Very good video. Balanced content and a funny line at 45:46 "In South African English they have their own local words like bakkie meaning a pickup truck, a robot means street light and if someone asks you for a cool drink that means they want some money from you." Hilarious😆
SA doesn't have domestic terrorist attacks and Muslims, Christians etc live in harmony. Also, the crime is due to poverty but we never have shooters taking machine guns unto schools or malls. Even the traffic police will never randomly shoot or body slam you for no reason. So there are different levels of safety in comparison with the US for example
The video was visually impressive, no doubt. It's sad that he had to punctuate every positive with a (but) negative. Showing an armed guard in a mall, really? Blackouts? Tourist kidnapping? ANC a TOTAL failure then shows great roads and infrastructure throughout the country. Elon Musk and Orina get positive captions, but black drug abusers and alcoholics are frequently profiled. Pretoria was the worst portrayed - 2nd most dangerous city? Smell of urine in the square - the city deserved better.
I'm a South African and I think you gave a really true picture of our beautiful country - the good / the bad and the ugly. It was very balanced and well researched. Great job! There is still no other country I would like to live in though. Please come back and visit us again.
@@siphamandlamkhize9766 I wouldn't say he knowingly lied, he just got some of his information from unreliable sources which tends to happen with international people coming here. Compared to other RUclipsrs though, at least he showed effort in explaining and covering this beautiful country of ours and I commend him for that.
Normally I wouldn't be bothered but this has been one of the most balanced and true videos I have seen in a while. Many more +and - to that place. Well done!
Khoisan aren't Coloured. They still exist as Khoisan. They became mostly assimilated with both black and coloured people but they still exist as an individual ethnicity
My parents lived in Ponty Towers many years ago when i was a baby. Thanks for this video, you truelly do show the reality of our country. Many others have tried to portray our country and failed. "Pub crawl the wine farms" 🥰
The first mistake you made was gloss over the history of South Africa, actually the whole Southern African region, before the The Europeans even arrived, that is why your outlook will always be tainted by bias, unfortunately
I'm retired at 47, This video here reminds me of my transformation from a nobody to having over 65,000 biweekly profit, a honest partner and a good daughter full of love ❤
Thanks for the well balanced and detailed coverage of each city. One thing that stood out from peoples opinion was how warm hearted and open the people are.✌
I enjoyed this very much, you gave a fair presentation of our country, it was really fun to watch. What's interesting is that of all the people you spoke to in Hilbrow even with people you just greeted, only maybe one was South African. I say, "interesting" but it's not really.
I was very surprised to see what it looks like in downtown Johannesburg as this was one of those places you avoided at all costs. I myself couldn't believe what I saw. Everything in your video was excellent: the points of interest and prime places (also the dodgy places), the beautiful views, the trails, and the delightful relaxation spots for tourists or just local vacationers, your descriptions... This is what one can expect from great drone coverage (videography) and someone who has done his homework well. An excellent production 10/10.
A much awaited vlog from you Sasha. I wouldn't even call it a vlog, it's a complete TV documentary made by one person. The effort you put into editing doesn't go unnoticed. Please keep it up the great work.
I'm American and have fallowed SA practicly all my adult life ,always wanted to visit or maybe even live in SA and I must admit that in the last few years the press has been so negative that I had given up on that desire. So I want to thank you for your positive and detailed report and for changing my opinion about SA.
You're definitely not a hit-and-run vlogger. You took your time explaining the nuances, history, population dynamics, SA cuisine, diverse landscapes, vibrant cities as well as the inequality. Well done! Siyabonga 🙏🏾
@siphamandlamkhize9766 Yeah he didn't get some things 100% correct, but he definitely put in a lot of time and effort into this video, which still left me impressed. I don't think short form youtube videos should be long documentaries. Please share a link/name of a youtube vlog on SA that is better put together and longer than this one, I'd like an opportunity to learn from you.🙏🏾
@@LivinginSAtv my apologies, I just want to point out that the elephant pictured in the video thumbnail is not a South African elephant, but actually an Asian one.
Are you the one who gave him the false information about Khoisan being coloured? How can the original person with no mixed DNA be called colored, make it make sense?
