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@@dudebro3250 i hope that this is a joke. the murder rate halved between 1994 and 2009. you can't base how "good" the country was on what it was like for the white minority while ignoring what the country was like for the black majority during apartheid
I'm 26 years old. 2 of my friends have been shot during hijackings. 1 passed and the other lucky survived after having being shot 4 times. I am currently living in Korea and I have to say, as much as I love home, I am never going back. People don't understand the physiological stress of living in an environment like South Africa. It's only after you've left where you start to realize that it's not normal.
I had the same experience. It's taken me a long time to adjust to normal living overseas. I still can't understand kids walking on the street at night playing on their phones
I am so sorry you had to go through that,I was also shocked when I moved to the UK (Northern Ireland)and i saw people taking walks around midnight on their phones with no stress.police are also respected here,how I wish we could have that in South Africa😢
How is that got to do with the other? It's like saying "why is the U.S condemning Russia and busy giving arms to Ukraine while they have issues with mass shooting".🤦🏿♂️
It's a common tactic in countries with bad, corrupt, or just plain evil government in charge. Try and get your own people distracted from the leader's incompetence by pointing it out in other nations. And 100% of the time it never works.
@@robertmaybeth3434 VERY TRUE SIR . "in countries with bad, corrupt, or just plain evil government in charge" like the USA. GB, FRANCE, UAE , ISRAEL etc - very true indeed
My respects to the man who gave his life protecting his family. That is the whole meaning of life, to protect your legacy with everything you got. Respect.
Yeah, time to hit the bricks yet? Unless you're already residing elsewhere, I'd start filing immigration papers right now if I were you! I'm an American, you should probably be one too - there is far more opportunity here than there. And you do realize as bad as things are, they will get worse, and nothing will ever improve there, don't you? And you also know the reason why the problems are impossible to truly fix.
@@robertmaybeth3434 So strange that you have forgotten how racist certain States of America used to be. People with black skins were treated worse than animals! But then it 'CHANGED', and those people were treated equal. So, what makes you think that there could not be a 'CHANGE OF GOVERMENT' in South Africa too? God is a God of justice! He is in control!
I almost got hijacked in pretoria west yesterday, a white vw tiguan and a white 4 door ford van full of men. By god's luck i made a getaway before they could do anything, they followed me until i got to where i live where there is security. I was scared but im thankful, ANC needs to go
Living in SA is like playing Russian Roulette with someone else holding the pistol. This country belongs to and is ruled by criminals, not the tax payer.
Every province should have it's own.minister of crime n he must answer in parliament on how his province is doing controlling crime .Cele is just jumping from one crises to another without solving a single one
They'd get bribed and or threatened enough to not be so devoted, else assassinated, or more like fired from the role by ANC ministers and other higher ups who don't want to go to jail for being involved in organized crime.
A close friend was murdered five years ago. Until today not one phone call to tell us of any progress made. The detective told us from the beginning that finding them would be near impossible and that he alone had more than a hundred murder cases he himself was working on. That is the reality of South Africa.
When you deal with the government you need to apply pressure on them. They will just treat your case as a number toll that case is declared a coldcase. Demand justice demand answers. Go to them until they give you answers so they start prioritising your case.
So sad, they will only focus on cases that are high profile like AKA or viral like the Sasko employees. Those cases should definitely be solved too, but we also need cases to be solved for everyday South Africans.
@@ThomasShabangu-l3owhy? It's soooo fucking corrupt. Doesn't it make sense that if a party is in power for 30 years it tends to become extremely corrupt? Maybe it's time for a new party
I can't even watch this as a South African. The anger and anxiety this triggers is too much. We are hostages here... We don't leave our houses. In my town, even on a Friday night, everything closes before 10pm because it's just too dangerous to stay open. Winter is coming and that is stressful because that's when the house breaking occurs. We can't even be outside in our own yards anymore without being paranoid. And when they rob your house, they don't just want to steal - they want to rape, brutalize and torture. Sometimes I feel like I live in hell. And BBC you should do a documentary on how rampant child abuse, trafficking and rape is...that too is another reason I think this country is hell. It's too demonic what's happening here.
@wwondertwin the world's idea of helping was to slap sanctions on Apartheid and usher in the ANC. As far as the world is concerned its South Africa's problem, and they will need to sort it out. Unless we can dispatch some refugees and make it the world's problem they don't give a fck unfortunately.
SA used to be one of the safest countries in the world. Then the ANC came along and during their tenure have transitioned it into one of the most violent unsafe places in the world. But you can’t be honest about the situation without getting banned from SM for life.
What kind of "breakthrough" are you talking about, economically, politically, social? The problems South Africa has are all self-inflicted. So that's why things never get better in such a nation unless a foreign nation comes along and literally FORCES the change at gun-point!
I'm sorry for your loss, I lock the buglar door behind me every time I come from the outside and people don't understand but we were attacked in 2018 but I'm still traumatized any sound I'm up to check doors and windows
My late husband (South African) and I (Singaporean) left the country in 2012 after world cup soccer thinking and hoping South Africa's crime rate and living conditions there would be improved. Unfortunately it's not so. South Africa is a beautiful country. Me coming from S'pore one of the safest countries in the world is sad that nothing has changed over the years since we left. We left because of the crimes and a few of our friends got murdered and shot. I hope and pray the country will have a better future and be safe for all South Africans. 😞❤🇸🇬
Not the entire country has a high crime rate! Have you ever been to Elgin, Griekwastad, and many other small towns outside the cities of South Africa? You should go and visit there. I can promise you that the people in those small towns, live a good crime free life!
Lady the only thing I will predict is, if you take a look at how South Africa is today in 2024, it will look exactly the same in 2074, because leadership that is as bad as SA's never advances the culture or the nation. When leadership is too busy stealing from their own people, whilst spending the rest of their time figuring out ways to steal even more, the chances of corrupt leaders diverting any money or resources to building up their own nation is ZERO. So take a good look at SA today in 2024, take a picture, emblazon in your mind's eye, the South Africa of today. Because right now is the best it is ever going to get.
So what happens if an innocent man is sentenced to death?? dangerous penalty if incompetent people are in charge..would be great and all but not with these clowns at the helm
That's an assumption , you can argue many things actually worked during apartheid so at least you got something..the fact is its 2024 and people are still voting for ANC while the run the country into the drain
@vre7474 this does not make his argument wrong. ANC has ruled for 30 years and the country has gone down the gutter. Clear as day in this video and everyday news
@@swartkat3472many things worked for white people Key word, “white” people Black people not so much hey And you wonder why they keep voting for the ANC when there’s comments like yours flying around
I admire and respect the volunteers getting out there doing their best to protect their communities. The state of the country is critical. Vote wisely.
