Durban 1973 archive footage
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- Archival footage shot by an amateur filmmaker while visiting South Africa, probably in 1973.
It contains stock footage of Durban: the beach, streets, traffic, the port, the cityscape (filmed from Coastlands), the lighthouse, Maharani hotel, John Ross House, Victoria Embankment, peasant women on the road carrying the harvest, Shakaland area (160km north of the city of Durban), and more.
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It’s amazing how clean the streets of Durban were back then
Wonder why?
Feel free to be racist, young man. 🌚 We won't stop you.
@@tumelotshepo Dude, the comments on this video is bizarre
@@fatudaniel7301 Very, especially when what you see today is a result of the inequality they pushed back when they had power over the country.
@@tumelotshepo
Still....no excuse to f*ck everything up that fell in your laps.
Stop playing the racist card and accept the blame for all your incompetent abilities.
I took my family for a walk down North Beach three weeks ago not knowing how bad things have gotten. We were persistently harassed by beggars for money. They were so aggressive and persistent that we felt threatened. NEVER AGAIN!
So what happenned to Mandelas 'Rainbow Nation' where the world was told that everybody would be rich, live in a mansion and live happily ever after?
@@garethbuckeridge6910 exactly, but then again those were just false promises to get their vote, just my opinion.
@@garethbuckeridge6910 you mean black rule and corruption ?
@@garethbuckeridge6910 the present guys that where minions then took over decided to steal everything
@@shikarbabulall3897 Very sad that the majority fell for this and now all we see is political corruption, a bankrupt nation, white flight, an aids pandemic, high levels of crime & violence, high unemployment levels and the majority still residing in the same townships that they fought to rid themselves of.
My beautiful Durban... So clean and well maintained.... Now it's so filthy and really a far cry from this footage. My beloved South Africa is becoming a dump
I feel like crying when I noticed the difference between then and now
Sad how my Grandfather wasn't allowed to enjoy what you did
@@Bigboss12344 He was legally allowed to enjoy it from 1990 onwards and before that, the law was rarely enforced, especially in Durban. But look what your grandfather, your father and you have done with the place.
The roads, pavements and beaches were so clean...
Europeans love to be clean
Lol. The Zulus and Indians cleaned the roads. The people who cut out of the clip
@@sreepurammikelol are you talking about the ones who were taught how to bath and be hygiene by the Egyptians???
You must be rotten on mind if you think this is better then the current status the city is on .
Yes and so exclusive it's easy when you cater to just a few but those that had those privileges taken away will never see it from that point of view
Wow thanks so much for the footage how clean everything was/ my son was born in Durban My mother went to school at Durban Girls College .How sad to think of the total and utter degradation of South Africa in such a short space of time. Who ever is responsible may they pay the price.! Mitchell Park and the Botanical Garden!
Born in 1976....I remember when things looked like this...what a nice old memory.
100% born in the same era , Durban use to be so Beautiful and west street in December with the Christmas lights was a Sight to see.
Nostalgic footage from the days when Durban was still an advanced, civilised and prosperous city. Newly married, we spent many happy, wonderful holidays there and further south in the late 70s and throughout the 80s. Today, nothing is left of that civilisation.
@DeeW5 Because of your BLACK greed ...
You're talking absolutel kak , Durban is still very much a civilised city with new advancements like the Moses Mabhida stadium, the promenade, Ushaka Marine World , Suncoast Casino ..think there is another reason why you miss "the good old days"
@@wesleymaistry6278 crime, prostitutes, drugs, beggers, litter, smells, pot holes, the list of advancements is endless if you are a low class human being with scum expectations.
@@wesleymaistry6278 Yes, the obvious reason is that it was an advanced, CIVILISED city just like the rest of the Powerhouse of Africa (and in fact the entire Southern Hemisphere) that existed pre-1994. Now if you were not an adult in the 70s like I was, you would obviously not know. Then you would only know the barbarism that prevails today. Secondly, you seem to be completely blind to what is going on EVERYWHERE in this bankrupt, corrupt, failed state. So, kindly go talk your kak among those who would tolerate your idiocy, because they'd be idiots themselves.