Thank you for a very balanced review of our beautiful country. Also pointing out the dangers that tourists fall into. Locals know what areas are dangerous to go to, but tourists do not, thus giving SA a bad reputation. There are numerous places that are safe and beautiful. Also places like the Kruger Park, and Garden Route along the Cape Southern Coast. Called Eden -and for a reason. The people in the Garden Route are the best in the world. Must say, traveling USA countryside, I sometimes forgotten that I was not in SA. A lot of places with the same kind of countryside. Same friendly people. I think we have a lot in common,
Hey Slava, I just had to reach out and tell you how much I love your videos! Your storytelling skills are incredible, and you have a way of making every subject so interesting and easy to understand. It's clear that you put your heart and soul into your work, and that's what makes your videos such a joy to watch. One of the things I admire about you is your warm and friendly personality, which really shines through in each video. You have a gift for connecting with people, and it's no surprise that so many people love chatting with you on camera. Thank you for sharing your talent and passion with us, Slava. Your videos never fail to brighten my day, and I always look forward to seeing more of your amazing content. Keep up the great work, and I can't wait to see what you'll create next!
Thank you, thank you😊 what a wonderful wonderful comment. I was worried this video came out a little bit negative. And that’s not something I’m going for. I have more videos from South Africa coming and I’ll try to balance the positive and negative.
@@realcoolvision No worries! By featuring both the upscale areas and the more challenging parts of the country, you give us a more authentic and well-rounded understanding of what life is really like there. It's refreshing to see a more realistic portrayal of the country, and I think it makes your videos much more relatable and interesting to watch.
I'm sooo glad that a foreign white person was able to move around Joburg CBD, especially some of the not so nice parts(and you were safe). You even explored Soweto, my birth place...awesome. To help you integrate better, let me help you say Steyn, the Mzansi way. You must pronounce it like you would 'stain'.❤
We have some proper gems that I never see on RUclips... but us locals don't share the locations.. to keep it to ourselves... proper off the beaten track places... 😊
This is an excellent, well-made documentary about today's South Africa. Kudos to the producers, who were very honest and open about all realities in SA today. Congratulations!
Beginning was very inaccurate. "Khoisan" is a modern abstraction, actually meant for language categorization. "Khoi" was actually a label used for generic Cape pastoralists. Separately "San" was used for foragers/hunter-gatherers. Historically, millennia ago there were African pygmies, followed by proto-agrarians. (proto-Bantu) Generally the SA native have been a blend of African pygmy & proto-agrarian for millennia. The generically labeled Cape Khoi were this type of blend. Now today, "Khoisan" as one word is, for lack of a better label, used to label a variety of mixed drosters of partial Eurasian MIX in their genetic profile, along with being partial descendants of African pygmy & agro-pastoralists. So is the rest of the SA native African population a blend of pygmy & proto-agrarian and the modern umbrella houses they organised themselves into as polities (e.g Xhosa, Tswana, etc) during the colonial era. Some Africans were moved into the Coloured category, along with Asians & multiracial people, so the Coloured population shares that ancestry with the majority of the SA native population who are in the 10s of millions. So saying that the descendants of the first in the timeline are classified Coloured is inaccurate. A minority are classified thus. The majority descendant lineage fall under the classification Black African by the millions.
"San" is in fact a term coined in one of the Khoi dialects meaning "robber", and was applied to the hunter-gatherer "Bushman" people, who had no notion of ownership and who thus hunted the cattle of the pastoralist Khoi. As you say, the Khoi and the Bushman People are from different stems.
This video is the best overall introduction to South Africa I've ever seen. Thank you for making it and please make more videos on South Africa. BTW, does anyone know what the music playing at the end of the video is?
He says about part of Cape Town, that there is "a heavy security presence, therefore safety is not a concern." That implies that WITHOUT a heavy security presence, safety IS a concern.
@@johannesjacobs3931 Bro they issue warnings against black/coloured people as though we are savages. "Be careful, not safe, danger" warnings for; Joburg CBD; Soweto; Cape Flats... So dehumanising.
A great insightful and honest video about SA. I really dislike when people overlook the crime that takes place across SA. I love your honesty and your videos. SA is on my bucket list. Hopefully things will improve by the time I event go for a visit
Thanks!! Interesting seeing my home country from a different perspective. Yes, Joburg CBD is completely broken and we battled to sell my parent's house last year in an old Johannesburg suburb close to the CBD. The architect designed the Union Buildings in your Pretoria segment. Unfortunately there is no maintenance and infrastructure is crumbling. Corruption is endemic. But, glad you made the trip! I don't live there anymore, but it will always be home and Africa never leaves one. Did your wife and daughter go with you?
You need a microchip upgrade and an update; load-shedding is a thing of the past for almost a year now. Fun fact; we produce about 40% of Africa's electrical output.