As a South African this makes me so sad and angry. This man that was murdered left behind his wife and children totally grief stricken and for what exactly . Life is cheap here the sad thing is that we have become accustomed to being aware of even your own shadow. Killed for your car a policeman ? Seriously they fight to keep us safe and are targeted by criminals. So very heartbreaking to watch this which is our reality. Well done Ayanda.
Apartheid is the key reason behind the large inequalities in South Africa. Inadequate responses to the conditions it created has further prolonged the poverty and inequalities. Remember white South Africans paid no reparations after '94, state intervention in the African communities has primarily been through welfare and basic services. The white economy was never restructured, only privatized.
@@MrRobertzingela After WWII Germany was destroyed ! But housewives picked up bricks and cleaned them and a British Army Engineer got VW re started ! In THREE YEARS they were back in business ! IT IS THIRTY YEARS SINCE 1994 !!!!! You cannot blame Apartheid after THIRTY YEARS ??? They have not built ANYTHING in 30 years !!! NOTHING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@MrRobertzingela incorrect brother south africa was looking good when Mandela was in power when he left power it was the beginning of the end. F the ANC
I’m not sure that South Africa was “looking good” for non-whites. As bad as the ANC is, at least there’s a black middle and upper class now, rather than being pretty much exclusively white.
@@MrRobertzingelaNo. When there was apartheid, there was still cultural values. Behaving like this is not part of the African culture. This violence and brutality is not because of apartheid. Most people in South Africa haven't experienced apartheid. We have a young population. You can't blame the white man for everything. We have a young population. The children born when apartheid ended are now 30 years ago. They don't know apartheid at all. Single mothers and drinking and drugs came after apartheid. It's not poverty driving this. People were poor during apartheid but they weren't so brutal. And everyone forgets the political violence before the first election in 1994. The ANC and IFP were killing each other left right and centre fighting for power. That wasn't inequality and that wasn't because of apartheid. Blaming everything on apartheid is not working anymore.
I was part of our volunteer protection unit in DBN during the 2021 riots. We did a far better job protecting our homes than the police. So are these people. It's sad when civilians now have to be their own police because this government is not interested in the safety of its people. The ANC thrives in this crime ridden climate. They created it. We all know what to do on the 29th people. VOTE THE ANC OUT PLEASE!
As a South African. This is the reality here. Hope elections can take the criminal power away from the anc government so that we can heal this beautiful country.
Blaming apartheid for all the problems is the pröblem. 30 years on . Keep blaming other people for your problems is a weakness and sickness. Germany and Japan were bombed flat in the Second World War. After 15 years they were up and running. And still are. Go look in the mirror to see the problem
@@milesbrown8016apartheid lasted 46 years. 'Democracy' is ongoing 30 years. In 16 year's time it will equal in time span with aoartheid. I wonder how long apartheid will still be blamed.
The ANC became obsessed with self gained wealth that they forgot and lost compassion for its people. Its obsessed with creating divition to cling to power. The leaders are thiefs themself. Counsilers and murdered for positions.
They didn't listen to Israel is what happened. Israel told them that Apartheid was for the betterment of South Africa. Yet they believed lying politicians as well as lying media that it was in their best interests to end it.
No it's a result of years of Apartheid, white Afrikaans brought about all of this by squeezing black people and taking all the countries resources for themselves
This is the result of decades of oppression of a people. Yes the government is corrupt but what polotician isn't. Governments around the world are corrupt. This is a result of apartheid.
I attempted to walk the streets of "Jozi" in April, and i came to learn what a big mistake, i had to run for my life. I got lucky to meet a patrol vehicle. Cabs can't get to certain areas it tells you how dangerous it's.
"I attempted to walk..." U know how ridiculous that sound coming from a grown man/woman ...ppl walk the streets of Jozi all the time a few are unlucky 🙄 go outside man
Which parts of Jozi? Every city has areas that are no go hot spots. I got mugged of my mobile phone at night walking near London Bridge in the heart of the city at night. You do need to apply some level of common sense when travelling especially if you are a foreigner
Wow our country is going down. Great work the patrollers are doing in Diepsloot, I gather ,most of the volunteers are unemployed. Local Govt. should provide training and stipends for their time in safeguarding the community. Great documentary and balanced viewpoint.
When a government does not fulfil its duty to protect citizens, it makes the emergence of resilient, community-based safety structures, such as the AfriForum neighbourhood watches, inevitable and necessary.
This woman asking the guy what right he has to search a person's at that time of the night left me speechless. She does not understand how those thugs operate.
who gives civilians the right to question other civilians, their skin color? very unreasonable. To what authority are they responsible for their actions? This stupid thinking is what messed SA in the first place, Boer segregation. Go back to Europe
South Africans are beautiful people dealing with decades of corruption and effective lawlessness. The vast majority of people just want jobs, food for their families, and security. No one political party can turn things around - we need more community action, coordination with effective leaders, and determination. But of course, we need political leaders who can promote economic growth and investment. Without this, things will only get worse. I ❤ my country, love to all these brave crime fighters. ❤
Crime, safety, and security is just one of the adversities we face. Infrastructure, employment, education, rising cost of living, ... and now with the NHI bill signed we will soon add health care to that list. I applaud the South Africans trying to make a difference in their community.
Who's going to pay for NHI? UK has a similar population. Their NHS costs £187 billion per year. 94% of that is for staff salaries and medicines. That is R 4 301 000 000 000. In other words .. over R 4 trillion. Over half the population are unemployed. The ANC are not capable of administering anything. The corruption is worse than the Ukraine. They have destroyed the railways, the energy supply, hospitals through lack of maintenance. The NHI will be.the final nail in the coffin
As a young man growing up in Congo 🇨🇬 I’ve always looked at SA as a sort of an African success story. But it’s sad to see how this amazing country keeps plugging into chaos.
According to Afriforum on its website, it "was created to call up Afrikaners to participate in public debate and actions outside of the sphere of party politics."
Why can't we blame them? Their VIP budget always goes through the roof while the police budget always lacks funds and is controlled by a cader. They are detached from reality of those they swore to protect. They were in it only for the power and riches.
I empathize but I also realize the lack of acknowledgment on their part. Everyone else is blamed foreigners, apartheid etc but truth is the criminals are known to the people.
South Africans are not sick by blaming foreigners about crime go look at the stats how many foreigners commit gruesome crimes in our land on a daily basis.South Africans are as guilty as well however we cannnot be debating this no foreigner is supposed to commit a crime in land that isn’t his.
@@TgspartnershipIt’s not called “unemployment” when people aren’t actively seeking work. If you handed a job to these criminals, the majority would say “nah”.