@@wesleymaistry6278 😹😹😹😪 the Last part though
This video brought back such wonderful memories. I was a sport & commercial diver in Durban from 1961-1980. From the first second the show began. When I saw the ships at the anchorage, my first thought was 'I've dived out there. A team of Durban Undersea Club divers first dived on No 1 fishing ground in about 1968. I was a member of that team, & we got in the Tribune.
1:58 The red brick building - Customs & Excise,
2:14 Port Control. Port Captain on the 13th floor, Harbour Engineer on the 4th. I used to run up these stairs to get my Diving Permits.
2:28 is special to me, because as kids we always looked for the Coke sign. the best sign in town as it rotated.
2:41 is where I started diving. In 1960.The white foam patches are the top of Vetchs Pier, the first stone harbour structure built in Port Natal.
I shot my first crayfish there. When I joined DUC they told me I shouldnt shoot crayfish. & that I needed a license.
I also shot my first ( & only) octopus here. It was a monster, the biggest I have ever seen. It weighed 11 lbs, & was 11'3'' tentacle spread I'm not proud of it now, as I have learnt to love & play with occies, but as a 14 yr old I certainly was.
My mom cooked it in a pressure cooker for half a day, & it turned to rubber.
Immediately above Vetch's Pier is the North Pier which is where my diving explorations went next. I swam the pier from the base to the tip where it is the harbour entrance. Here I discovered troves of old fishing tackle stuck in the rocks. Divers were a novelty in those days, & whenever I got out of the water with my booty the fishermen were quick to offer to buy my stuff.. I kept my `self, my dad & my friends well stocked with hooks swivels & traces, & kept the sinkers to melt down for lead weights for my diving belt. I found 2 entire rods & reels which had been lost. These I took home for my family.
Thanks for the memories.
The exciting days of NFL soccer at the Kingsmead stadium....who remembers Durban City, Durban United and Durban Celtic Football Clubs??
And Addington
Spanner Hartman ......my childhood hero.
@@JohnJones-ct9pr Neville Walters, Henry Hauser, Frankie McGuigan
I grew up in Durban/South Coast in those days and always remember it as a fantastic place as a child. Water world playground the beach and sea and just happy memories.
Not for black people tho...
Yeah now it's a shit hole bevause of african rule
Those were the good old days when you could go to the beach and go for a swim and leave your belonging on the sand and when you returned everything was still there.
You mean when only white people were allowed in the beach
@@ongiwentongazana5926 no bird brain those were the days when SA and Durban were civilised
Lol sore losers... your kind will never rule this land again.
@PhantomStranger of course it doesn’t
Exactly. This country is going down the tubes fast.
Look how beautiful, clean and well maintained a city looks when it is not governed by you know who.
hehe
When I see these things I get scared for south africa.
Blacks?
Says the one leaving comments, go grab a bag and clean then you lazy shit
I feel sad for u, u will never see inhumane racial discriminatory laws again, poor Norlan, sorry we moved on pal😂😂.
Absolutely spotless and clean that's how it's should be
It was so beautiful and clean. No decay like now.
1994 happened😭😭😭🙊
@@nickyvanwyk7462 you mean all people will be treated equally and the people whose land this was will be given preference. that's a good thing I think they preach it in Church also all people are equal or something like that..
@@NS-Neeraj i guess you prefer the current mess this shithole country is in now ? Thanks to colonialism we have a South Africa today.
@@whawojedo Yes but we can also experience the ability to use any public facility walk on any pavement go to any school take any bus, and buy a house in any area we can afford. The list goes on .. oh wait you or your family have never experienced anything other than these things you took for granted.
@@whawojedo let's face it the ANC government is useless and corrupt but can anything be as bad as the holocaust, for example, the same for the apartheid system. At the very least the way to look at it is that Apartheid was replaced by a far far far lesser evil a corrupt government something not unknown to many countries in the world. At the end of the day, it is most disgusting when people talk about infrastructure and corruption versus the system of Apartheid. Just thought how come the previous government never put in toilets were they too busy building rugby fields. The problems we face are real but it with be nice to see all South African say thank god that horrible system is over. Everything else can eventually be fixed not express how horrible it was in social settings but inside themselves think oh how I miss North beach at Christmas or taking the whites-only bus to work....No me as an Indian I take what we have now over what you had then
Wow it’s so good to see how South Africa was. Sadly, it’s never going to be like this again.