So i decided to give this video a second chance after realising it was made by one of my favourite RUclips travel vloggers. Apart from having taken issue with a single comment in an earlier post, I found this to be one of the most impressive travel vlog videos of my country, if not the best one you’ll find anywhere on the internet (well done 👍🏻) I first came across your channel many years ago shortly after spending an entire summer in Russia and watching your videos often felt for me like retracing my steps in the various cities. Respect to Adam for taking you to Cosy Corner and for inviting you to his home for a braai. Once again, you did an excellent job on showcasing South Africa - much respect ✊🏼
This is just about the best documentary I have seen on South Africa. I am from New Zealand and I discovered South Africa three years ago and I have been back. What I see is immense, limitless potential, set back a generation by the corrupt ANC. Crime is a problem but have you seen Los Angeles and San Francisco lately. That said I found most areas to be safe but I avoided known high crime zones. The biggest tragedy is the lost potential of high unemployment where crime is what people have to do to survive. Blame the ANC for that. However there is high optimism and I see Sub Saharan Africa as the world's next big economic boom zone.
@@siphamandlamkhize9766 In 1965 Singapore was no longer a British colony. It had no natural resources, its economy revolved around being a trading port where most jobs involved loading and unloading ships. It had infrastructure problems some not fixed since WW2 under Japanese occupation, and it had problems with slums, crime and malaria. It was a long way behind South Africa at the time. The new Government under Lee Kuan Yew, a parliamentary democracy, implemented radical change the big one being corruption by government officials was a serious crime and in the most serious cases brought the death penalty. The government was there to work for the people not themselves. Singapore did not blame the previous 400 years for its dire situation, instead it built itself a future. Drug dealing and possession over a certain level was a death penalty crime, the slums were cleared away replaced by modern housing, infrastructure was renewed. Today Singapore is a thriving rich progressive nation with almost no crime, no corruption, good government and multi racial and cultural harmony. Now look at South Africa. The ANC was handed a highly functioning nation. Once Mandela was out of the way the ANC enriched itself, it let crime run rampant, it neglected infrastructure you see with loadshedding and water outages. It could have but did not clean up the townships and informal settlements, it brainwashed ordinary Africans in to thinking it was their only hope. The ANC became like a mafia. It did the opposite to what Singapore did. If Singapore could do it, go from the bottom to the top in 30 years then South Africa could have fixed itself in 30 years but it didn't. The tragedy is people still vote for the corrupt ANC.
@@michaelgarlickmovies Singapore? How can you compare a small tiny populated nation in a strategic shipping corridor developed by the Chinese and Britain to SA?
@@TheIrieman15 The lesson to be learned from Singapore is that starting in a dire situation but installing unimpeachable judicial system, parliamentary democracy, rule of law, incorruptible politicians and bureaucrats and a clean crime free environment so much can be achieved. The formula is proven to work in a small country that in 1965 was a bankrupt mess with no resources. Look upon Singapore as proof of concept. If South Africa applies the same formula that fixed and worked in Singapore, South Africa will be a global commercial powerhouse.
@@TheIrieman15 No, Apartheid doesn't get a pass. But when freedom from Apartheid was achieved, the ANC over the next 30 years squandered its golden opportunity.
Never heard Durban called remote. It is one of our biggest cities and can easily be reached by car in a few hours from Johannesburg and of course by plane. It also has a massive port.
The city centre of Durban I would stay away from to be completely honest with you, but the outer parts of Durban like Umhlanga and Hillcrest and then moving North to Ballito those places are lovely and then of course our beautiful Drakensberg Mountains and The Midlands, absolutely stunning there.
@@Tanya-f3nthis narrative is annoying and often comes from those who rarely visit Durban! The beachfront is amazing and I'd certainly recommend anyone coming to KZN visit it. Take a walk, a cycle or skateboard along it. Have a meal at the many restaurants and maybe pop into uShaka Marine World. Then there is the Florida Road area that was touched on and the Botanic Gardens.
Fantastic video. As a former South African, I really enjoyed this video. It was nice seeing familiar places. Some have changed, and some have remained the same. I'm glad that I had the opportunity to live there for 20 years. Greatest days of my life.
KHOISAN..are NOT Coloured people...Also being Khoe and being San/Abathwa are two totally different African groups ..one is a hunter gatherer and the other is pastoralist..Also they didnt like each other because Abathwa/San use to steal/hunt cattle from the Khoe..
Fun fact: The guy with the green cap that turns his head at 27:46 is South Africas "Taxman" - Edward Kieswetter .... LOL you know you did an amazing job when you even managed to capture the Commisioner of SARS, well done!