It is not class, it is mentality that separates it all. If you dont have money it doesn't mean your place must look like a dump site. To clean is free!!
People growing up around garbage with no education, jobs and options in life, but yeah surely it must be their own fault. Its their MeNtAlITy that holds them back.
The leaders talk pretty flowers for the cameras and UN members while in reality, they buy their place in parliament with a teeshirt and a KFC Streetwise 2.
South Africa is a colossal mess. The high crime rate is partly due inequality, lack of justice (due 2 bad governance) BUT what most people won't admit s that all the cultural groups there are inherently violent.
I believe the blacks still had at least four centuries of learning to do in order to at least reach a level where they could run an economy. The so called independence happened too soon and they straight away put illiterate ex guerillas in power. The result is what you see in SA, Zimbabwe, Mozampique etc.
South Africa needs a party that takes justice seriously. A party that will defend its citizens and instill an appropriate fear of the law in those with evil intentions.
You're playing with your life living in these remote areas...even the suburbs are bad...our house got robbed twice through the same burglar bared window. Alarm didn't go of...dogs didn't hear anything...neighbors saw nothing...now the house looks like a prison with double bars. Estates and apartments are your best bet but even those get robbed by "neighbors"
a shocking statistic from a township survey done in Johannesburg was that over 50% of men survey'd admitted to having sexually abused a woman. this is also cultural + these communities must work hard to destroy this patriarchy
It is a sad state of affairs that SA is a great coumtry that crime and inequality keeps dragging back. Inorder to achieve its potential, the subsequent givernments must deal with crime, drugs and inequality issues. I pray one day they'll defeat this menace to their society. One love SA from 🇰🇪
Im South African and i live in Durban, this video is 100% accurate to how dangerous my country is, especially for a female, we’re in a living nightmare, no one and no where is safe, black or white, you’re on your own, the police cant protect you because they cant even protect themselves and majority of the time, they are also criminals, our houses look like prisons, fencing, alarms systems, cameras, multiple gates and burglar Guards, this country has gone to hell since 1994, There is no rainbow nation, this is the country of the devil himself, and its all thanks to our post 1994 government that has caused this 💔 you’re risking your life by just leaving your house to get food, no matter what you do and where you are in South Africa, your life is in danger of being taken away, If you think I’m over exaggerating, you’re either not South African or you’ve never been to South Africa before, i hope things get better especially after the recent elections, otherwise my husband and i are leaving, I’m not having my future children grow up in this hell, please pray for our country 🇿🇦
The government has just been looting wholesale for 17 years, no care for citizens, no job creation, no rule of law etc. Criminality flourishes and flows from the top down.
For people thinking of visiting South Africa, remember that the places that you will be visiting do have crime, but not at this level. We welcome all tourists to our beautiful country.
My company is moving me and my family to SA in a couple of months. I knew there was crime but I was told it’s only in isolated well known communities. This documentary has however terrified me. I have kids. Please how safe is Waterfall Midrand really? I understand cars get snatched at the malls there also. I feel like I may have made a terrible decision.
@@mrafam626 I'm not going to lie and tell you that crime isn't a big problem here because it is. But there are things you can do to avoid it. My tips. Car theft is a common crime, so make sure you arrange "off street" parking at work. You don't want your car parked on the side of the road. You want it in a secured parking lot or in a locked garage at home. Smash and grab is also a common crime, especially in Gauteng. Do not keep valuables in plain sight in your car. In South Africa, we have people selling stuff at almost every traffic light. I would recommend keeping your window rolled up when approaching any traffic light. Try avoiding driving at night. I know it's hard for some people. I guess the best advice would be to trust your instincts. If you feel something is off, back out. I live in Cape Town, but I grew up in Pretoria. Midrand is very busy. You will be driving a lot on and off highways, depending on where you live and how far you need to drive. Be prepared for heavy traffic in the morning and afternoon. South Africans are very warm and welcoming people. The word "Ubuntu" describes us very well☺️ I wish you all the best and hope you enjoy SA.
@@mrafam626I'm not going to lie and tell you that crime isn't a big problem here because it is. But there are things you can do to avoid it. My tips. Car theft is a common crime, so make sure you arrange "off street" parking at work. You don't want your car parked on the side of the road. You want it in a secured parking lot or in a locked garage at home. Smash and grab is also a common crime, especially in Gauteng. Do not keep valuables in plain sight in your car. In South Africa, we have people selling stuff at almost every traffic light. I would recommend keeping your window rolled up when approaching any traffic light. Try avoiding driving at night. I know it's hard for some people. I guess the best advice would be to trust your instincts. If you feel something is off, back out. I live in Cape Town, but I grew up in Pretoria. Midrand is very busy. You will be driving a lot on and off highways, depending on where you live and how far you need to drive. Be prepared for heavy traffic in the morning and afternoon. South Africans are very warm and welcoming people. The word "Ubuntu" describes us very well☺️ I wish you all the best and hope you enjoy SA.
@@mrafam626 Midrand's Waterfall City suburbs are the highest contributors to contact crime, car hijackings, house robberies, and business robberies. Honestly I would never recommend anyone to come and work in South Africa.
The BBC is always slanted, same as their coverage of Gaza, they won't mention the effects of Apartheid that has the country the way it is today, same way they'll do a documentary on Venezuela and never mention the effect of American sanctions on the country.
I went to Capetown last year of November 2023 thru company sponsorship. Living there for 3 months. A lively city with kind and peace loving people. I'm gay Filipino/Asian, and I felt safe and free. Got mesmerized by a guy with green eyes. He's 6 ft in height and darkhaired. We're still friend until this time.
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This documentary is shit they don't hijack cars in diepsloot
@@Mudaucreatives95 But they do
@@Mudaucreatives95 It is reported in the ZA news regularly.
How about a short doccie on Neil De Beer-United Independent Movement-Our President
...very interresting individual-google him 😂🤗🇿🇦
the Journalist asking stupid questions who gives you the right etc. women its a warzone down there no one has rights
ANC said they would destroy apartheid and transform South Africa. They transformed apartheid and destroyed South Africa
Spot on 👏
You sound racist af
Israel told them that Apartheid was necessary. They didn't listen. The country has gotten worse every year since it ended.
@@dudebro3250 i hope that this is a joke. the murder rate halved between 1994 and 2009. you can't base how "good" the country was on what it was like for the white minority while ignoring what the country was like for the black majority during apartheid
ANC one of the most racist, corrupt and wicked governments in my lifetime along with Pol Pots regime
I'm 26 years old. 2 of my friends have been shot during hijackings. 1 passed and the other lucky survived after having being shot 4 times. I am currently living in Korea and I have to say, as much as I love home, I am never going back. People don't understand the physiological stress of living in an environment like South Africa. It's only after you've left where you start to realize that it's not normal.