Remember the ocean city cinema?
Never.
@@vernonsaayman9741 That is now a conference centre, I believe.
Go to England Colonizer !
@@africaisking9333 wowww dumbass
You guys always complain about racism
Leave that shit behind
You use it as an excuse for everything you do!
It's sad that black people do not have the ability to govern in a civilized and constructive manner. The entire African continent is proof of how we lack a progressive nature as a people. We need to do better in that regard.
However, it's sad to see white people come on this comment section and glorify what was part of an injustice time for us. Things worked in their favour and not us! Imagine if a black person would share memories from the 70's? Torture, murder, racism, segregation ...
Let's learn to express opinions in a civil sense. We all know how far this country has come.
You have been brainwashed by white lies , there is nothing wrong with black people they do have the ability to govern , before white people came to african it was not a big mess it was clean nd civil , Anc nd black leaders are being sabotaged nd are just a front they are not behind the mess as the media would like u to believe
This is exactly what I was about to say! Said the words out of my mouth
And how far has this country come? Or did you mean how far backwards have this country gone. We are 5 years away from Zim 2.0. all thanks to the wonderful and skilled anc and their idiot voters
Beautiful video... Amazing to see, this is exactly how my mother described Durban to be back in the day
How was Durban for Indians then ?
@LA23 S.A. Wish I knew. My parents left SA in 1981. Moved to America at 1yo. Never been back.
@@la23s.a.22Indians who could got the hell out of South Africa after 1994 as did many intelligent, hard working and law abiding people!… Many went to the USA, UK, Canada & Australia.
@@aheat3036 is it because they didn't want to have the right to walk on the pavement at night?
@@la23s.a.22 The must of been segregation for sure but in terms of environmental cleanliness, crime, safety , better health care for many including blacks and better made proper calculated long term decisions by the government and an un corrupt government that sucks the life out of is citizens I'm sure it was definitely better.
I just spotted John Ross House, must be one of the oldest buildings in the city. Victoria Embankment still looks the same even today, infact the whole city is so familiar you can tell not much has gone on in the way of development or new structures.
Those were da days u can walk anywhere nnot worry abt getting mugged.
The Customs and Excise building at the entrance of the harbour is much older than John Ross House.
@@normannaidoo3837 white man were there to shoot you couldn’t go everywhere you like actually that the reason it so clean and natural Freedom set us free to be all over and do what ever..........I am not blaming anyone I am just commenting the difference between what you see today and what in this video is 27 April 1993
@@normannaidoo3837 I was almost murdered on those roads by the killarney hotel just 2 years ago. If I was in that same spot in the 1970s I would've probably been fine.
@@mlungisichonco2196 Well said, in those days the economic hardships, uneducation etc was conveniently hidden away in the homelands.
When there were functional service providers, trained artisans within our municipalities for service delivery...no 3rd party with corrupt tenders
I live in Durban and I recognise plenty of the places in the footage. Some parts of Durban are OK - the beachfront walkway for example. I don't go near the beaches themselves. The suburbs can be tidy and orderly depending on which suburbs. Crime is high but that's true of everywhere in S.A. You have to be streetwise - no more just ambling around the place, secure and relaxed. The houses are little fortresses - security fencing, electric wire, burglar alarms, etc. - and children don't play outside of them. That's the saddest part. When I was a kid in Salisbury, Rhodesia, we played on the road and nearby parks as a matter of course. We used to come to Durban on holiday and it was paradise for us - Rhodesia being locked in a war and under international sanctions. It was great to be able to buy breakfast cereals other than pronutro and cornflakes, and try out modern stuff like arcade video games (!). Another world.
Ah, so what? What matters is how you live your life, not how pleasant it is.
S.A is f**ked up now
Also ex-Rhodie... My dad left in 1962 for Cape Town... Cape Town is now a concrete jungle...
Thank you for sharing. Music is a bit ominous though. Makes me feel as though I’m touring Russia! Seeing as this is Durban, where the fun never sets ✨some upbeat 60s/70s/early 80s music would’ve been nicer😃
Yeah great footage but the soundtrack does not fit at all. Was waiting for something bad to happen 😅
Yeah, I thought the same. Had to turn the music off because it was giving me anxiety and the silent film style kinda added to the nostalgia. 😅
@@maggieroodt Same! 😅
Lol..... The music is actually the score for what Durban looks like today.... A true African shithole!!!!