This is an awesome video on SA. As a South African, I can honestly say this video is extremely fair and accurate. Thank you A few knit pointing facts: 1. The San people were first in SA . The Khoi-Khoi and San people are different, and they are not coloured people 2 Initially, there were 11 official languages and subsequently Sign language was added to make it 12 languages 3 Tortoises are found in the Kruger Park (turtles are marine living, while tortoises are a land species and terrapin live in fresh water). 4 Visit L'Agulus which is the further most point in Southern Africa where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet. (Cape point is NOT the Southerrn most point of Africa) 5 SAfricans are known for their hospitality and friendliness. Sadly, there is a lot of crime, so you have to becareful who you befriend. Thank you for a well balanced video.
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Very good video. Balanced content and a funny line at 45:46 "In South African English they have their own local words like bakkie meaning a pickup truck, a robot means street light and if someone asks you for a cool drink that means they want some money from you." Hilarious😆
Robot does not mean street light in SA English. Robot means traffic light.
Yes so uplifting giving a true perspective of our beautiful country. We can fix this!
Big salute to South Africa from North Africa! 🇿🇦🇲🇦
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thank you as we are now living in New Zealand and missing home but we made a choice for a safe living.
But I heard that there's a lot of crime in new Zealand particularly in Auckland, how true that is?
Hlalani lapho ningaphinde nibuye!!
Do the people in Christchurch feel safe?
Tshin😂😂
SAns who moved to the UK also say the same but they keep coming back i dont know why
What a great video ! the best I’ve seen on South Africa for sure❤
35:19 My Grandfather Build that Extension on the Pillar for Unisa . Owen Mitchell.
SA doesn't have domestic terrorist attacks and Muslims, Christians etc live in harmony. Also, the crime is due to poverty but we never have shooters taking machine guns unto schools or malls. Even the traffic police will never randomly shoot or body slam you for no reason. So there are different levels of safety in comparison with the US for example
The video was visually impressive, no doubt. It's sad that he had to punctuate every positive with a (but) negative.
Showing an armed guard in a mall, really? Blackouts? Tourist kidnapping? ANC a TOTAL failure then shows great roads and infrastructure throughout the country. Elon Musk and Orina get positive captions, but black drug abusers and alcoholics are frequently profiled.
Pretoria was the worst portrayed - 2nd most dangerous city? Smell of urine in the square - the city deserved better.
Vyacheslav,
thank you for the inputs and advice. It was knowledgable as was planning a trip to SA.
I'm a South African and I think you gave a really true picture of our beautiful country - the good / the bad and the ugly. It was very balanced and well researched. Great job! There is still no other country I would like to live in though. Please come back and visit us again.
@@siphamandlamkhize9766 So what did he lie about?
I fully agree with your comment
@@siphamandlamkhize9766He said kidnapping gangs target tourists, any examples?
@@siphamandlamkhize9766 I wouldn't say he knowingly lied, he just got some of his information from unreliable sources which tends to happen with international people coming here. Compared to other RUclipsrs though, at least he showed effort in explaining and covering this beautiful country of ours and I commend him for that.
I agree fully, this was very nice to watch as a South African. There are even more places I would love to go see myself now!
Thank you for visiting our country ❤
Normally I wouldn't be bothered but this has been one of the most balanced and true videos I have seen in a while.
Many more +and - to that place.
Well done!
@@siphamandlamkhize9766 What is upsetting you, Sipha?
Amazing. Thanks!
Next time you must show our beautiful Drakensberg and The Natal Midlands. So many beautiful places to see there.
nice
Khoisan aren't Coloured. They still exist as Khoisan. They became mostly assimilated with both black and coloured people but they still exist as an individual ethnicity
12:21 just a correction, it’s the isiXhosa people that are famous for the clicking language
My parents lived in Ponty Towers many years ago when i was a baby. Thanks for this video, you truelly do show the reality of our country. Many others have tried to portray our country and failed. "Pub crawl the wine farms" 🥰
The building was called Ponte not Ponty thank you
The first mistake you made was gloss over the history of South Africa, actually the whole Southern African region, before the The Europeans even arrived, that is why your outlook will always be tainted by bias, unfortunately
4:50 😢😢
I spent a month in cbd no problem imjs 🤷🏾♂️🇿🇦❤️
I spent a year
The coolest
I'm retired at 47, This video here reminds me of my transformation from a nobody to having over 65,000 biweekly profit, a honest partner and a good daughter full of love ❤
🙏*12k to 407k is significant increase. My first copytrade wasn't profitable. Please share who you copytrade *
I'm highly inspired. Please spill some sugar about the bi-weekly stuff you mentioned
I only copytrade one manager
"He's mostly on the telegrams with his ID Below
@CoashFX 💬
Best video on South Africa that I have seen
Thanks for the well balanced and detailed coverage of each city. One thing that stood out from peoples opinion was how warm hearted and open the people are.✌
I’m very impressed, well researched content
A very good representation of South Africa, from a Saffa now living in Sweden. Well done .