I had the same experience. It's taken me a long time to adjust to normal living overseas. I still can't understand kids walking on the street at night playing on their phones
Preach. It's the constant fight or flight for me.
Korea is safe?
how did you find yourself there did you take the teaching english route like most south africans?
I am so sorry you had to go through that,I was also shocked when I moved to the UK (Northern Ireland)and i saw people taking walks around midnight on their phones with no stress.police are also respected here,how I wish we could have that in South Africa😢
ANC is obsessed with what is happening in Gaza and yet they are failing to clean the mess in their backyard, what a stunning irony.
How is that got to do with the other? It's like saying "why is the U.S condemning Russia and busy giving arms to Ukraine while they have issues with mass shooting".🤦🏿♂️
The commies world wide have their marching orders. You surprised?
It's a common tactic in countries with bad, corrupt, or just plain evil government in charge. Try and get your own people distracted from the leader's incompetence by pointing it out in other nations. And 100% of the time it never works.
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@@robertmaybeth3434 VERY TRUE SIR . "in countries with bad, corrupt, or just plain evil government in charge" like the USA. GB, FRANCE, UAE , ISRAEL etc - very true indeed
My respects to the man who gave his life protecting his family. That is the whole meaning of life, to protect your legacy with everything you got. Respect.
People I hated this lifestyle of democracy because we live on fair it so tereble in our country where the police if people died like this
A country so beautiful and yet in crisis, it breaks my heart as a South African.
Yeah, time to hit the bricks yet? Unless you're already residing elsewhere, I'd start filing immigration papers right now if I were you! I'm an American, you should probably be one too - there is far more opportunity here than there.
And you do realize as bad as things are, they will get worse, and nothing will ever improve there, don't you? And you also know the reason why the problems are impossible to truly fix.
@@robertmaybeth3434 So strange that you have forgotten how racist certain States of America used to be. People with black skins were treated worse than animals! But then it 'CHANGED', and those people were treated equal. So, what makes you think that there could not be a 'CHANGE OF GOVERMENT' in South Africa too? God is a God of justice! He is in control!
Beautiful in whose eyes?
So beautiful...was amazed by its beauty on my first visit. Then some of its citizens don't realize the gem they have. Others are so entitled.
@@collinyigatry living there, very different from visiting asa tourist!
I almost got hijacked in pretoria west yesterday, a white vw tiguan and a white 4 door ford van full of men. By god's luck i made a getaway before they could do anything, they followed me until i got to where i live where there is security. I was scared but im thankful, ANC needs to go
My goodness be safe. 🙏
When ANC g9es it will be worse
I was in an attempted hijacking in 2006 in Pretoria… so glad I left that hell hole of a cuntry..
@@mudooladaniel1303ANC is holding black south Africans lives because DA whites they really need to take SA to be there's
how the hell are you still living there? death wish?
Living in SA is like playing Russian Roulette with someone else holding the pistol. This country belongs to and is ruled by criminals, not the tax payer.
Looks can be deceiving,there are not if as many ,more good folk out here ... just shapa sho-left
criminals of all kinds, white-collar criminals, parliamentary criminals, and street criminals
you're just sensationalizing it, it's not that deep
Shut up racist
😢 Same here in america
Imagine if we could have a police minister as devoted as these volunteers. Just imagine.
Every province should have it's own.minister of crime n he must answer in parliament on how his province is doing controlling crime .Cele is just jumping from one crises to another without solving a single one
They'd get bribed and or threatened enough to not be so devoted, else assassinated, or more like fired from the role by ANC ministers and other higher ups who don't want to go to jail for being involved in organized crime.
Imagine if the colonizers had stayed in Europe.
@@paulg3012Imagine if Shaka stayed at home - uyabona?
@@paulg3012 God bless Malema... Free south Africa from White Christian Colonizers
A close friend was murdered five years ago. Until today not one phone call to tell us of any progress made. The detective told us from the beginning that finding them would be near impossible and that he alone had more than a hundred murder cases he himself was working on. That is the reality of South Africa.
This is a war with blacks against whites
Daaammmm!!!!!😮
When you deal with the government you need to apply pressure on them. They will just treat your case as a number toll that case is declared a coldcase. Demand justice demand answers. Go to them until they give you answers so they start prioritising your case.
So sad, they will only focus on cases that are high profile like AKA or viral like the Sasko employees. Those cases should definitely be solved too, but we also need cases to be solved for everyday South Africans.
I'm begging you guys, let's vote out the ANC please
This is democracy you vote your own party, I vote ANC.
@@ThomasShabangu-l3owhy? It's soooo fucking corrupt. Doesn't it make sense that if a party is in power for 30 years it tends to become extremely corrupt? Maybe it's time for a new party
Mnqundu wakho msunukanyoko awuboni ilizwe liyatshabalala
No let's keep them, prove that there is such a thing as a failed state
@@liamwhisprs Unyoko owabambisa your so called Father iibhantshi ngobufebe bakhe.
Ramaphosa is such a spineless coward of a president
its not his fault
@@StephenOertel😂😂😂😂😂
But he can do something about it
He has alot of control. I don't think you understand what a president jobs is @@StephenOertel
Such a spineless human being. I totally agree.
I can't even watch this as a South African. The anger and anxiety this triggers is too much. We are hostages here... We don't leave our houses. In my town, even on a Friday night, everything closes before 10pm because it's just too dangerous to stay open. Winter is coming and that is stressful because that's when the house breaking occurs. We can't even be outside in our own yards anymore without being paranoid. And when they rob your house, they don't just want to steal - they want to rape, brutalize and torture. Sometimes I feel like I live in hell. And BBC you should do a documentary on how rampant child abuse, trafficking and rape is...that too is another reason I think this country is hell. It's too demonic what's happening here.
It sure is buddy I wish you all the best 👍
What do you think the rest of the world can do to help?
@wwondertwin the world's idea of helping was to slap sanctions on Apartheid and usher in the ANC. As far as the world is concerned its South Africa's problem, and they will need to sort it out. Unless we can dispatch some refugees and make it the world's problem they don't give a fck unfortunately.
That’s what happens when you choose to live near Black people.
They’re not going to get better
SA used to be one of the safest countries in the world.
Then the ANC came along and during their tenure have transitioned it into one of the most violent unsafe places in the world.
But you can’t be honest about the situation without getting banned from SM for life.
ANC is deadly for South Africa
A real cancer for the country, I just can't understand how is it possible that the South African people can still vote for them 😢😢
But watch them vote for the ANC again...
