The Unseen Helenvale: Delving into the Heart of Katanga Port Elizabeth 🇿🇦

"Helenvale is a suburb in the north of Port Elizabeth. It was established in the 1950s when the apartheid Group Areas Act was implemented, resulting in the forced removal of families living in the established communities of South End, Fairview and Willowdene. Helenvale was originally developed to accommodate 6 000 people, but is now home to approximately 30 000.
The dense concentration of people in the area - in very small dwellings of between 25 and 30 square metres, which often house several generations in one home - has contributed to a poor quality of life for the residents of Helenvale. Over the years the area has become increasingly dangerous and violent.
The social fabric of the area has also been eroded by unemployment, substance abuse, gangsterism and teen pregnancy. But in spite of the difficulties, there are parts of the community with high levels of social cohesion which manifests in various ways, including volunteerism in community-driven projects from street patrols to cleaning cooperatives."
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[@caroloschannel9555]

Thank you for a beautiful video on Katanga / Helenvale! I have lots of family living there, trying their best to contribute positively to our society as a whole. Going on holiday we make it a point to visit all still living there. Good luck with your channel!

[@thegreatafrikanchannel]

Awesome thank you very much for watching my video, really appreciate, just remember that for the human race, dreams & goals in life are the same, were we are now does not determine our final destination.... Hugs and much love to your family in Helenvale 🙏🙏🙏

[@gailallwn8400]

Another lovely video. So interesting to learn about the places you hear about on the news. Thank you🎉

[@thegreatafrikanchannel]

@@gailallwn8400 thank you very much for watching 🙏🙏🙏 glad you liked it!

[@AnnedineLebok]

Due to church duties i have to go there sometime but everytime im there i just thanx God

[@MillicentJacobs-s7r]

Out of Helenvale came docters nurses teachers pastors you name it...bybel vers: kom kyk of daar nie iets goed uit Nazareth kan kom nie....ekt ook family daar ❤👌🙏

[@thegreatafrikanchannel]

I concur with you on points mentioned above, thank you for watching

[@malangotravels]

I do enjoy your contents brother. Keep them coming

[@thegreatafrikanchannel]

Thank you my mentor 🙏🙏🙏

[@cobbler3508]

4:20 i was robbed just there😢

[@lotteringestelle]

Northern Area's is a beautiful place not like people say it's bad but it's not

[@thegreatafrikanchannel]

Exactly my impression about the northern areas after these tours

[@blimages2]

Such an amazing historic video!

[@thegreatafrikanchannel]

Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[@seanleslie7401]

But you missed most of the real helenvale. Next time drive straight through kobus road into helenvale and go past the school and shops and take a short right after the school

[@thegreatafrikanchannel]

I am not that familiar with the neighborhood. Maybe next time I will make a turn around the above mentioned areas. Thank you for watching.

[@andrewwilson3054]

Great video.

[@thegreatafrikanchannel]

Thank you...

[@Chunguzana]

The Great afrikan channel ..the great content you do

[@thegreatafrikanchannel]

Thank you brother 🙏🙏🙏

[@simbalevymazhina3062]

Great work, wonderful insight 👍

[@thegreatafrikanchannel]

Awesome sir, thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[@ginamotlhake3659]

I was born in helenvale

[@thegreatafrikanchannel]

Good to hear from you

[@terrismzantsi9648]

Is it necessary to put s background music on your videos sir because sometimes they are ruining a good video?
Another thing are you South African because i noticed that you can't pronouns correctly some words?
No offence sir just asking out of curiosity.

[@thegreatafrikanchannel]

Noted thank you, reason why I put music is that my car makes an irritating squicky sound /sounds. However I will try some videos without music next time 👍

[@AnnedineLebok]

No u did not went to Helenvale no no no go back

[@evedenmentoor6835]

So surprised that there are so few potholes!! Nice streets, nice houses. Hard working folks, pity the rubbish, don't get collected. Be proud of your neighborhood people, rubbish attracts rats and rats brings all kinda sickness. Keep the Northern suburbs Kullid 😂✌️❤ Aweh, masse kind. Aweh‼️

[@THE4REIGNER.]

My kinda content... 😊😊

[@thegreatafrikanchannel]

Thank you 🙏🙏🙏

[@Mlanjana]

😂😂😂Why then is KwaZakhele the murder capital of the Bay for the last couple of years?

[@thegreatafrikanchannel]

Not sure what you mean by that, all I said media pumps out a lot of negativity at times and paints a bleak picture of such places yet when you travel there you will see not so much of what's being said, not that I wished to see such, but I wish media would also go into overdrive with the good happening there, after a couple of trips there am sorry to say that I have a different view point of these communities, while I am not also running down crime and other things that happen there...

[@gailallwn8400]

Are you sure ? I'm surprised because one of our employees lives there. A well respected gentleman with a beautiful upright family. So surprised.