@@siphamandlamkhize9766 Cape coloureds can trace heritage from many different races, including Khoi.
You had a whole bowl of stupid for breakfast didnt you @@siphamandlamkhize9766
I enjoyed this very much, you gave a fair presentation of our country, it was really fun to watch.
What's interesting is that of all the people you spoke to in Hilbrow even with people you just greeted, only maybe one was South African. I say, "interesting" but it's not really.
I was very surprised to see what it looks like in downtown Johannesburg as this was one of those places you avoided at all costs. I myself couldn't believe what I saw.
Everything in your video was excellent: the points of interest and prime places (also the dodgy places), the beautiful views, the trails, and the delightful relaxation spots for tourists or just local vacationers, your descriptions... This is what one can expect from great drone coverage (videography) and someone who has done his homework well. An excellent production 10/10.
Really enjoyed watching this. The home of my birth having left in 1978. Cape Town the most beautiful place on the planet.
Comparing Gandhi Square to Times Square is a big stretch. The two are in no way comparable.
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Bruh... you are the best. I love 🇿🇦Now i wait for Kenya🇰🇪😎.
@@siphamandlamkhize9766That's not true, its a balanced perspective of SA....
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A much awaited vlog from you Sasha. I wouldn't even call it a vlog, it's a complete TV documentary made by one person. The effort you put into editing doesn't go unnoticed. Please keep it up the great work.
Best SA video I seen. I left almost 30 yrs ago
Well done, you must come back you hear! If you got the time visit Namibia as well!
I'm American and have fallowed SA practicly all my adult life ,always wanted to visit or maybe even live in SA and I must admit that in the last few years the press has been so negative that I had given up on that desire. So I want to thank you for your positive and detailed report and for changing my opinion about SA.
Nice, what are your thought on the video and SA as portrayed here?
Frank. the press has always been negative about SA, but that doesn't stop millions from coming to visit, live and retire here.
Check youtube channel “the real South Africa” its a channel about Americans who are moving to South Africa and leaving their best life
I'm South African and I'm learning so much about my own country here.
Showcasing the Mpumalanga Province was nothing short of breathtaking for me. Always leaves me in awe
Shhh don't let them know about our province 😂
Who exactly?😂
Watching this just made me realise how much i have missed mzansi. Sengikhumbul'ekhaya
You got majorly lucky with the weather in Cape Town boet!
well done
You're definitely not a hit-and-run vlogger. You took your time explaining the nuances, history, population dynamics, SA cuisine, diverse landscapes, vibrant cities as well as the inequality. Well done! Siyabonga 🙏🏾
@siphamandlamkhize9766 Yeah he didn't get some things 100% correct, but he definitely put in a lot of time and effort into this video, which still left me impressed. I don't think short form youtube videos should be long documentaries. Please share a link/name of a youtube vlog on SA that is better put together and longer than this one, I'd like an opportunity to learn from you.🙏🏾
Proud to have been part of this project!❤
Couldn't you at least get the elephant species right? That's an Indian elephant on the thumbnail!?
@@loksterization?
@@LivinginSAtv my apologies, I just want to point out that the elephant pictured in the video thumbnail is not a South African elephant, but actually an Asian one.
🔥🔥🔥you must be the biggest chef created congrats 🎊🍾🎉🎈
Are you the one who gave him the false information about Khoisan being coloured? How can the original person with no mixed DNA be called colored, make it make sense?
Thank you for a very balanced review of our beautiful country. Also pointing out the dangers that tourists fall into. Locals know what areas are dangerous to go to, but tourists do not, thus giving SA a bad reputation. There are numerous places that are safe and beautiful. Also places like the Kruger Park, and Garden Route along the Cape Southern Coast. Called Eden -and for a reason. The people in the Garden Route are the best in the world. Must say, traveling USA countryside, I sometimes forgotten that I was not in SA. A lot of places with the same kind of countryside. Same friendly people. I think we have a lot in common,
Hey Slava, I just had to reach out and tell you how much I love your videos! Your storytelling skills are incredible, and you have a way of making every subject so interesting and easy to understand. It's clear that you put your heart and soul into your work, and that's what makes your videos such a joy to watch.
