly surfaced. Intersections are poorly done again. Who was given the contract to fix that roads. Poor standards... usual in Zimbabwe. Contractors are just doing half jobs. Go back next year and show us that road again....... as for me am disappointed because we applaud Poor workmanship.....
As the video says, the road was riddled with potholes but now it's a pleasure to drive on , it's a work in progress and thanks to the team who did the dirty work for you to watch it on our phones
Thank you so much for your insightful comments. That is the unfortunate part sometimes, misallocation of funds makes our leaders do a poor job on these important projects. We are not sure who was given the contract. I hope the road lasts though.
A very misleading video of the current state of roads in Bulawayo, I wouldn’t be surprised if it later turned out Zanu pf sponsored this video, it being an election year and all. Maybe you should also show us one of the major pot-holed roads like Luveve road, and Khami road (starting from emangcwabeni to Drill Hall - the stretch around Coca-Cola must be at its worst ever) I won’t even talk about the roads in residential areas, the young amongst us would never believe these roads were once tarred. We need to stop glorifying mediocrity and demand more from these fat politicians, this quality of road you’re showcasing should only be celebrated in rural areas, not in a so-called second biggest city like Bulawayo.
Thank you for your insightful critique, we appreciate you for raising the concern. Yes, it is as you say, this is only a highlight of one road in Bulawayo out thousands, some of which deserve more attention that this one. Our first rationale to highlight Masiyephambili is that it is the longest road in Bulawayo and that it's the likely route for the Trans-African Highway #4 that is being developed by African Union. Second, is that the road received recent upgrades. To be honest, the state of roads in Bulawayo is not news, everyone and their cat knows ukuthi roads are bad. What is news is something, anything being done. We are not road engineers so we can't judge whether the upgrades will last, only time will tell. Your critique is valid my friend, before we posted the video, we considered leaving out "upgrades" from the title, but it would have been disingenuous for us to leave it out. The "upgrades" are recent and the road is better than it was.
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As a teenager, In the early 70s, I lived on Wellington Road, near the Junction of Plumtree Road. Masiyephambili Road didn't exist then. So it's very interesting to see how things are now. In the opening shot, you must have been standing close to my old home. Thanks for posting this interesting video.
Hi, we were probably standing right by your house 😎. That's what we discovered when we were doing research for the film, we found a 1957 map of Bulawayo from UCT online library and found that the road did not exist then. It was a surprise to us. Thank again for watching and commenting.
@@zwangendabaproductions6005 We lived at number 7, just a block away from Plumtree Road.
What a masterpiece... well done Zvangendaba...keep up the good work .
Siyabonga kakhulu, for the support 🙏🏾🙌🏾
Wow that was great. I really miss my birth place Bulawayo. Watching from Zambia where my parents originated from.
Wow, from Zambia, thank you for supporting. Come visit us sometime 😎
Bulawayo still looks clean. Wonderful city.
Beautiful work ...I love your work..makes me feel home awau from home😅🎉
Buya uzosivakatshela 😂
Nice vedeo Bafo siyabonga its very good memories for sure.
Siyabonga kakhulu 🙏🏾😌
Siyabonga Mdluli continue with your amazing work
Siyabonga kakhulu, lingadinwa lakusasa 🙏🏾
Great content...they have done a great job repairing the road
Thank you so much for the support as always. Very soon sizakuya eHillside 😉
Excellent show guys 👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾
Glad you enjoyed it
Beautiful video. Great work.
Thank you so much my brother 🙏🏾
Wow this made me miss home. I remember l used this road going to Tsholotsho. Bulawayo my city l miss it. Watching from Cape Town
From Cape Town 🙌🏾. Thank you for watching, glad it made you remember the good old days. Come visit us sometime 😎
I am watching nice content keep showing us more I did subscribe 😅
Thank you for watching and subscribing, it means a lot to see our hard work being appreciated 🙏🏾. We promise more content like this in the future.