I dont believe anything the lying western devil media says about south africa ..
@@sheilladunn9424 "them" implies that they are different. Maybe you don't get why "they" choose the ANC. Maybe DA is not an alternative
@@Septumsempra8818Has DA ever been given a chance?
I'm so so proud of the journalist. This was balanced, despite the difficult undertones and the dangerous work.
I am praying and hoping South Africa has a breakthrough, the people do not deserve this
They should stop voting cANCer.
What kind of "breakthrough" are you talking about, economically, politically, social? The problems South Africa has are all self-inflicted. So that's why things never get better in such a nation unless a foreign nation comes along and literally FORCES the change at gun-point!
No punishment in South Africa criminal are walking freely
THE CRIMINALS ARE WALKING FREE IN THE WHITEHOUSE, THE KNESSET AND THE HOUSE OF COMMONS 😂👍
@@nicoleostacchini1233 When did the people you mention freely rape, murder and violently assault members of the public in their countries ?
I'm sorry for your loss, I lock the buglar door behind me every time I come from the outside and people don't understand but we were attacked in 2018 but I'm still traumatized any sound I'm up to check doors and windows
@@miriammmamoitoisehloho3055you are clearly choosing to live that life now. Let go
@@nicoleostacchini1233The Parliament in England is/are not called the WHITEHOUSE and COMMONS are in ENGLAND, So wtf are you even saying ?
South Africans should take the ANC to the ICC.
Sober minded statement. If only the masses can wake up
They are still going to vote ANC. It baffles me how many South Africans think and they will continue complaining about service delivery
People been dying before the Anc took power how many black people has the apartheid government has killed 😢😢
On point @@nkomazipodcast8369
@@pamelatire8386it's simple....
They stupid.
My late husband (South African) and I (Singaporean) left the country in 2012 after world cup soccer thinking and hoping South Africa's crime rate and living conditions there would be improved. Unfortunately it's not so. South Africa is a beautiful country. Me coming from S'pore one of the safest countries in the world is sad that nothing has changed over the years since we left. We left because of the crimes and a few of our friends got murdered and shot. I hope and pray the country will have a better future and be safe for all South Africans. 😞❤🇸🇬
True. 🙏
😢
Not the entire country has a high crime rate! Have you ever been to Elgin, Griekwastad, and many other small towns outside the cities of South Africa? You should go and visit there. I can promise you that the people in those small towns, live a good crime free life!
After struggling for freedom they did nothing with it.
Lady the only thing I will predict is, if you take a look at how South Africa is today in 2024, it will look exactly the same in 2074, because leadership that is as bad as SA's never advances the culture or the nation. When leadership is too busy stealing from their own people, whilst spending the rest of their time figuring out ways to steal even more, the chances of corrupt leaders diverting any money or resources to building up their own nation is ZERO.
So take a good look at SA today in 2024, take a picture, emblazon in your mind's eye, the South Africa of today. Because right now is the best it is ever going to get.
Ingrid's story is heartbreaking. So sorry for your loss. May God judge the matter on you and your daughter's behalf
may God Please Protect And Bless South Africa; I;m ethiopian hear my prayer my Lord.
The criminals have môre rights than law abideders in SA , crime went up 1000% the day the goverment of SA took the death penalty away
ANC shits abolished the death penalty....
Terrible I tell you. You are on your own. Human rights seem to matter more than human lives.
So what happens if an innocent man is sentenced to death?? dangerous penalty if incompetent people are in charge..would be great and all but not with these clowns at the helm
@@BLOODBEARD96 I think it was applicable only in crimes that are gruesome like your serial killer, serial rapist, serial criminals and CIT offenders
You voted for the ANC over and over again... got what you voted for......29 May......game on. The world will be watching.
That's an assumption , you can argue many things actually worked during apartheid so at least you got something..the fact is its 2024 and people are still voting for ANC while the run the country into the drain
@vre7474 this does not make his argument wrong. ANC has ruled for 30 years and the country has gone down the gutter. Clear as day in this video and everyday news
@@swartkat3472 no you liar it worked for the minority not us ! Half of the black population didnt even have electricity during your nazi reign
@@swartkat3472many things worked for white people
Key word, “white” people
Black people not so much hey
And you wonder why they keep voting for the ANC when there’s comments like yours flying around
EFF FOR LIFE🇿🇦❤️
Welcome to South Africa, where political parties are more concerned about naming and shaming each other than delivering services to the public.
I admire and respect the volunteers getting out there doing their best to protect their communities. The state of the country is critical. Vote wisely.
As a South African this makes me so sad and angry. This man that was murdered left behind his wife and children totally grief stricken and for what exactly . Life is cheap here the sad thing is that we have become accustomed to being aware of even your own shadow. Killed for your car a policeman ? Seriously they fight to keep us safe and are targeted by criminals. So very heartbreaking to watch this which is our reality. Well done Ayanda.
Welcome to South Africa..
The NEW SA.
founded in 1994.
Destroyed a country with smiles on their faces.
Makes one think.
@@arlenespencer5850smiles on the faces of the yt people
Blck people were and still are sad
@KAKAROT12374 what do u mean? Yts have to protect themselves daily. Low l8fe criminals and racism destroyed the country
This ANC government has done this to our country
Apartheid is the key reason behind the large inequalities in South Africa. Inadequate responses to the conditions it created has further prolonged the poverty and inequalities. Remember white South Africans paid no reparations after '94, state intervention in the African communities has primarily been through welfare and basic services. The white economy was never restructured, only privatized.
@@MrRobertzingela After WWII Germany was destroyed ! But housewives picked up bricks and cleaned them and a British Army Engineer got VW re started ! In THREE YEARS they were back in business ! IT IS THIRTY YEARS SINCE 1994 !!!!! You cannot blame Apartheid after THIRTY YEARS ??? They have not built ANYTHING in 30 years !!! NOTHING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@MrRobertzingela incorrect brother south africa was looking good when Mandela was in power when he left power it was the beginning of the end. F the ANC
I’m not sure that South Africa was “looking good” for non-whites. As bad as the ANC is, at least there’s a black middle and upper class now, rather than being pretty much exclusively white.
@@MrRobertzingelaNo. When there was apartheid, there was still cultural values. Behaving like this is not part of the African culture. This violence and brutality is not because of apartheid. Most people in South Africa haven't experienced apartheid. We have a young population. You can't blame the white man for everything. We have a young population. The children born when apartheid ended are now 30 years ago. They don't know apartheid at all. Single mothers and drinking and drugs came after apartheid. It's not poverty driving this. People were poor during apartheid but they weren't so brutal. And everyone forgets the political violence before the first election in 1994. The ANC and IFP were killing each other left right and centre fighting for power. That wasn't inequality and that wasn't because of apartheid. Blaming everything on apartheid is not working anymore.