One of the things I admire about you is your warm and friendly personality, which really shines through in each video. You have a gift for connecting with people, and it's no surprise that so many people love chatting with you on camera.
Thank you for sharing your talent and passion with us, Slava. Your videos never fail to brighten my day, and I always look forward to seeing more of your amazing content. Keep up the great work, and I can't wait to see what you'll create next!
Thank you, thank you😊 what a wonderful wonderful comment. I was worried this video came out a little bit negative. And that’s not something I’m going for. I have more videos from South Africa coming and I’ll try to balance the positive and negative.
@@realcoolvision No worries! By featuring both the upscale areas and the more challenging parts of the country, you give us a more authentic and well-rounded understanding of what life is really like there. It's refreshing to see a more realistic portrayal of the country, and I think it makes your videos much more relatable and interesting to watch.
Nobody does better travel vlogs than this guy. And this one might be his best yet. Spectacular work.
Omg those kids go to my old school
I'm sooo glad that a foreign white person was able to move around Joburg CBD, especially some of the not so nice parts(and you were safe). You even explored Soweto, my birth place...awesome. To help you integrate better, let me help you say Steyn, the Mzansi way. You must pronounce it like you would 'stain'.❤
I saw @tatsyana @36:44
We have some proper gems that I never see on RUclips... but us locals don't share the locations.. to keep it to ourselves... proper off the beaten track places... 😊
This is an excellent, well-made documentary about today's South Africa. Kudos to the producers, who were very honest and open about all realities in SA today. Congratulations!
For 3 weeks in SA you found most important places and so on point! True stories as well. Great Video
This is one of the most if not the most beautiful country in the world!
Brilliant Video...authentic as they come!
I have been waiting 4 months for this video thank you for visiting !
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Makes me wanna move to there..
Beginning was very inaccurate.
"Khoisan" is a modern abstraction, actually meant for language categorization.
"Khoi" was actually a label used for generic Cape pastoralists. Separately "San" was used for foragers/hunter-gatherers.
Historically, millennia ago there were African pygmies, followed by proto-agrarians. (proto-Bantu)
Generally the SA native have been a blend of African pygmy & proto-agrarian for millennia.
The generically labeled Cape Khoi were this type of blend.
Now today, "Khoisan" as one word is, for lack of a better label, used to label a variety of mixed drosters of partial Eurasian MIX in their genetic profile, along with being partial descendants of African pygmy & agro-pastoralists.
So is the rest of the SA native African population a blend of pygmy & proto-agrarian and the modern umbrella houses they organised themselves into as polities (e.g Xhosa, Tswana, etc) during the colonial era.
Some Africans were moved into the Coloured category, along with Asians & multiracial people, so the Coloured population shares that ancestry with the majority of the SA native population who are in the 10s of millions.
So saying that the descendants of the first in the timeline are classified Coloured is inaccurate.
A minority are classified thus.
The majority descendant lineage fall under the classification Black African by the millions.
"San" is in fact a term coined in one of the Khoi dialects meaning "robber", and was applied to the hunter-gatherer "Bushman" people, who had no notion of ownership and who thus hunted the cattle of the pastoralist Khoi.
As you say, the Khoi and the Bushman People are from different stems.
Very a good production and well rounded. Well done.
One of my most favorite tourism channels, thank you so much for coming to my country 🇿🇦♥️🙏
How I remember the day's of walking around Hillbrow, and living in Ponte.
This video is the best overall introduction to South Africa I've ever seen. Thank you for making it and please make more videos on South Africa. BTW, does anyone know what the music playing at the end of the video is?
Rafiki - Ebo Krdum
He says about part of Cape Town, that there is "a heavy security presence, therefore safety is not a concern." That implies that WITHOUT a heavy security presence, safety IS a concern.
I have never seen a HEAVY security presence in CT not even on the flats. It's not the war zone often portrayed.
I'm not downplaying crime in South Africa, but I live on the Cape Flats and often walk to the shops at night and I feel safe.
@@johannesjacobs3931 Bro they issue warnings against black/coloured people as though we are savages. "Be careful, not safe, danger" warnings for; Joburg CBD; Soweto; Cape Flats... So dehumanising.
