Sister Snowy is absolutely incredible. I've never heard anyone recite our history in such a vivid & accurate fashion. This is why you need a real South African to tell our history.
💯🎯 And when we tell other RUclipsrs this obvious fact we are labeled "xenophobic" I mean this lesson here was absolutely invaluable, from the real source.
This just reminded me why SAns always want SAns to be tour guides. You'll never get this level of details or even half of it from a majority of official tour guides cause SA companies prefer to hire foreigners as guides and they don't give them enough information, i think it might also be a way to sanitise history.
@@MosesMatsepane I never lived in CT but i know more about the city than those incompetent tour guides, we want people who has lived the history they are telling. Would you rather have a tour guide from Zimbabwe telling you about Manenberg and District Six than a person who lived through those experiences?? Listen how Snowy is able to narrate the story without having to read a book because she lived to experience the history dating back to her parents and grand parents, now you employ someone who has to memorise experiences other people lived. ITS UNFAIR
Now you guys have taken your content to the next level I dont think any American youtuber has dug this deep on apartheid and the lady has explained things beautifully.If you ever make it to cape town go find out about Alan boesak,kids like Ashley kriel and areas like district 6 and visit the coloured townships which is a replica of the projects in the states.
I agree with you..I'm from Cape Town born there.Currently residing in Joburg....It is so sad,what apartheid did to us people of Colour..... In Joburg is but a few areas like this area,compared to areas on the Flats. Bringing all of this in the open is a good thing.....But it will just remain good content/information until our new government step in and get there hands dirty......
This is a must-watch for anyone coming here for the first time to understand; where we are coming from; how much has been achieved and, how far we have yet to go to redress the inhumanity perpetrated on the majority of this beautiful land. The incalculable damage caused by apartheid runs deep family.
im a black South African....i learnt this at District 6...I was studying at CPUT(cbd campus) and I stayed very close to the district 6 that's how I learnt about the history of colored...the white community wanted to separate us (divide and conquer) and they did for the longest time...but we soldier on
First get rid of that COLORED name unless you are not of Indigenous decent, why are you calling yourself something that the ENEMY/Colonizer named you. "Colored" is just a way that colonizers can maintain a BUFFER CLASS between you and your other BLACK brethren. Don't fall for that, they do that EVERYWHERE they go.
This so far is the best content covered of the South African history narrated by a native who lived through the ages of our dark history. Thank you family for digging that part of our history and i hope that this inspires others to follow in your footsteps in discovering the events that led to the current South Africa that the world experiences today. I take my hat off for you for this outstanding work. Well done and I simply cannot wait for the next episode😁
This is the type of content that enriches our knowledge for understanding apartheid and as Ms. Snowy and her family lived here is so humbling. Thank you UNomads for your tireless dedication for your exposing us to the real.
Thank you for this video. now hopefully Americans won’t take offence when Coloureds in South Africa call themselves that. We know coloured is an offence when directed at Americans but Americans need to learn that race and race politics are not SOLELY America nor do they Centre around American race politics. Each region has its own dynamics and nuances. 🙏🏾
I am Black ,my paternal Grandfather was Colored from Eldorado Park. My grandparents had to be separated under the evil apartheid laws during the late 50' s to mid 60's.Over the years we lost contact with my Grandfather's other family and children. My Black grandmother remarried and raised us as Blacks. I met my cousins, uncles and aunt's 10yrs ago when our Grandfather passed away but the 50yr divide had already created strangers from family members.. 👪 😢
I'm still arguing to this day with "African" and "Colored" people that say "Colored" people cannot be regarded as "African" even though a lot of us have "African" cousins. It is very hurtful most of the time.
@@invictus9945 you alsl have european cousins i guess. Thay may be the reason. Cause africans dont have european cousins the same way europeans dont have african cousins
As a South African I find it unfortunate that people like Aunt Snowy are not given enough recognition. I'm actually learning the real history. Thanks to you Unapologetic Nomads 🙌
31:45 They still don't want locals in poor communities to have independent money. That's why they brought in all the Pakistanis, Bangladeshi, Somalis, Ethiopians to run informal small shop syndicates after 1994.
Do they put you to jail as a black South African if you have a desire to run an informal small shop in your motherland 😀. Nigerians in SA can hook you up with “understanding SA package “ sold in a box. It’s a product with a market fit right there. Can sell millions and make you and other South Africans wealthier. You just have to work hard
@@Jimmykarinski LOL Oh you naive thing. Learn a bit about foreign syndicates in SA, decimating fledgling local traders and assassinating local business owners. Jail backed by state law is not the only tool one can use to get people out of an industry worth 100s of billions per annum.
@@agrid2608 please leave this narcissistic troll. He is not relevant in your life. Don't waste your energy. He is used to abusing and insulting host country people. His ilk do the same to Black Americans in the US.