It was a fascist state. I mean, come on. Although Springtime for Hitler would have fit.
01:45 tall building on the left is 'Coastlands' which is where a lot of the footage is filmed from. It has stunning views from the apartments northwards, and then, in the corridor it has amazing views south. 24 stories tall and I have twice stayed on the top floor. The views I will never forget.
The days when everything worked, everything clean, little crime....great footage
Little crime 😳are you serious
@@Sada-mr8vz everything worked.... for some people 😅
No crime.... just crimes against humanity 😅
Yeah and Mussolini made trains run on time. Who cares if he was Hitler's ally... 😅😅
@@charlesscott4722 that is a brilliant excuse for when trains are hours late! NOT. Just because it was apartheid doesnt mean we should throw away any concept of standards in SA.
@@moonstryder1740 who's making an excuse here?
Can’t believe such a beautiful country has been ruined and destroyed
Tbh, the country has never been destroyed for a long time, post 1994 is a rebuild, recovery, the unpleasant things we have today are a shame but a recovery from inhumane practices is still on going
LoL. you just keep on telling your brainwashed self that
Agree
Yeah, it was so great when we were being run by literal Nazis and nobody had any freedoms. Twit.
@@edwisongogo6326😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 no you golo! Think! Use your God given brain!
Wow Durban so clean and beautiful back in the day
Typical lower populated area unfortunetly is a massive contributor, New york esque.
I was born in Argentina but Grew up in Durban , miss bilton , niknaks , tilt house music a good curry and warm weather ,had a great time ,My family moved there in 1992 ,first to the city then New Germany and then pinetown and I moved to Uruguay in 2009
Que tal, amigo. Soy sudafricano viviendo en chile.
@@dannyarcher6370 ola , Always wanted to visit Chile looks sweet , Santiago?
Paradise........I tell you that was the life.
Everything so immaculate.
Durban City center was soooo clean compared to now!
You don't wanna go there today. Very filthy
BS. Durban is much better today. It's all over the internet for those who want to see.
@@hasanx4637 i've been there recently, the place is a pig stye
Back then not are paper on the streets
@@uresharamphal7284 i wonder why was that....
Everything was clean in the 70 now everything is filthy dirty wish it could go back like then
Memories . How clean everything was!!!
Valley of a Thousand Hills is beautiful still!
This video brings a tear into your eye, I don't know why.
Remember always visiting as a kid in the 80s - man I loved Durbs .. I remember the horror ride in particular used to be on the beach front.. went back in 2000s and couldn’t believe the state of the place ..
When S A was still a great country to live in no majority killing the country.
I'm sure your family was not allowed to even half of those places then. I don't know how old you are but it's rather obvious you don't know how badly black people were treated in Durban during the Apartheid era. Businesses were confiscated, beaches and accommodation were segregated. It sure was beautiful but only for whites.
@christo bosman It was a messed up time. We were not allowed to join the army for fear of being traitors and job reservation. Many went to MK anyway and witnessed the harsh reality of Zuma. In the '80s things changed as the sanctions kicked in. Most guys served in the navy or went into SAPS/Department of Correctional Services when started recruiting/allowing. Prior to that the only public sector jobs were general labour or medical/education/legal allowed within our community.
@christo bosman Exactly, if you see the conditions we started off after leaving the Commonwealth. All rights gained under the Poms and the UP were stripped instantaneously. Job reservation if you forget. The Indian middle how small it was in Durban, shrunk significantly. We are not allowed to be employed into high paying jobs. Those in the private sector that did, refused to pay tax because they were treated like animals as the government did all in their power to destroy them. All types of restrictive laws. The greatest irony was that the Indian trading community in the Transvaal became super rich acting as the intermediary between black and white consumers. Complicated times as I said.
This music doesn’t go with the video 🥴 too dramatic. Would work for military or something more serious. I was hoping for nostalgia by watching this 😄 instead I’m waiting for something bad to happen
It did thanks to the ANC and the EFF South Africa is now gone to the point of no return.
SA is gone. The bad has already happened.