The road it's nice
Very nice
Siyabonga kakhulu 😌
The soundtrack makes me emotional😢
Emotionally in a good way we hope, thank you for you comment, it means a lot to us that our content is creating is impactful 🙏🏾
Thanks bro thumbs up upgrade picture quality
Thank for recognizing our small improvements, sokusele isound, umoya usithwalisenzima 😂😂
Checked-in
Siyabonga Mathe as usual, we are here because of you 😌
@@zwangendabaproductions6005 thanks Team Zwangendaba keep up the good work
I am so used to driving fast in Harare that I found drivers in Byo so slow. I did 100km/h on that Masiyephambili road, I had no idea the limit was 70 haha
abanye abantu balefuel shuwa sicela lisichathekele,great content
😂😂 singabanikazi bayo ifuel. Thanks for watching and subscribing. Lathi sesiseduze nje to 1K, your recent achievement is very encouraging 🙏🏾
@@zwangendabaproductions6005 thank you,pretty soon we will be here celebrating you.
Excellent show guys but the roads are better😂😂
The Roads needs massive refurbishment , Asphalt relaying,Road Markings, Designated Bus Stops,Road Signage and Grass and Scrub Cuttings and Working Street Lighting
These are excellent recommendations, we hope they update the highway to those high standards you mentioned.
You should also have mentioned some more prominent landmarks along that road namely, the Magwegwe water reservoir, intaba yakoFambeki and Ngozi Mine
Siyabonga for the recommendations. We will keep that in mind in future shows to be a little more comprehensive. Kodwa you will happy to know ukuthi we are currently working on a Ngozi Mine documentary. If you have suggestions please respond to this comment, we will be happy to include the suggestions before the film is complete.
Yiii nansiyana intaba Yako fambeki kkkkkk indlu yangithi right in front of the mountain # njube t ship
Hahaha, uyibonile phela!
The least city council can do is to cut grass alongside roads.those people at Tower block are sleeping on duty
Lights are they still working
😂 yes, fortunately, they work. Not sure ukuthi iZesa affects ama traffic lights 🚦 maybe it does 🤔
The churches in industrial areas 😂😂 we are a sick society 🙌🏿
Honestly that is poorly done. Grass verge is out off control. Poor road markings.. vading as usual. Its as though they put more water in the paint. Potholes coming back on the newly surfaced roads. Poorly surfaced. Intersections are poorly done again. Who was given the contract to fix that roads. Poor standards... usual in Zimbabwe. Contractors are just doing half jobs. Go back next year and show us that road again....... as for me am disappointed because we applaud Poor workmanship.....
As the video says, the road was riddled with potholes but now it's a pleasure to drive on , it's a work in progress and thanks to the team who did the dirty work for you to watch it on our phones
Thank you so much for your insightful comments. That is the unfortunate part sometimes, misallocation of funds makes our leaders do a poor job on these important projects. We are not sure who was given the contract. I hope the road lasts though.
A very misleading video of the current state of roads in Bulawayo, I wouldn’t be surprised if it later turned out Zanu pf sponsored this video, it being an election year and all. Maybe you should also show us one of the major pot-holed roads like Luveve road, and Khami road (starting from emangcwabeni to Drill Hall - the stretch around Coca-Cola must be at its worst ever)
I won’t even talk about the roads in residential areas, the young amongst us would never believe these roads were once tarred.
We need to stop glorifying mediocrity and demand more from these fat politicians, this quality of road you’re showcasing should only be celebrated in rural areas, not in a so-called second biggest city like Bulawayo.
Thank you for your insightful critique, we appreciate you for raising the concern. Yes, it is as you say, this is only a highlight of one road in Bulawayo out thousands, some of which deserve more attention that this one.
Our first rationale to highlight Masiyephambili is that it is the longest road in Bulawayo and that it's the likely route for the Trans-African Highway #4 that is being developed by African Union. Second, is that the road received recent upgrades.
To be honest, the state of roads in Bulawayo is not news, everyone and their cat knows ukuthi roads are bad. What is news is something, anything being done. We are not road engineers so we can't judge whether the upgrades will last, only time will tell.
Your critique is valid my friend, before we posted the video, we considered leaving out "upgrades" from the title, but it would have been disingenuous for us to leave it out. The "upgrades" are recent and the road is better than it was.
Please remove my name from your description. I know you are trying to get views but work hard and use your own strategies. Remove other RUclipsr as well unless you have their consent.
Hey, will do. Thank you for the comment 👌🏾
Will you be back anytime soon on RUclips, we miss you content 🙏🏾