@@agrid2608 So you telling me a native South African can not sell bread round the corner to another local is like death sentence I have a bridge to sell you
So many invaluable lessons were dished out here. It really is important to get a local to tell a local story. The way she's so eloquent, you can tell she's a daughter of a poet. Viva Don Mattera 💪🏾💪🏾
Snowy was dropping nothing but facts upon facts. She’s has a lot of knowledge about our complex history, and everything she said was factual. I can’t wait for part 2. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
This stuff happened so recently. You would think it happened in the 1800s. My grandfather also lost his land and his businesses when the white people moved them to the slums by force in the 50s. He refused to leave and stayed on the streets for months with his wife, my dad and uncle. He eventually agreed to move because of the kids. We just recently bought land in that area and to our surprise, there are plans to rename the nearby river after our grandfaher. Apartheid was foul. He lost everything.
This may be the single most insightful thing I've heard in some time. This gives context to some of the conflicts between our brothers/sisters in SA and other African immigrants. The reality is SA were dealt a really destructive economic and psychological blow similar to the black community in U.S.
Thank you Mama Snowy for explaining racial classification which was one of the instruments of apartheid. It has created a mess! Snowy you are the best and articulated the message well. Brother Mike, it was great meeting you at Gemelli at the meet up.
I've only ever driven past Westbury once or twice, and never visited the place. It's known to be too dangerous. Glad you made this video so I could get a glimpse of it.
All the best to Unapologetic Nomad family for pursuing connection with the real people of the land wherever they go. I say, this is how a visit and educational content should be done. To a certain degree it explains why most African immigrants don’t understand South Africans in general, but surprisingly a familiarity and a click with AA. A “you know what I mean” moment.
Family you have taken us to a higher level of knowledge that should elevate our critical thinking. Those if us in the diaspora should be thinking about what we can bring to SA if we decide to move here. As you can see, there is us much we can do to assist in creating a better life! Sister Snowy is a national treasure! May she live long and prosper! All abundance and blessings upon her💖
When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.
Why the Bible only ?what about Alcohol and drugs I think they dangerous than the Bible, They gave you clothes as well cause you were wearing animal skin.
Of all the RUclips videos on SA by an outsider you family are the best you source history from real SA peeps. The lady was fantastic in providing the history of sophiatown and coloured history. People will also better understand why black people own less prominent real-estate. Apartheid was no joke. Well done guys and keep up the good work
I'm a coloured...coloureds and black people also indians people who were treated like dogs in an African country by Dutch and British we will never forget. It's also reminds us that in about 27 years of democracy we have achieved greatness....the love we have for each other..the interracial marriages ..the friends we have..the events we share on heritage day has made us stronger and happier. It's makes us happy that in a short space we have done greatness. We have overcome and are stringer than before and God bless family.
Truly amazing and educational content. Heart wrenching and relatable. These perspectives are extremely important to show so that we can gain a full history of this beautiful country's storied and troubled past . Thanks for delving into this subject matter. Great video.
Check the poems by Mongane Wally Serote and Don Mattera. Steven Pienaar is from Westbury he played for Ajax Cape Town, Ajax Amsterdam, Borissia Dortmond, Everton and Tottenham HostSpurs
The book 'Memory is the weapon' by Don Mattera gives a vivid idea of forced removals in Sophiatown and how some people cheated the pencil test to become coloured. It's a priceless account of history.
You guys went in deep, left me all emotional. But what can we say, this is what we went through and we need to be reminded now and then. Thank you guys.
Thank you for this excellent educational video. The Apartheid reminds me so much of the US' past Jim Crow policies as well as the US' past and current redlining practices. I am always amazed at how similar our (African Americans) experiences are to our Black South African sisters and brothers. Thank you again and keep up the excellent work 👏🏾 Where we going next? Lol
That’s because they copied Jim Crow and American segregation styles. South African government officials went over there to learn the best methods of subjugating black peoples. It’s well documented that the local racist regime praised America for perfecting racism. That’s why they seem so similar..it’s because they are the same thing.
@@gabrielmkhonza7195 Wow. That is so crazy. Though there is still a lot of work to be done, African Americans and Black South Africans can jointly rejoice that we have survived these atrocities ✊🏾✊🏾
@@MosesMatsepane as I commented below, we African Americans and Black South Africans have survived some real craziness. Now it's time for us to get our collective "thrive" on. Hearing Snowy talk about school brought back so many memories about my experience dealing with segregation or desegregation as it were. Due to school desegregation laws finally being enforced in the city where I grew up, I and many other African American school-aged children were bused from our mostly Black elementary school to a wh!te elementary school. They (wh!tes) did not want us at the school. The first time I heard, "N-word, go back to Africa," I was probably about 8 or 9 years old. I was waiting for the bus and some wh!te adults yelled out of the window in their passing cars. It happened a lot. This was in the 70s in California. Now as an adult, I cannot wait to do just that. Go back to Africa. In college, I got an opportunity to meet (and I think I took a picture with) Nelson Mandela's oldest daughter. She came to speak at in my African American Studies class. He was still imprisoned at the time. A few years later in 1990, I was so extremely blessed to see Madiba when he visited Los Angeles at the Coliseum. It was one of the most memorable experiences in my life. So, South Africa is definitely on my bucket list. My daughter visited a few years back and she loved loved loved it. Just for context (I am African American. I was married to a West African. Hence, the last name).