A great insightful and honest video about SA. I really dislike when people overlook the crime that takes place across SA. I love your honesty and your videos. SA is on my bucket list. Hopefully things will improve by the time I event go for a visit
Always be careful when you are here. Which city do you want to visit?
Wow, this was a wonderful video of Mzansi ... learnt some stuff I did not even know about my country 🇿🇦
Im livid. The crime is killing our country.
was better in apartheid eh, beware what you wish for is the lesson here,
@@Tanaka1943 😂😂😂 better for white people
@@Tanaka1943 There is nothing good about that era.
Damn, this video makes me miss CPT, Seapoint was such a nice place to stay
Thanks!! Interesting seeing my home country from a different perspective. Yes, Joburg CBD is completely broken and we battled to sell my parent's house last year in an old Johannesburg suburb close to the CBD. The architect designed the Union Buildings in your Pretoria segment. Unfortunately there is no maintenance and infrastructure is crumbling. Corruption is endemic.
But, glad you made the trip! I don't live there anymore, but it will always be home and Africa never leaves one. Did your wife and daughter go with you?
Nice travel promotion video, you make this place look great.
I hear they have trouble maintaining 24 electricity in many places though.
You need a microchip upgrade and an update; load-shedding is a thing of the past for almost a year now. Fun fact; we produce about 40% of Africa's electrical output.
So i decided to give this video a second chance after realising it was made by one of my favourite RUclips travel vloggers. Apart from having taken issue with a single comment in an earlier post, I found this to be one of the most impressive travel vlog videos of my country, if not the best one you’ll find anywhere on the internet (well done 👍🏻) I first came across your channel many years ago shortly after spending an entire summer in Russia and watching your videos often felt for me like retracing my steps in the various cities. Respect to Adam for taking you to Cosy Corner and for inviting you to his home for a braai. Once again, you did an excellent job on showcasing South Africa - much respect ✊🏼
Thank you, I appreciate your kind words and I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Your video has best qualities think you visit again
This is just about the best documentary I have seen on South Africa. I am from New Zealand and I discovered South Africa three years ago and I have been back. What I see is immense, limitless potential, set back a generation by the corrupt ANC. Crime is a problem but have you seen Los Angeles and San Francisco lately. That said I found most areas to be safe but I avoided known high crime zones. The biggest tragedy is the lost potential of high unemployment where crime is what people have to do to survive. Blame the ANC for that. However there is high optimism and I see Sub Saharan Africa as the world's next big economic boom zone.
@@siphamandlamkhize9766 In 1965 Singapore was no longer a British colony. It had no natural resources, its economy revolved around being a trading port where most jobs involved loading and unloading ships. It had infrastructure problems some not fixed since WW2 under Japanese occupation, and it had problems with slums, crime and malaria. It was a long way behind South Africa at the time. The new Government under Lee Kuan Yew, a parliamentary democracy, implemented radical change the big one being corruption by government officials was a serious crime and in the most serious cases brought the death penalty. The government was there to work for the people not themselves. Singapore did not blame the previous 400 years for its dire situation, instead it built itself a future. Drug dealing and possession over a certain level was a death penalty crime, the slums were cleared away replaced by modern housing, infrastructure was renewed. Today Singapore is a thriving rich progressive nation with almost no crime, no corruption, good government and multi racial and cultural harmony. Now look at South Africa. The ANC was handed a highly functioning nation. Once Mandela was out of the way the ANC enriched itself, it let crime run rampant, it neglected infrastructure you see with loadshedding and water outages. It could have but did not clean up the townships and informal settlements, it brainwashed ordinary Africans in to thinking it was their only hope. The ANC became like a mafia. It did the opposite to what Singapore did. If Singapore could do it, go from the bottom to the top in 30 years then South Africa could have fixed itself in 30 years but it didn't. The tragedy is people still vote for the corrupt ANC.
Blame the ANC but Apartheid gets a pass?
@@michaelgarlickmovies Singapore? How can you compare a small tiny populated nation in a strategic shipping corridor developed by the Chinese and Britain to SA?
@@TheIrieman15 The lesson to be learned from Singapore is that starting in a dire situation but installing unimpeachable judicial system, parliamentary democracy, rule of law, incorruptible politicians and bureaucrats and a clean crime free environment so much can be achieved. The formula is proven to work in a small country that in 1965 was a bankrupt mess with no resources. Look upon Singapore as proof of concept. If South Africa applies the same formula that fixed and worked in Singapore, South Africa will be a global commercial powerhouse.
@@TheIrieman15 No, Apartheid doesn't get a pass. But when freedom from Apartheid was achieved, the ANC over the next 30 years squandered its golden opportunity.