@@alucardhellsing1037 this South Africa was only good for white people, so you can fuck right off
@@GeneralAutustoPepechet you were the worst to happen to South Africa, you racist ass
Why can't we get our city to look like this again? Must it be so filthy and dangerous???
The people have changed!… Different people are running the show now!
This made me both sad and a bit happy. Sad because it is now gone and this Durban will never be again. Happy because I got to experience all this. When you tell people what a beautiful, clean and safe place Durban used to be. They can't belief it.
Yep!! Dad took us to visit relatives and friends.
"Those were the days my friend " as the song says.
Pietermartizburg KZN South Africa 🌍
So clean back in the day now town is full of filth
Thanks for sharing, I'm so happy to have been around to enjoy those days. It certainly was a great place to be. Then the ANC came along and the place has been a mess ever since!
Enjoying apartheid??? Really!
@@mlungisingobese112 You know nothing about me so please keep your racist views to yourself. All governments (worldwide) have their flaws but at least the country's infrastructure was maintained back then. The Rand was even stronger than the British Pound in the early '80's, now it's about R20:£1. Whenever I watch videos of places around the world, there are marked improvements over the decades, this is completely the opposite in SA. Hence my comment about the ANC, who have raped the economy.
@@garyschei uchaza ukuthini mawuthi kwakuyizinsuku ezingcono ngoba kwakubusa ebelungu abantu abamyama bencindezelwe, ukuphawula kwakho kukhombisa ukuthi vele uyacwasa ngobuhlanga.
@@mlungisingobese112 you the racist one my freind and your racism is aided by empty air between your ears. How come when people say something was good and now it is shit do people like you turn to apartheid. Why the apartheid card simply because there is no escaping the fact that black rule always results in total destruction and decay or what? Tell us why we must feel guilty for running Durban at such a high standard ? Do you think apartheid is to blame for Natal looting? Who has destroyed the municipal budgets and bankrupted infrastructure, only you and your ANC brothers my freind. Only you so take your guilt and shove it where the sun don't shine, mampara.
@@garyschei Do you know anything about economics and what drives the Rand. That is one of the dumbest things anyone can say. Currencies used to be backed by Gold today the petrodollar and manipulation by the markets that speculate on emerging economies are reasons for the state of many currencies against the dollar. Please show me the gold mines and the Coffee plantations in Europe. Also, remember infrastructure was prioritized for the exclusive 5 to 7 million of the time. For god's sake man be a bit sensitive to the people that suffered at the hands of your forefathers. Today we all pay the price for it but it's a small price to pay to ensure Africans are respected in their own land
Have fond memories of the Fair Haven Hotel when I was a small boy in late 50’s through to the early 60’s. Used to holiday there with my grand parents. My uncle met his wife there. Was at radar school on the Bluff in 73 and Durban was our playground. Loved the place.
Lived in Durban from 1988 to.2003 .Spent so much time at the lovely.beaches . Really good memories.
Durban Harbour and surrounding area still look the same but not central Durban West Street. It's a mess!
Just spotted a Clan Line funnel on a ship in the harbour. My old company. Had some wonderful parties on board with the nurses from the local hospital. I'm an expat and so sad to see and hear of the demise of the city, and indeed, the whole country. We all know where the blame lies !!
Your music is better suited to a thriller or murder scene. Soft background music is needed for this documentary. Great video of the city. Nostalgic memories of Marine Parade and the 70's cars.
The music fits well.
I heard 👂🏽 from my elders that in that decade Durban Station was in the centre of the CBD opposite The Workshop Mall which is The Tourist Junction now.There are plans to rebuild the station there but underground this time then make a railway 🚆 from there to King Shaka International Airport ✈️.I think 🤔 it's a brilliant idea but it will take years.
I stayed in the Malibu in 1973. Remember the Cloud 9 restaurant, like eating inside an airliner, and the lovely pool deck overlooking the bowling greens. Happy memories of the beach, the drive in cinemas, plenty of them. The Fathers Moustache bar in the Four Seasons hotel too. Later lived at La Lucia, lovely area near Umhslanga, sorry if spelt wrong. Drove to Matatiele , And to Pietermaritzburg, and stayed in the Drakensbergs.