@@cnwonye4932 It really is. That's why as Black South Africans we understand and love the Black Americans so well. TV shows such as Good Times, The Jeffersons, Sanford and Son, the increadible Cosby Show, entertained us. TV in South Africa omly showed White South Africans. When a Black South African was featured, she/he would be a domestic helper or gardener or an equivalent of a "Coon" or an Uncle Tom. So Black/African Americans inspired us, especially the Boxing and general entertainment industry. Music in particular kept us going! The best revenge agaist Racism is Black Success.
Great interview and very much informative. Just to add for black folks. In Gauteng ( Johannesburg and Pretoria) blacks were also separated to various locations according to their ethnicity. That is Zulu people one side, Sotho one side,, Tswana one side, Xhosa one side, pedi one side, Tsonga one side, Ndebele one side, Venda one side, Swazi , Again blacks were also ethnically separated in rural areas to form tribal kingdoms called homelands.
I tell more of that side of the story on my Soweto Tour. My mum is Tsonga/Shangaan & there we lived in Shangaan & Venda section. Many anecdotes to be told there. Because there those 2 groups were the most diacriminated against.
@@snowymattera2839 it's odd now that Tsonga and Venda people are doing a reverse tribalism against Nguni speaking people, they deliberately avoid in Gauteng to mix especially women. They are not interested in starting a relationship with Nguni men they rather be single and lonely than give us a chance to be in their lives what is that. We're living in 2022 people who were born in Limpopo must stop being traditionalist towards other people who are not dark like them, we're all black South Africans with similar cultures.
@@musaamos1678 Ey guys we need to pray more because hate is from the devil Mina my father is swati my mom is Tsonga so I’m mix I love all South Africans and we can be united and be one thing we can overcome our challenges after all we have the same problems whether Zulu or Tsonga or pedi unemployment affects us all we stand together as one
The thing with South Africa we had multiple colonialists from 1652 to 1795 Dutch were dominant in the Cape areas until the British came and overthrew them as a dominant power then the Dutch came inland and colonised transvaal from the Free state to Limpopo while the British colonised Eastern, Western and Northern Cape. The 1910 Land Act was passed by the British after they and the Dutch decided to create the Union of South Africa. They took land using that law. 1948 Apartheid started in order to enforce Dutch power called Afrikanerdom or Boer Natitionalism which was adopted from the Nazis
Wow! This was the best video I've seen. I learned so much. I could list to Ms Snowy all day share her knowledge of Aparteid. I would love to take a tour with her when I visit Johannesburg.
I truly would like to thank y'all for presenting this worthwhile knowledge. Many people in the United States especially our young black people have no clue of what happened in South Africa. . I must admit I did not fully comprehend the deep-rooted infrastructure of apartheid . This video is a must watch for all to learn and understand. Thank you
Thank you for going to the source to learn about the coloured experience. I find that Coloured South Africans don't get to share their own experience of Apartheid and it is mostly overshadowed by the stories of our fellow countrymen.
Thanks immensely Unapologetically Nomads and Snowy for an indepth historical analysis of that diabolical apartied system. I read Trevor Noah's book " Born A Criminal", and he discussed his experiences being Coloured post apartied. However- Snowy gave a very intricate history of apartied system. This is the best verbal history of apartied I heard this far.
Her information needs to be written down, because a lot of our knowledge/ information, comes from book that are predominantly written by others… We need to tell our Narratives in our words, with our feelings, so these stories aren’t white washed as a passing event!
@@gibson2675 🤣🤣 we have been the next zim which is why I can't wait for the bounce back. And also what's happening is Zim it's not bad just the media is messing up with people minds. Every country goes through a decline and a rise is always follow watch the space boy🔥🔥🔥
We are already bouncing back. Change is here. What I would not mind hearing right now is those who are leaving for australia and new zealand. We got replacements already in the country. It would be good for them to go to australia and make space for the rightful heirs of this continent to come back home...
Listening to aunty Snowy talk about the where’s and the how’s of the Coloured existence. It really make me want to say that we as the Coloured was abducted from our black parents. Because of the evil intentions of white supremacy they divided us.😢
Amazing content... Snowy took your tour into another level. You are very to have had her cover our history. She's truly a historian , I wish she could write a book. She's earned my respect n I'm giving her an honoury doctorate 👩🏾🎓👩🏾🎓👩🏾🎓👩🏾🎓👩🏾🎓👩🏾🎓👩🏾🎓👩🏾🎓
It always amazes me how far apart African Americans think our story is from Continental Africans when really our stories are parallel on both sides of the Atlantic (Which on REALLY OLD maps is call the African Ocean). In the U.S. we've always heard of schools being better in white neighborhoods, Blacks being chased out of White neighborhoods, separate swimming pools, students being bused to white neighborhoods for school. Apartheid and Jim Crow are the same monster. Black/African people everywhere have the same struggles and the same oppressors. Our unity is the only road to our freedom. We're all African
But you fool, which continent is South Africa? I can see Apatheid really achieved its purpose on people like you-people who still think they are still special than others instd of uniting all people - The donbas is no longer in use. By the way what did you mean by continental African? Cos you definitely cant be living in Africa all your life and still regard yourself as non African yet you get paid from the African Government & eat from the African soil-you are worse than a bush in terms of thinking capacity.