May South Africa find peace,,,they are one of the best people i have lived with,,I left after three years because of the crime rate,,
😂😂
Wish you all the best
South Africa is just like Haiti no difference.
well said ..its a scary place
Oh shut up Haiti is war zone especially the capital
What’s the common denominator
I was part of our volunteer protection unit in DBN during the 2021 riots. We did a far better job protecting our homes than the police. So are these people. It's sad when civilians now have to be their own police because this government is not interested in the safety of its people. The ANC thrives in this crime ridden climate. They created it. We all know what to do on the 29th people. VOTE THE ANC OUT PLEASE!
As a South African. This is the reality here. Hope elections can take the criminal power away from the anc government so that we can heal this beautiful country.
Nay. ELections are a ticket for the next black gang to plunder the country. No indegenous will properly run any country in Africa. Keep dreaming
Y’all need to take your government to the ICC. They can put the energy deployed for Palestine to solve the crime issue in the country.
@@thegreencouchshow4029 South Africa took them to the ICJ not ICC and they were right to. Israel is openly genocidal .
When did elections ever improved anything 😂?
People devour themselves because of incompetent leadership. People can vote for the ANC for years... the outcome will remain the same.
If you ignore all the years of Apartheid then maybe you'll have a valid point.
@@FreshtexBlackman is always someone else fault hey?
Can't blame the government for everything because there are people that found their way to get out of poverty
Blaming apartheid for all the problems is the pröblem. 30 years on . Keep blaming other people for your problems is a weakness and sickness. Germany and Japan were bombed flat in the Second World War. After 15 years they were up and running. And still are. Go look in the mirror to see the problem
@@milesbrown8016apartheid lasted 46 years. 'Democracy' is ongoing 30 years. In 16 year's time it will equal in time span with aoartheid. I wonder how long apartheid will still be blamed.
What happened to south africa? 20 30 years ago it was a beautiful tourist destination. Now i wouldnt even think about going there.
The ANC became obsessed with self gained wealth that they forgot and lost compassion for its people. Its obsessed with creating divition to cling to power. The leaders are thiefs themself. Counsilers and murdered for positions.
They didn't listen to Israel is what happened. Israel told them that Apartheid was for the betterment of South Africa. Yet they believed lying politicians as well as lying media that it was in their best interests to end it.
South African people deserve better, those who say it's not bad are in denial.
It's pretty safe for tourists. It's just the locals that bear the brunt of crime.
What is happening in South Africa is what is happening around the world
Thanks to these volunteers for doing what you are doing for our country
Ingrid's story broke my heart 😢
This is the result of having a VERY corrupt government 😂😂😂
Add illiteracy to that then you get the real SA and its future....Zimbabwe
No it's a result of years of Apartheid, white Afrikaans brought about all of this by squeezing black people and taking all the countries resources for themselves
No this the result of Apartheid
This is the result of decades of oppression of a people. Yes the government is corrupt but what polotician isn't. Governments around the world are corrupt. This is a result of apartheid.
Government have been corrupt since National Party.
Funny how this was supposed to be the best and most successful country in Africa ..what a shame
But they have the gaul to take Israel to ICC but cant look after their own people
To be fair the bar in Africa is pretty low..
Pro genocide is a bad look
Hasbara bots still mad
We thought America was the best but they have slums too. Wake up!
Cry! 😢 My beloved country.
The country is in absolute shambles thanks to the ANC.
This is what happens when we choose sheer apes instead of leaders, with an actual education!!
South Africa is a ticking time bomb all thanks to the ANC!!
I attempted to walk the streets of "Jozi" in April, and i came to learn what a big mistake, i had to run for my life. I got lucky to meet a patrol vehicle. Cabs can't get to certain areas it tells you how dangerous it's.
"I attempted to walk..." U know how ridiculous that sound coming from a grown man/woman ...ppl walk the streets of Jozi all the time a few are unlucky 🙄 go outside man
Exactly. Live.
But stay strapped. If you're food you're food. Fucked up but that's reality@@itsnevertoolatetodotherigh3271
Now imagine trying to do that in San Francisco….
Which parts of Jozi? Every city has areas that are no go hot spots. I got mugged of my mobile phone at night walking near London Bridge in the heart of the city at night. You do need to apply some level of common sense when travelling especially if you are a foreigner
Why would anyone walk the streets of a poverty-stricken mega-city in a country with massive unemployment unless they're looking for a Darwin Award?
Post 29 May, I'm out. Goodbye to the broken, criminal mess. I'm not paying for this anymore
The ANC has got blood on their hands
You know it's a toxic relationship when your boyfriend hits you with a brick and steals your wig.
My beautiful beloved Country is gone 😭😭😭.
GONE😭😭😭😭!
O nga lahli temba
@@lovedlover2667 Ngiyabonga kodwa 🙏🏽
Yup. Glad I'm leaving in June, found a job in the UK
@@VhuthuGodzwana The UK is no safe haven, trust me. I have plenty of family there
@ndumisoduma1240 my brother has been living there for the past 9 years
Wow our country is going down. Great work the patrollers are doing in Diepsloot, I gather ,most of the volunteers are unemployed. Local Govt. should provide training and stipends for their time in safeguarding the community. Great documentary and balanced viewpoint.
When a government does not fulfil its duty to protect citizens, it makes the emergence of resilient, community-based safety structures, such as the AfriForum neighbourhood watches, inevitable and necessary.
There are more private security guards in SA than the police and army combined.
You get what YOU voted for.
RIP SOUTH AFRICA 🇿🇦
Big ups to the Dieploot volunteers. God bless and protect you.
This woman asking the guy what right he has to search a person's at that time of the night left me speechless. She does not understand how those thugs operate.
Regardless, he has no right if he not backed by SAPS as a community police forum, he is just a civilian
She does not understand, period.
Fully agree with your comment. It seems she was alien to the reality.
😢I also feel like she is there for criminals rights....Her questioning is 😢😢😢😢too personal for us partrollers
who gives civilians the right to question other civilians, their skin color? very unreasonable. To what authority are they responsible for their actions? This stupid thinking is what messed SA in the first place, Boer segregation. Go back to Europe
South Africans are beautiful people dealing with decades of corruption and effective lawlessness. The vast majority of people just want jobs, food for their families, and security. No one political party can turn things around - we need more community action, coordination with effective leaders, and determination. But of course, we need political leaders who can promote economic growth and investment. Without this, things will only get worse. I ❤ my country, love to all these brave crime fighters. ❤
sadly 93% south africans dont like working and would rather just receive grants, most south africans aren't criminals just lazy
A political party that isn't corrupt and which will appoint the best people for the positions where they must will turn the country around.