Some lovely memories.
uMhlanga
Is the Malibu the same building the Southern Sun Elangeni hotel is built on?
Whereas I lived in a boarding house we called The Cockroach Palace in 73. Railway stoker.
@@mzamosibeko6624 the Elangeni was a larger hotel further north up the coast.
@@mzamosibeko6624 thank you, should have remembered the spelling, long time ago.
Was so beautiful...😓😓
It was so clean and beautiful...but now...different story
It's still beautiful. And EVERYONE can enjoy it.
@@Bman846 if you call shot at enjoy I don't think so
@@christobosman5710 Is english hard for you?
@@Bman846 have you got any brains ? or are that too difficult for you to understand
@@christobosman5710 I bet you think the entire world belongs to white people.
South Africa will never be this great again. It's sad to see that no development has changed since then.
I was born in Addington hospital South beach in 1982.
Me too!!
@@jibz24 Me too in 1950
Me in 1985
Durban was better in the past. Too violence now.
Congratulations
The music made me tense
Really enjoyed durban in the 70s l was just 17yrs old brings back my youth clean streets durban city my fav soccer team then
How wonderful, clean, friendly everywhere was. Not like now. They've ruined it with filth, crime, no manners. I lived in East London and on the Bluff in Durban.. Collected beautiful shells.. My heart breaks. I had the bestx
My grandpa always speaks about this.. and l cant understand really how my city becomes such a shithole now
It's easy blame the assholes who gave our country away...
@@QuintinHaarhoff my grandpa said that they just wanted to be normal country as US.. they never knows will end up like this when we got equal
@@QuintinHaarhoff this goes too far.. no one can fix this country anymore is totally out of control.. l will leave too.. not want to my kid growing up in Durban hell
@@zazaza903 Me too mate, I grew up in the old South Africa and it breaks my heart to see the country in it's current state. My wife and I are looking to move to Canada
@@QuintinHaarhoff hier is geen toekoms nie 😢
When Umhlanga was just sugar cane fields.
We stayed at Umhlanga Rocks in 1973 and it was already pretty well built up with hotels but still a lovely little town
Rob roy in the 70s
@@andymeredith6921 My gran's dressmaker shop is still running from 1960, my aunt runs it now. It's my favourite part of Durban.
Yes we had 2 sugarcane farms in Umhlanga .
We moved to Umhlanga in 73 and our house was surrounded by cane fields for the first few months. And as recently as the early 90 s where Gateway is was under cane fields.
Four Seasons hotel, was a lovely place yot stay!!! Those were the days😢
Place to stay!
Yes a beautiful 💕 hotel i loved the copper Shop opposite my father in-law and his brother was waiter's in four seasons hotel now these idiots destroyed the entire city
I remember that!!!
Wow everything was so clean. Back in the good old days when everything worked.
Picken chicken was running in the 70s! I was an 80s kid, fond memories, eating a burger and chips there, most sundays!!
That the sad thing about building a paradise and excluding those who don't share your skin colour... When you're forced to share, it won't seem as precious to them, or as well kept afterwards.
Before ANC destroy it...
Not the same Durban now 😥
Awesome footage! What's the name of the song that starts around 3:39 ?
Simply a wonderful city was our Durban . God I wish we could have it all back.
you're out and that's a good thing. durban looks ten times better today... and EVERYONE can enjoy it.
@@hasanx4637 If you call enjoy shot at , I don't think so ,maybe the sun caused damage to your brains
your racism is your problem
@@hasanx4637 No ,I'm just clever
Very safe & clean road ❤️
Oh my gosh... no litter at all... streets are clean. It is like having a wonderful dream and then waking up and realizing that we are currently living in a real nightmare.
now it looks like its 500 years old
Clean and Modern
Wow who would think this was in Africa ? So clean and beautiful
It's so beautiful. Deeply pained by what it is now 😢
Now due to the influx of foreigners, our CBDs look like slums.
Don't fokn blames shift. Foreigners or not it is what is it because of everyone there that did it or allowed it to be
You can always go back to India
Hahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
J'ai la conscience plus forte que toi. Non. Ce n'est pas a cause des étrangers
Don't blame the foreigners. It's the filthy locals.
This is what we build. ANC has demolished our country. So so sad.
@christo bosman 👍👍👍👍
👍👍👍
@God speed,jou ma se !!!!!