Im glad Sis Snowy broke it down for everyone and I pray that people will see where "xenophobia" emanates from as native south africans were pitted against each in their own country...if I cannot stand my neighbour in the township what about someone who comes from the outside. The funny things is, still to this day South African's use the word" foreigners" to describe black africans from the continent and forget that even europeans fall under foreigners...❤❤
You absolutely right my brother it is globally the same story for our brothers and sisters which shows it was not done by a mistake and is continued as they desire to keep the race dominant over the black population around the world sad to see but many of us are still blinded by the confusion for many of us have self blame as well as hate thinking somehow we were cursed and never meant to improve our ability to exist globally as other cultures will self-development and economically empowerment as well with now we see that there's no true Independence of our people even in Africa the faces are black but the colonial grip is still prevalent and economically as well as mental 🧐
Sister Snowy is absolutely incredible. I've never heard anyone recite our history in such a vivid & accurate fashion. This is why you need a real South African to tell our history.
💯🎯 And when we tell other RUclipsrs this obvious fact we are labeled "xenophobic"
I mean this lesson here was absolutely invaluable, from the real source.
True fam!!
And it's not whitewashed
My mum, Snowy Mattera, loves the work she does and is a walking encyclopaedia!!!! Tour Guide par excellence
Blessings to your mum, she is doing the Lord's work ... and as Coloured people , we need to tell our own story
Say thank you to your mom, she should write a book and start her own RUclips channel.
This just reminded me why SAns always want SAns to be tour guides. You'll never get this level of details or even half of it from a majority of official tour guides cause SA companies prefer to hire foreigners as guides and they don't give them enough information, i think it might also be a way to sanitise history.
CAPE TOWN IS THE WORST
@@isoboy1000 Let’s not mention Cape Town, my heart breaks every-time I hear the lies being told by those foreign tour guides over there.
@@isoboy1000 They are trying to replace us At their PERIL. That is Why they Scream Xenophobia
@@MosesMatsepane I never lived in CT but i know more about the city than those incompetent tour guides, we want people who has lived the history they are telling. Would you rather have a tour guide from Zimbabwe telling you about Manenberg and District Six than a person who lived through those experiences??
Listen how Snowy is able to narrate the story without having to read a book because she lived to experience the history dating back to her parents and grand parents, now you employ someone who has to memorise experiences other people lived.
ITS UNFAIR
@@dinaledi4085 Watch out for DA
Now you guys have taken your content to the next level I dont think any American youtuber has dug this deep on apartheid and the lady has explained things beautifully.If you ever make it to cape town go find out about Alan boesak,kids like Ashley kriel and areas like district 6 and visit the coloured townships which is a replica of the projects in the states.
Give them a next level donation then, if you really support them🤷🏽♂️
I agree with you..I'm from Cape Town born there.Currently residing in Joburg....It is so sad,what apartheid did to us people of Colour.....
In Joburg is but a few areas like this area,compared to areas on the Flats.
Bringing all of this in the open is a good thing.....But it will just remain good content/information until our new government step in and get there hands dirty......
I totally agree. I haven’t heard apartheid discussed in this type of detail.
Don't give your money to Alan Boesak, first ask the new world foundation their advise on that. Pastor Bruher propably advise against it.
@@Enoch940BUT ALLAN BOESAK DID SPONSOR THE BLACK ANC GOVERNMENT AND ITS YOUNG ASPIRANT BLACK STUDENTS
This is a must-watch for anyone coming here for the first time to understand; where we are coming from; how much has been achieved and, how far we have yet to go to redress the inhumanity perpetrated on the majority of this beautiful land. The incalculable damage caused by apartheid runs deep family.
Wow, as a 'coloured South African, this was interesting to me. We did not learn this is in our History. Thank you family
No let's get rid of that name...we are black people...stop continuing with that white man nonsense..
I was born in S.A I live in Texas ,this was education I needed to learn.
im a black South African....i learnt this at District 6...I was studying at CPUT(cbd campus) and I stayed very close to the district 6 that's how I learnt about the history of colored...the white community wanted to separate us (divide and conquer) and they did for the longest time...but we soldier on
First get rid of that COLORED name unless you are not of Indigenous decent, why are you calling yourself something that the ENEMY/Colonizer named you. "Colored" is just a way that colonizers can maintain a BUFFER CLASS between you and your other BLACK brethren. Don't fall for that, they do that EVERYWHERE they go.
This so far is the best content covered of the South African history narrated by a native who lived through the ages of our dark history. Thank you family for digging that part of our history and i hope that this inspires others to follow in your footsteps in discovering the events that led to the current South Africa that the world experiences today. I take my hat off for you for this outstanding work. Well done and I simply cannot wait for the next episode😁
OH WOW ... I Didn't realize she's actually Don Materra's daughter. He's a literary legend in our country. Love his poetry.