I have to concur that you gave a very fair and true reflection of SA.
Durban is so remote but looks well worth visiting!! SA is amazing! I love it!
Never heard Durban called remote. It is one of our biggest cities and can easily be reached by car in a few hours from Johannesburg and of course by plane. It also has a massive port.
Exactly lol@@Louisefenner
The city centre of Durban I would stay away from to be completely honest with you, but the outer parts of Durban like Umhlanga and Hillcrest and then moving North to Ballito those places are lovely and then of course our beautiful Drakensberg Mountains and The Midlands, absolutely stunning there.
@@Tanya-f3nthis narrative is annoying and often comes from those who rarely visit Durban! The beachfront is amazing and I'd certainly recommend anyone coming to KZN visit it. Take a walk, a cycle or skateboard along it. Have a meal at the many restaurants and maybe pop into uShaka Marine World. Then there is the Florida Road area that was touched on and the Botanic Gardens.
❤❤❤ amazing video .
Fantastic video. As a former South African, I really enjoyed this video. It was nice seeing familiar places. Some have changed, and some have remained the same. I'm glad that I had the opportunity to live there for 20 years. Greatest days of my life.
Me too! Glad to have lived there for 29 years. Also glad I could leave when the crime and corruption got out of hand.
where do you live now? clearly, you miss SA!
@xolisamayaphi9181 I live in the UK. I do miss South Africa a lot.
@dawnf6617 you know you could always come back or visit you welcomed😏
Good riddance to bad rubbish. Don't come back doti
I'm obsessed with you for this video!! And I'm even more obssessed with you for starting with Joburg!! Thank you😀
I am surprised to see such a beautiful place, South Africa wow! would like to visit soon
1:54 why didnt he mention all of the Xhosa people in eastern cape and so forth🤔
The suburb of Santon was an experience for me, a rolls Royce dealership on one corner and a peasant selling boiled corn from a straw hut opposite.
Never seen that amount of natural scenic beauties in my life
Very balanced viewing. Well done.
This is by far the best video I've seen on South Africa - and it's all true!
The thumbnail pic shows an Indian elephant not African btw.
Yep, I’m gonna fix that
A truly eye-opening, honest and very informative video. Best I`ve seen on SA.
Appreciate that . I have more stuff from South Africa coming. Joburg is next and it’s gonna be very interesting.
H/brow , the Bronx , fun in the 70-80 s :-)
Was the place .
Coolvision, your documentary is excellent however please do the affluent Durban Umhlanga area , the Ballito surburb also.👏👏👏
Great stuff. Nice view
I would LOVE a seperate video about the farm! Excellent video as always 🥳
It's coming. Amazing place full of history
Imagine what this country would be like without the crime(ANC) and unemployment.
KHOISAN..are NOT Coloured people...Also being Khoe and being San/Abathwa are two totally different African groups ..one is a hunter gatherer and the other is pastoralist..Also they didnt like each other because Abathwa/San use to steal/hunt cattle from the Khoe..
Fun fact: The guy with the green cap that turns his head at 27:46 is South Africas "Taxman" - Edward Kieswetter .... LOL you know you did an amazing job when you even managed to capture the Commisioner of SARS, well done!
Beautiful South Africa 🇿🇦 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Cape Town 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
I'm a Capetonian, and this is one of the best videos I've seen on South Africa. Nice work man.
If not thee best💯
As an South African I really appreciate this CoolVision video about South Africa. I leaned cool and great things to know about my country.
Thanks for coming!
This is an awesome video on SA. As a South African, I can honestly say this video is extremely fair and accurate. Thank you
A few knit pointing facts:
1. The San people were first in SA . The Khoi-Khoi and San people are different, and they are not coloured people
2 Initially, there were 11 official languages and subsequently Sign language was added to make it 12 languages
3 Tortoises are found in the Kruger Park (turtles are marine living, while tortoises are a land species and terrapin live in fresh water).
4 Visit L'Agulus which is the further most point in Southern Africa where the Atlantic and Indian Oceans meet. (Cape point is NOT the Southerrn most point of Africa)
5 SAfricans are known for their hospitality and friendliness. Sadly, there is a lot of crime, so you have to becareful who you befriend.
Thank you for a well balanced video.
Kruger Park does not have springbuck. They are called impala.
Coolvision has never failed when it come to good content keep it man, i din't know South Africa was this beautiful
Nice, what are your thoughts on the video and South After as portrayed here?