In a weird way it's the same. M4 looks the same. The city built up and became more dense. The beachfront realitively the same. Also, lol at the light house
Everyone seems to be impressed with how clean the city was . yet in those days even Mtata was a clean , safe place
Dont tell people that, they'll blame cleanliness on apartheid instead of just holding our people and current government accountable for once
No litter on the streets. No boarded up windows. Truly a time when the Law was genuine. The Good Old Days.
It was not the good old days for everyone. Only a minority could enjoy it.
@@Bman846 only a minority yes. When the majority are given the rule then chaos takes over.
@@universalinfluence2121 Honestly, chaos sounds better than a fascist government oppressing the majority of it's people.
@@universalinfluence2121 so you've never heard of corruption and how it can destroy a country, chaos isn't a race thing bruv
@@Bman846 not like we enjoying much now
Sadly, the current government ensured we shall never see the country this way ever again. Clean, tidy and respectful. It's tragic what B.E.E can be shown to have been a catalyst for the corrupt to blame shift into chaos.
1 nation, 11 official languages and we still don't understand who the enemy is...
Was the best place,province ever💯🔥👌,now like a war zone,ABSOLUTELY FILTHY,IM FROM DURBAN KZN😢😢😢
Pleasant memories, look how clean everything was
Thanks for the footage, where can get the music ? Thanks in advance.
The good old days.
You are so right, it was the good old days never to be seen ever again. I am on holiday in the UK being with my family after so many years.... Covid....! How beautiful it is to be in Oxford. No loadshedding, lots of clean water and everything is so pristine. I am here for 4 months and so thankful to my beautiful family enabling and affording me to come. 😘🌹
Clean
Vauxhalls, Zephyrs, Ford Corona, Ford Capri, brings back memories...
Watch this today June 2022, and today my family friends were broken in, by thugs, they stole most of things in household, but most of all they planted the the horrible feeling of been psychologically abused and traumatized, and this will never go away, so sinfully sad 😢
The visuals are beautiful and nostalgic, but the music made me feel the whole city was going to explode. The music should be background music, not detract from the purpose of the video.
Agree about the music, overwhelming and too loud.
Absolutely terrible music
It did explode, it just wasn't an atomic bomb.
🤪
Almost the same result though. It just took time.
Nice one. Some buildings are still around.
All are still around
I miss my hometown 😭😥
Why was it so clean in those days?
So clean and decent. It's sad and hurtful now. It's becoming a slum
when the country was clean, safe and worth something.
Apartheid. Huh. Good times neh
@@nkulemseleku3136 what does apartheid have to do with clean, safe and worth something?
@@amandasteyn249 it has to do with worth something for who.
Just saw the Killarney Hotel,stayed there 1979,happy days,
Wow, so clean...
Since 94 this country really dropped, sad...
Yeah. Apartheid was abolished and I guess every single thing went to shyt since then.
@@nkulemseleku3136 leave the part about apartheid, everything went to sh.t because the people turned it to sh.t!
I question the date of this footage being 1981. The cars look very old for that time period and the Maharani hotel (which was completed in 1978) can be seen under construction at 3:53
Maharani hotel was named Elangeni hotel, and was build in 1971 (then renamed Southern Sun Elangeni & Maharani) do you agree?
www.iol.co.za/business-report/companies/tsogo-sun-celebrates-five-decades-of-hospitality-on-the-durban-golden-mile-19952043
Thank you very much, I've corrected the title and description.
@@Footageforprocom You're welcome ;) I'd recommend changing the title to "Durban 1970's archive footage" as the Malibu hotel depicted at 2:48 opened in 1971.
Taken in the 70's as title suggests
@@rossitherhodie5659 the original title said '80's hence my comment. It was later amended! ;)
Look at how clean our town was.
Everywhere you could find street signals asking:
"Please keep your City clean!"
Those were the days!...
Good memories.
Durban, Cape town or any coastal town will never ever look like that again, not while we have a pathetic corrupt goverment in place as what we have currently. When this video was recorded it was still in the time when we have a proper goverment running this country.
is that a functional harbour in the footage?
Was magnificent
1970s: Durban
2020: Moertoe
Absoluut!!!
It will get worse...........