This is the type of content that enriches our knowledge for understanding apartheid and as Ms. Snowy and her family lived here is so humbling. Thank you UNomads for your tireless dedication for your exposing us to the real.
Thank you for this video. now hopefully Americans won’t take offence when Coloureds in South Africa call themselves that. We know coloured is an offence when directed at Americans but Americans need to learn that race and race politics are not SOLELY America nor do they Centre around American race politics. Each region has its own dynamics and nuances. 🙏🏾
I am Black ,my paternal Grandfather was Colored from Eldorado Park. My grandparents had to be separated under the evil apartheid laws during the late 50' s to mid 60's.Over the years we lost contact with my Grandfather's other family and children. My Black grandmother remarried and raised us as Blacks. I met my cousins, uncles and aunt's 10yrs ago when our Grandfather passed away but the 50yr divide had already created strangers from family members.. 👪 😢
I'm still arguing to this day with "African" and "Colored" people that say "Colored" people cannot be regarded as "African" even though a lot of us have "African" cousins. It is very hurtful most of the time.
@@invictus9945 Indeed it is. Apartheid did a number on us.
@@invictus9945 shocking... you are all part of the raindow nation.
@@invictus9945 you alsl have european cousins i guess. Thay may be the reason. Cause africans dont have european cousins the same way europeans dont have african cousins
@@abcminime who has the audacity to make the "rules".
Sis Snowy is a Treasure, that community should cherish and learn from her vast knowledge of the past. You've outdone yourselves with this segment Fam.
As a South African I find it unfortunate that people like Aunt Snowy are not given enough recognition. I'm actually learning the real history. Thanks to you Unapologetic Nomads 🙌
31:45 They still don't want locals in poor communities to have independent money.
That's why they brought in all the Pakistanis, Bangladeshi, Somalis, Ethiopians to run informal small shop syndicates after 1994.
Do they put you to jail as a black South African if you have a desire to run an informal small shop in your motherland 😀. Nigerians in SA can hook you up with “understanding SA package “ sold in a box. It’s a product with a market fit right there. Can sell millions and make you and other South Africans wealthier. You just have to work hard
@George Karinski, Voetsek you Greek.
@@Jimmykarinski LOL Oh you naive thing.
Learn a bit about foreign syndicates in SA, decimating fledgling local traders and assassinating local business owners.
Jail backed by state law is not the only tool one can use to get people out of an industry worth 100s of billions per annum.
@@agrid2608 please leave this narcissistic troll. He is not relevant in your life. Don't waste your energy. He is used to abusing and insulting host country people. His ilk do the same to Black Americans in the US.
@@agrid2608 So you telling me a native South African can not sell bread round the corner to another local is like death sentence I have a bridge to sell you
The South Africa many still have yet to learn about. Thank you Nomads 🙏
So many invaluable lessons were dished out here. It really is important to get a local to tell a local story. The way she's so eloquent, you can tell she's a daughter of a poet. Viva Don Mattera 💪🏾💪🏾
Snowy was dropping nothing but facts upon facts. She’s has a lot of knowledge about our complex history, and everything she said was factual. I can’t wait for part 2. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
I am in awe of how knowledgeable Mam’Snowy is. She is a gem! 🙏🏾
This stuff happened so recently. You would think it happened in the 1800s. My grandfather also lost his land and his businesses when the white people moved them to the slums by force in the 50s. He refused to leave and stayed on the streets for months with his wife, my dad and uncle. He eventually agreed to move because of the kids. We just recently bought land in that area and to our surprise, there are plans to rename the nearby river after our grandfaher. Apartheid was foul. He lost everything.
This may be the single most insightful thing I've heard in some time. This gives context to some of the conflicts between our brothers/sisters in SA and other African immigrants. The reality is SA were dealt a really destructive economic and psychological blow similar to the black community in U.S.
Very true 🇿🇦
I think in some ways, you had it worse. So incredible...the gall 😡😡
But black South Africans still have a better life than blacks in the rest of Africa. Why
Very interesting.
@@anurseinthekitchen6442 I'm not BA though, I'm Nigerian.
I could listen to the lady speak all day, what a great SA history teacher. The rich undiluted history of our country, no manga business.
Thank you Mama Snowy for explaining racial classification which was one of the instruments of apartheid. It has created a mess! Snowy you are the best and articulated the message well. Brother Mike, it was great meeting you at Gemelli at the meet up.
Thank You very much for this and it really means alot to me as a South African.
She’s so knowledgeable can fit to be a tour guide, Nomads please do come back to the soil of South Africa
The damage that the Europeans caused is unbelievable
This was a true account of events without prejudice. Thank you 😊 💓
Ms.Snowy needs to be recommanded by every tourist.She is the best.
Now Unapologetic Nomads are dropping education on us!! Thank you. It’s important that we learn about history so we don’t repeat it.
A wealth of knowledge from Mam’Snowy!