Well said. 👏👏👏
They look like a beautiful people 🤣
This is the the problem of Africa.
Great and extremely BALANCED documentary THANK YOU 🏆
This doc is in no way "Balanced".
@@FreshtexBlackman how not? it shows the rampant crime in SA? I was held at gunpoint with a friend last year in Nyanga.
crime costs SA 10% of its GDP per year, corruption another 20% plus. Too many prisoners/criminals' rights and not enough victim's rights.
It's chaos
I moved to SA since 2010 , things got to worse , im looking to relocate for my safety
is this video a cry against crime or is it criticizing those who are trying to eradicate crime from their communities?🙄🙄🙄
Crime, safety, and security is just one of the adversities we face. Infrastructure, employment, education, rising cost of living, ... and now with the NHI bill signed we will soon add health care to that list. I applaud the South Africans trying to make a difference in their community.
Who's going to pay for NHI?
UK has a similar population. Their NHS costs £187 billion per year. 94% of that is for staff salaries and medicines.
That is R 4 301 000 000 000.
In other words .. over R 4 trillion.
Over half the population are unemployed.
The ANC are not capable of administering anything. The corruption is worse than the Ukraine. They have destroyed the railways, the energy supply, hospitals through lack of maintenance.
The NHI will be.the final nail in the coffin
As a young man growing up in Congo 🇨🇬 I’ve always looked at SA as a sort of an African success story. But it’s sad to see how this amazing country keeps plugging into chaos.
Hey! How's life in Congo?
"He took her phone and her wig'". Never thought I would ever hear that combination of words.
Hahhahah english is not their first language
Afriforum does not campaign on behalf of Afrikaners in particular. They are there to help all South Africans.
According to Afriforum on its website, it "was created to call up Afrikaners to participate in public debate and actions outside of the sphere of party politics."
But they highlight too much on white genocide
My country is falling apart 😭😭🇿🇦💔
Small country 😂
@@seyijoseph3388Your point is?
@@seyijoseph3388 South Africa is larger than most EU countries and some US states. What are you on about?
The criminals are in charge of SA , not the goverment , now ask yourself : WHY ?
The government are criminals one of the world's most corrupt governments.
The government are criminals
Government, the bloody ANC is letting it happen
THE GOVERNMENT is the biggest mafia there is, they are the criminals
Most of the ANC are criminals
This is why we left South Africa 😭😭😭😭 The pain is unbearable
@@leocardiamaruta4208😂😂😂who would go back to that zoo.
@@steven320 the broke boers want to beg to belong 😂
Just stay out and stay away
Welcome as geust and on visa
@leocardiamaruta4208 but you're from Zimbabwe.
You're all lost. Its a result of black idiocy.
Stay away, don't even comment... South Africa will be fixed, even then plz stay away
Thank you Ayanda
We can't blame everything on the government. We live with these criminals in our neighborhoods and we do nothing
Why can't we blame them? Their VIP budget always goes through the roof while the police budget always lacks funds and is controlled by a cader. They are detached from reality of those they swore to protect. They were in it only for the power and riches.
I empathize but I also realize the lack of acknowledgment on their part. Everyone else is blamed foreigners, apartheid etc but truth is the criminals are known to the people.
South Africans are not sick by blaming foreigners about crime go look at the stats how many foreigners commit gruesome crimes in our land on a daily basis.South Africans are as guilty as well however we cannnot be debating this no foreigner is supposed to commit a crime in land that isn’t his.
Indeed we are enablers I guess it's hard to take the blame hence we blame everyone except our selves
Blaming is playing the victim card instead of taking responsibility for improving yourself and your community.
Thank you for putting together an amazing report, very informative and neutral in views to the hard reality. 🍀 Just wow
BBC was never neutral
South Africa and homicide is so high. Even rape is high in the county. What's wrong with the people?
unemployment is a big part of the problem no doubt
@@TgspartnershipIt’s not called “unemployment” when people aren’t actively seeking work. If you handed a job to these criminals, the majority would say “nah”.
Genetically lazy People
It is not class, it is mentality that separates it all. If you dont have money it doesn't mean your place must look like a dump site. To clean is free!!
People growing up around garbage with no education, jobs and options in life, but yeah surely it must be their own fault. Its their MeNtAlITy that holds them back.
@@bruxodomorrowhy do they keep having kids if they have nothing to offer them?
Inequality? Speak to your leaders! Take responsibility for your communities!
The leaders talk pretty flowers for the cameras and UN members while in reality, they buy their place in parliament with a teeshirt and a KFC Streetwise 2.
You voted for Zuma and Ramaphosa and that's what you get. On 29 May change the story
some are still willing to give Zuma a 2nd chance
so don't blame me for voting for DA
South Africa is a colossal mess.
The high crime rate is partly due inequality, lack of justice (due 2 bad governance) BUT what most people won't admit s that all the cultural groups there are inherently violent.
I believe the blacks still had at least four centuries of learning to do in order to at least reach a level where they could run an economy. The so called independence happened too soon and they straight away put illiterate ex guerillas in power. The result is what you see in SA, Zimbabwe, Mozampique etc.
South Africa needs a party that takes justice seriously. A party that will defend its citizens and instill an appropriate fear of the law in those with evil intentions.
THEN VOTE FOR THE ....DA ..!!
@@kingalfred3902 DA that can't even save cape town from crime how can it save the whole country
I pray for all the innocent people in Africa I wish i could save them all amen
My heart bleeds for all the crime fighters who have been exposed on this documentary .May GOD protect all the innocent people of SA
You're playing with your life living in these remote areas...even the suburbs are bad...our house got robbed twice through the same burglar bared window. Alarm didn't go of...dogs didn't hear anything...neighbors saw nothing...now the house looks like a prison with double bars. Estates and apartments are your best bet but even those get robbed by "neighbors"
It's not about race, it's about corruption and crime
Really ?
a shocking statistic from a township survey done in Johannesburg was that over 50% of men survey'd admitted to having sexually abused a woman. this is also cultural + these communities must work hard to destroy this patriarchy
It is a sad state of affairs that SA is a great coumtry that crime and inequality keeps dragging back.
Inorder to achieve its potential, the subsequent givernments must deal with crime, drugs and inequality issues.
I pray one day they'll defeat this menace to their society.
One love SA from 🇰🇪
@@wma5440shut up
What’s great about it?
So proud of the Diepsloot patrollers!
Thank you for making this program- we have a big problem with crime and now our kids are all overseas- because of crime and BEE
"There's no evidence that farmers are at any greater risk than the average South African."