I've only ever driven past Westbury once or twice, and never visited the place. It's known to be too dangerous. Glad you made this video so I could get a glimpse of it.
This is hands down your best video yet, it's great hearing our history from such a knowledgeable person. Looking forward to the next one!
All the best to Unapologetic Nomad family for pursuing connection with the real people of the land wherever they go. I say, this is how a visit and educational content should be done. To a certain degree it explains why most African immigrants don’t understand South Africans in general, but surprisingly a familiarity and a click with AA. A “you know what I mean” moment.
As a Nigerian immigrant in SA. I will charge you R200 an hr to listen to you and understand you. Your biggest life problem solved.😎
Family you have taken us to a higher level of knowledge that should elevate our critical thinking. Those if us in the diaspora should be thinking about what we can bring to SA if we decide to move here. As you can see, there is us much we can do to assist in creating a better life! Sister Snowy is a national treasure! May she live long and prosper! All abundance and blessings upon her💖
Man oh man! These oppressors, are all the same everywhere!!
Miss Snowy needs her own RUclips program on history! Let’s show her some love.
@@ruqayyahcurtis7504 I could not agree more with you! Blessings family
When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.
Exactly.
Foreign religions is the deadly weapon which is used against Black people
So true
Not true
@@yolisamrso9827 yes it is true
Why the Bible only ?what about Alcohol and drugs I think they dangerous than the Bible, They gave you clothes as well cause you were wearing animal skin.
Wow !!! Powerful free history lesson, that is why we prefer our stories to be told by locals…
I'm South African. And wiw 👏 🙌 this is the best historical view from American content creators.
Bravo!! Job well done guys.
This session is absolutely fantastic. The information that is shared here is essential for a knowledge of history.
Give it up for mam Snowy. What an education. Wow! Salute mama.
This is really good. Thank you so much family and Snowy for that informative tour. our history is still painful
I really enjoyed learning this history and now I understand why South Africa seems so familiar to me.
Where you from?
This episode is definitely 'Connecting The Dots' as to our TRUE IDENTITY world-wide.
Of all the RUclips videos on SA by an outsider you family are the best you source history from real SA peeps. The lady was fantastic in providing the history of sophiatown and coloured history. People will also better understand why black people own less prominent real-estate. Apartheid was no joke. Well done guys and keep up the good work
Thank you Snowy and Mike for telling our story. Many families were 💔 broken.
I'm a coloured...coloureds and black people also indians people who were treated like dogs in an African country by Dutch and British we will never forget.
It's also reminds us that in about 27 years of democracy we have achieved greatness....the love we have for each other..the interracial marriages
..the friends we have..the events we share on heritage day has made us stronger and happier.
It's makes us happy that in a short space we have done greatness.
We have overcome and are stringer than before and God bless family.
Yeah true, as soon as we can get rid of this current looting and incompetence in Government. We’ll get very far.
@@MosesMatsepane yes bro....we can reach wonders🤙
Wonderful job unapologetic nomads. This is must needed knowledge. Salute
This was the best brother Aaron and family! Thanks to the contributors Snowy and Mike.
Wow!!!This is great knowledge being given.
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Truly amazing and educational content. Heart wrenching and relatable. These perspectives are extremely important to show so that we can gain a full history of this beautiful country's storied and troubled past . Thanks for delving into this subject matter. Great video.
We were supposed to pay to view this video, outstanding Teachings by Ms. Snowy.👍👏👏👏
Snowy Mattera has schooled me on the essence of South African history. Everyone should watch this video!
Check the poems by Mongane Wally Serote and Don Mattera.
Steven Pienaar is from Westbury he played for Ajax Cape Town, Ajax Amsterdam, Borissia Dortmond, Everton and Tottenham HostSpurs
The book 'Memory is the weapon' by Don Mattera gives a vivid idea of forced removals in Sophiatown and how some people cheated the pencil test to become coloured. It's a priceless account of history.
Wow, I really enjoyed the history lesson, great content ✊🏿
You guys went in deep, left me all emotional. But what can we say, this is what we went through and we need to be reminded now and then. Thank you guys.
Same to me
Wow, the lady's father is the great Dr Don Mattera...blessings🙏🏿
Lesedi!
Thank you for this excellent educational video. The Apartheid reminds me so much of the US' past Jim Crow policies as well as the US' past and current redlining practices. I am always amazed at how similar our (African Americans) experiences are to our Black South African sisters and brothers.
Thank you again and keep up the excellent work 👏🏾 Where we going next? Lol
That’s because they copied Jim Crow and American segregation styles. South African government officials went over there to learn the best methods of subjugating black peoples. It’s well documented that the local racist regime praised America for perfecting racism. That’s why they seem so similar..it’s because they are the same thing.
That's because the Afrikaaners perfected the US segregation policies and tried to emulate Nazi Germany without the Holocaust.
@@gabrielmkhonza7195 Wow. That is so crazy. Though there is still a lot of work to be done, African Americans and Black South Africans can jointly rejoice that we have survived these atrocities ✊🏾✊🏾
@@MosesMatsepane as I commented below, we African Americans and Black South Africans have survived some real craziness. Now it's time for us to get our collective "thrive" on.
Hearing Snowy talk about school brought back so many memories about my experience dealing with segregation or desegregation as it were. Due to school desegregation laws finally being enforced in the city where I grew up, I and many other African American school-aged children were bused from our mostly Black elementary school to a wh!te elementary school. They (wh!tes) did not want us at the school.
The first time I heard, "N-word, go back to Africa," I was probably about 8 or 9 years old. I was waiting for the bus and some wh!te adults yelled out of the window in their passing cars. It happened a lot. This was in the 70s in California. Now as an adult, I cannot wait to do just that. Go back to Africa.
In college, I got an opportunity to meet (and I think I took a picture with) Nelson Mandela's oldest daughter. She came to speak at in my African American Studies class. He was still imprisoned at the time. A few years later in 1990, I was so extremely blessed to see Madiba when he visited Los Angeles at the Coliseum. It was one of the most memorable experiences in my life.
So, South Africa is definitely on my bucket list. My daughter visited a few years back and she loved loved loved it.
Just for context (I am African American. I was married to a West African. Hence, the last name).
@@cnwonye4932 It really is. That's why as Black South Africans we understand and love the Black Americans so well. TV shows such as Good Times, The Jeffersons, Sanford and Son, the increadible Cosby Show, entertained us. TV in South Africa omly showed White South Africans. When a Black South African was featured, she/he would be a domestic helper or gardener or an equivalent of a "Coon" or an Uncle Tom. So Black/African Americans inspired us, especially the Boxing and general entertainment industry. Music in particular kept us going! The best revenge agaist Racism is Black Success.
Great interview and very much informative. Just to add for black folks. In Gauteng ( Johannesburg and Pretoria) blacks were also separated to various locations according to their ethnicity. That is Zulu people one side, Sotho one side,, Tswana one side, Xhosa one side, pedi one side, Tsonga one side, Ndebele one side, Venda one side, Swazi , Again blacks were also ethnically separated in rural areas to form tribal kingdoms called homelands.
Thanks for highlighting that …
I tell more of that side of the story on my Soweto Tour. My mum is Tsonga/Shangaan & there we lived in Shangaan & Venda section. Many anecdotes to be told there. Because there those 2 groups were the most diacriminated against.
@@snowymattera2839 it's odd now that Tsonga and Venda people are doing a reverse tribalism against Nguni speaking people, they deliberately avoid in Gauteng to mix especially women. They are not interested in starting a relationship with Nguni men they rather be single and lonely than give us a chance to be in their lives what is that. We're living in 2022 people who were born in Limpopo must stop being traditionalist towards other people who are not dark like them, we're all black South Africans with similar cultures.
And we wonder why there's so much self hate and division. The wickedness is palpitable
@@musaamos1678 Ey guys we need to pray more because hate is from the devil Mina my father is swati my mom is Tsonga so I’m mix I love all South Africans and we can be united and be one thing we can overcome our challenges after all we have the same problems whether Zulu or Tsonga or pedi unemployment affects us all we stand together as one
I can't wait for the next episode. Thank you so much fam
The thing with South Africa we had multiple colonialists from 1652 to 1795 Dutch were dominant in the Cape areas until the British came and overthrew them as a dominant power then the Dutch came inland and colonised transvaal from the Free state to Limpopo while the British colonised Eastern, Western and Northern Cape. The 1910 Land Act was passed by the British after they and the Dutch decided to create the Union of South Africa. They took land using that law. 1948 Apartheid started in order to enforce Dutch power called Afrikanerdom or Boer Natitionalism which was adopted from the Nazis
Regter afrikaaners was stolen term from coloureds. We were originally called free black( afrikannders )
Wow…..In the Raw, this lesson is on point!
Love this...education is foundation!! vj 💜💜💜
Wow! This was the best video I've seen. I learned so much. I could list to Ms Snowy all day share her knowledge of Aparteid. I would love to take a tour with her when I visit Johannesburg.
I truly would like to thank y'all for presenting this worthwhile knowledge. Many people in the United States especially our young black people have no clue of what happened in South Africa. . I must admit I did not fully comprehend the deep-rooted infrastructure of apartheid .
This video is a must watch for all to learn and understand. Thank you
Don Mattera is well respected poet in South Africa. They had a lecture on Friday about him.
Please access the Don Mattera Inaugural Lecture using this link: ruclips.net/video/yJz6dEJrODA/видео.html
Thanks for this historical vlog guys in SÀ.
thank you mama Snowy for the education.
Thank you for going to the source to learn about the coloured experience. I find that Coloured South Africans don't get to share their own experience of Apartheid and it is mostly overshadowed by the stories of our fellow countrymen.
This lady is EXTREMELY intelligent! Thank you for this Vlog! 🤔
I just can’t understand how people can go to another person’s god giving land and do this to them.