No stats provided.
Yeah, okay.
Mind sharing the stats?
They attacked because they isolated. Stop believing that white people ar3 special
Stats literally support this claim but try proving something to yall racsm and apartheid apologists.
There are stats easily available with a little googling, but the results don't support her statement, hence they aren't quoted
If only south africans focused all the energy they put in xenophobia and operation dudula to fight against such crime, Jozi would be a great place.
We en joy being XENOPHOBIC GET OUT OF OUR COUNTRY AND FIX YOUR COUNTRY!!!
Unfortunately that will be a far fetched dream
🎉Who are selling drugs in joburg
Once the land of milk and honey. Now the land of blood and dirty money.
Milk and honey for who?
Milk and honey for the minority lol
Bars 😂
South Africa has never been a land of milk and honey. Before independence and after independence it's same blood shed .
@@ofentsemabe7532 for us decent folks, you lot were always killing each other
In South Africa , Our Land💔
Im South African and i live in Durban, this video is 100% accurate to how dangerous my country is, especially for a female, we’re in a living nightmare, no one and no where is safe, black or white, you’re on your own, the police cant protect you because they cant even protect themselves and majority of the time, they are also criminals, our houses look like prisons, fencing, alarms systems, cameras, multiple gates and burglar Guards, this country has gone to hell since 1994, There is no rainbow nation, this is the country of the devil himself, and its all thanks to our post 1994 government that has caused this 💔 you’re risking your life by just leaving your house to get food, no matter what you do and where you are in South Africa, your life is in danger of being taken away, If you think I’m over exaggerating, you’re either not South African or you’ve never been to South Africa before, i hope things get better especially after the recent elections, otherwise my husband and i are leaving, I’m not having my future children grow up in this hell, please pray for our country 🇿🇦
You are right dear i live in south africa for 3years and i was robed twice the govament need to do something about this criminals
SA is a crime scene
😂😂😂😂😂
This is Britain's future
True they messed Africa up
Correct, the British, Dutch, etc should have stayed in Europe and not go to other parts of the world to exploit, now it's Europe's turn.
always someone else's fault
@@NMiller80666 Boers were at the Cape long before anyone else, apart from the bushmen (The San peoples).
@@NMiller80666lol get over it
Our constitution is our core problem, how many times do these guys get arrested and released? then we spend more on them than homeless people
Why are these thugs doing this to their fellow South Africans? Truly sad 😢
They are evil cowards no remorse for life at all
jealousy and hunger
The government has just been looting wholesale for 17 years, no care for citizens, no job creation, no rule of law etc. Criminality flourishes and flows from the top down.
The amount of lawlessness in this country is beyond me...
Ghana much better to live in
So true South Africa is hell on earth 😢
Hell is in yr bedroom
Why is it hell on earth..if its so hell then go to heaven
@@stanprins1278 yes
Let’s take a moment and honour Amanda’s work in this exposition. Keep up the amazing work 🫡1️⃣🆙
Agreed 👏👏
God bless South Africa
The fact that they have two gates is crazy
If a mob of people beat me up for no reason, I'm becoming a vigilante.
Felt bad for that one guy who was falsely accused
For people thinking of visiting South Africa, remember that the places that you will be visiting do have crime, but not at this level. We welcome all tourists to our beautiful country.
My company is moving me and my family to SA in a couple of months. I knew there was crime but I was told it’s only in isolated well known communities. This documentary has however terrified me. I have kids. Please how safe is Waterfall Midrand really? I understand cars get snatched at the malls there also. I feel like I may have made a terrible decision.
@@mrafam626 I'm not going to lie and tell you that crime isn't a big problem here because it is. But there are things you can do to avoid it.
My tips.
Car theft is a common crime, so make sure you arrange "off street" parking at work. You don't want your car parked on the side of the road. You want it in a secured parking lot or in a locked garage at home.
Smash and grab is also a common crime, especially in Gauteng. Do not keep valuables in plain sight in your car. In South Africa, we have people selling stuff at almost every traffic light. I would recommend keeping your window rolled up when approaching any traffic light.
Try avoiding driving at night. I know it's hard for some people.
I guess the best advice would be to trust your instincts. If you feel something is off, back out.
I live in Cape Town, but I grew up in Pretoria. Midrand is very busy. You will be driving a lot on and off highways, depending on where you live and how far you need to drive. Be prepared for heavy traffic in the morning and afternoon.
South Africans are very warm and welcoming people. The word "Ubuntu" describes us very well☺️ I wish you all the best and hope you enjoy SA.
@@mrafam626I'm not going to lie and tell you that crime isn't a big problem here because it is. But there are things you can do to avoid it.
My tips.
Car theft is a common crime, so make sure you arrange "off street" parking at work. You don't want your car parked on the side of the road. You want it in a secured parking lot or in a locked garage at home.
Smash and grab is also a common crime, especially in Gauteng. Do not keep valuables in plain sight in your car. In South Africa, we have people selling stuff at almost every traffic light. I would recommend keeping your window rolled up when approaching any traffic light.
Try avoiding driving at night. I know it's hard for some people.
I guess the best advice would be to trust your instincts. If you feel something is off, back out.
I live in Cape Town, but I grew up in Pretoria. Midrand is very busy. You will be driving a lot on and off highways, depending on where you live and how far you need to drive. Be prepared for heavy traffic in the morning and afternoon.
South Africans are very warm and welcoming people. The word "Ubuntu" describes us very well☺️ I wish you all the best and hope you enjoy SA.
@@mrafam626 Midrand's Waterfall City suburbs are the highest contributors to contact crime, car hijackings, house robberies, and business robberies. Honestly I would never recommend anyone to come and work in South Africa.
@mrafam626 u shouldn't go there period
Our people in townships cannot not afford counseling yet they exposed to trauma daily
I liked this video before watching it because the BBC always delivers. The current state of South Africa is disheartening. Very sad indeed.
The BBC is always slanted, same as their coverage of Gaza, they won't mention the effects of Apartheid that has the country the way it is today, same way they'll do a documentary on Venezuela and never mention the effect of American sanctions on the country.
Bbc always delivers hahaha.bbc is the biggest propaganda machine in the world.dont call it media outlet
Is not going any better in the UK
I went to Capetown last year of November 2023 thru company sponsorship. Living there for 3 months. A lively city with kind and peace loving people. I'm gay Filipino/Asian, and I felt safe and free. Got mesmerized by a guy with green eyes. He's 6 ft in height and darkhaired. We're still friend until this time.
Life in South Africa is like a scene out of an action movie.
Bro...its the whole movie with a sequel 🤣