Wow, this was wonderful, Kudos to Aus Snowy for the history lesson. Thanks #UnapologeticNomads for using your channel to shed light to our history
I’ve learnt more from this video than in my entire school years,thanks so much for this fascinating history lesson so beautifully told💪🏽🇿🇦
Great information! Thanks for sharing 🙏🏾
I thank you guys kindly for this video.
This video was very interesting. Thx for sharing ❤
Snowy was dropping gems 💎
Thanks immensely Unapologetically Nomads and Snowy for an indepth historical analysis of that diabolical apartied system. I read Trevor Noah's book " Born A Criminal", and he discussed his experiences being Coloured post apartied. However- Snowy gave a very intricate history of apartied system. This is the best verbal history of apartied I heard this far.
Trevor aint coloured, his biracial. Coloureds are a race on its own with mixed of up to 7 different bloodlines,
Excellent Content!!!! Thank You!!!
this video is such a gem!! Definitely answered many of my questions
Amazing! I really needed to hear this history lesson.
I enjoyed this walk of history
Her information needs to be written down, because a lot of our knowledge/ information, comes from book that are predominantly written by others… We need to tell our Narratives in our words, with our feelings, so these stories aren’t white washed as a passing event!
Sister snowy, she is giving you her real life story, I always say" is best when people tell you their own story" , she did more than a tour guide
Thank you for showing a different side of South Africa
Beautiful piece of work from all involved. Siyabonga.
Another great vlog powerful information
I love this lady...Her voice is sweet
Can't wait for SA to bounce back from everything going on right now.
Our time will come
Trust me it will🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
We will . We are a resilient people . We have survived the worst and will overcome this as well .
Sorry but SA is the next Zimbabwe
@@gibson2675 🤣🤣 we have been the next zim which is why I can't wait for the bounce back.
And also what's happening is Zim it's not bad just the media is messing up with people minds.
Every country goes through a decline and a rise is always follow watch the space boy🔥🔥🔥
@@gibson2675 That's your wishful thinking.
We are already bouncing back. Change is here. What I would not mind hearing right now is those who are leaving for australia and new zealand. We got replacements already in the country. It would be good for them to go to australia and make space for the rightful heirs of this continent to come back home...
Learning a lot here, good live, and very interesting!
Listening to aunty Snowy talk about the where’s and the how’s of the Coloured existence. It really make me want to say that we as the Coloured was abducted from our black parents. Because of the evil intentions of white supremacy they divided us.😢
Amazing content... Snowy took your tour into another level. You are very to have had her cover our history. She's truly a historian , I wish she could write a book. She's earned my respect n I'm giving her an honoury doctorate 👩🏾🎓👩🏾🎓👩🏾🎓👩🏾🎓👩🏾🎓👩🏾🎓👩🏾🎓👩🏾🎓
Snowy is amazing. Learning about Westbury was one of the best experiences of our lives.
Great seeing people of our community expressing and educating people of our area we need more tours like this
Wonderful video. Information we all need to know. Thank you!
It always amazes me how far apart African Americans think our story is from Continental Africans when really our stories are parallel on both sides of the Atlantic (Which on REALLY OLD maps is call the African Ocean). In the U.S. we've always heard of schools being better in white neighborhoods, Blacks being chased out of White neighborhoods, separate swimming pools, students being bused to white neighborhoods for school. Apartheid and Jim Crow are the same monster. Black/African people everywhere have the same struggles and the same oppressors. Our unity is the only road to our freedom. We're all African
But you fool, which continent is South Africa? I can see Apatheid really achieved its purpose on people like you-people who still think they are still special than others instd of uniting all people - The donbas is no longer in use. By the way what did you mean by continental African? Cos you definitely cant be living in Africa all your life and still regard yourself as non African yet you get paid from the African Government & eat from the African soil-you are worse than a bush in terms of thinking capacity.
wow that is 100% undiluted history of sa the best narrative i ever heard on utube
Real history class! Absolutly amazing!!!
S/o to Snowy ... she gave yall ALL the facts!
Damn y'all are really in inside SA😂👍, I'm surprised I didn't bump into y'all on those streets 🤣
Im glad Sis Snowy broke it down for everyone and I pray that people will see where "xenophobia" emanates from as native south africans were pitted against each in their own country...if I cannot stand my neighbour in the township what about someone who comes from the outside. The funny things is, still to this day South African's use the word" foreigners" to describe black africans from the continent and forget that even europeans fall under foreigners...❤❤
You absolutely right my brother it is globally the same story for our brothers and sisters which shows it was not done by a mistake and is continued as they desire to keep the race dominant over the black population around the world sad to see but many of us are still blinded by the confusion for many of us have self blame as well as hate thinking somehow we were cursed and never meant to improve our ability to exist globally as other cultures will self-development and economically empowerment as well with now we see that there's no true Independence of our people even in Africa the faces are black but the colonial grip is still prevalent and economically as well as mental 🧐
This what I'm talking about. We tell ourstory. It's a new era!
My first time seeing you guys online. This is excellent work! I subscribed after watching this video.
Wow - that was sooooooo interesting. Thank you.
This is by far the most important video you have ever posted. Thank you so much for sharing 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾. Please can we see the rest?