@@WilliamPetersen01 Why not? It's important to look back, even if it is sensitive to some snowflakes who probably never even experienced anything like it, but have had the shit propaganda drilled into they're heads since the womb.
Idiot the ZAR was not a freely traded currency then amd thus was before globalization. Jirre how did you people despite all your unfair benefits end up so stupid
Seeing those faces and hearing those voices (especially the Golf commentator) brings back childhood memories for me. I remember how our whole family used to sit and watch the news in the evenings (and Golf, Cricket & Tennis over the week-end). And now most of those family members are not with us anymore...I miss them...
@@sonofsoweto In many ways it is different. In many ways it is the same. In many, many ways it is better and in many ways it is worse. South Africa has so much potential and so many great people. If people here learn to stand together it can be a great place.
This is how it was in the 80''s in South Africa, robbery made front line news within hours, outside of the political conflict South Africa was an extremely safe country, private gun ownership per capita also played an important part, it was very high in those days
My grandfather was Humphrey Hobday, the brother of the golfer (Simon Hobday) that was featured here. Had no idea he was in this video, very cool discovery!
@@DAVID1986. Because that'd require money, good education, a needed profession and Visa? Not impossible but don't go saying why people don't do what he did when not everyone has something to back them up lol
@@crimsondaoist798 You act like life in South Africa is horrible. Yeah, there's corruption and crime, but crime has decreased since Apartheid and access to electricity and basic amenities have increased significantly. The economy is heavily industrialized and quality of life and average wealth has been consistently increasing since 1994 , despite the unemployment issue. South Africa's economy is far stronger than under Apartheid and despite the shocks of the recently past decade, is still going strong and South Africa is still proverbially the giant of Southern Africa, controlling a large customs area. Jobs are a lot harder to find, but still possible to find. It's also weird seeing people complain about crime and corruption when they were completely with the worse situation under Apartheid. Corruption, Farm robberies/attacks and crime in general were far more common under Apartheid than now, yet the people who complain now supported or were quiet about those issues then. Also, it's weird seeing people who have wifi, phone data and who live in safe neighborhoods talk about crime and job loss like they're experiencing them and that no one in South Africa can find jobs anymore. I mean tons of people from surrounding countries immigrate to South Africa for work or to start a business.
Immediate above - No, not necessarily. Afrikaans also has some influence from other languages. It may be almost like saying shouldn't Dutch (and maybe even Danish) be a dialect of German instead of a language of its own?
Good memories, I disagree, nothing before 94 was good. The apartheid government caused lots of suffering to the black communities. Is that what you call good old days?
I am from Somalia and I have to admit that SA was a great country, it looked so modern and well built. Definitely the best country in Africa at that time.
*OMFGLMAOROFL* Yiiiiiiiiiiiiip - except for me, I was already planning how I'm going to avoid being seen during break while miserably knowing I'm getting polony and too much butter on my sarmie 😂😂😂😂😂
That's because the US was still allowing them to do some essential trading with the dollar. Despite the sanctions, which were overridden by US congress after Reagan vetoed them, Reagan (of course) didn't implement the the crux of the sanctions. It wasn't until George H.W. Bush came into power and did the full comprehensive form of the sanctions, and won't you know, South Africa became compliant.
South Africa was not truly under economic sanctions. Reagan's sanctions were a folly and products did make their way into SA at a healthy rate. Dont get me wrong the economy did better than now, but the sanctions of Bush was the straw that broke Apartheid's back. go look at 1990-94 figures
I believe we can make South Africa and Africa as a whole a better and more developed continent with lower levels of poverty and stronger advancements. But in order for this to happen, we really need to sort out the issue of racism, self hatred and be willing to re educate ourselves and the future generation and the values we need to instill in our communities and society as a whole. To some this may seem like an impossible or daunting task. The truth is however, as a species we have not even begun to tap into our true potential. These are the values I will be teaching my children. Regardless of whatever backlash we may receive for pushing for positive change and rehabilitating our nations, we need to push forward with compassion and honesty and have the sense of direction that great people are made of. I am very excited about the future of our continent. Love you all, Patriots. God bless Africa 🤗🙌🙏
Well there is the problem of ethnic population general IQ levels. A group of people with an average IQ of 85 should not be in charge of a group with an average of 100.
@@erhenry20011 I believe this transcends beyond IQ alone. The system or standards that determine the integrity of governance is not sustainable if pride in ones country and ALL fellow people who live in it cannot be celebrated or appreciated. We are living in a world where division is promoted and rewarded whilst unity is strongly frowned upon. It took a pandemic to make people realize how much they depend on each other everyday. Society is based on quantum principles yet we were taught to believe it is each for themselves. For as long as we allow evil to thrive, truth will never see the day of light. The question now becomes, what is the truth and do we have the courage to be honest to ourselves enough to want to make a difference based on the truths we hold or will we accept our current reality as a norm? Thank you for your input and I hope that you are all well during these times 🙏
Depends what colour you were I've had nothing but horrible stories from my aunt and grandmother on the other hand white people say it was the best time of thier lives
@@darlyballsman5403 im glad too that we weren't born in APARTHEID but that doesn't mean that we never experienced the aftermath... for white kids they wont know the difference and probably think that it got APARTHEID really ended in 94 but for kids my age who grew up in ghettos driving past the mansion and townships on way to beach, attending impoverished schools while seeing normal schools in movies is left with questions... its even worse when these two worlds of the white kid and the previously disadvantaged kids combined. (Similar thing happened to me) i got accepted into a white private school in which i did grade 8-11 (term 1) there. I experienced many racial jokes that i was not ready for, hatred on blacks for "stuffing up this country", heard the "K" word being used and even got into heated debates about race. Although APARTHEID ended, POST-APARTHEID has then begun
Yeah, I remember: Durbs had clean streets too back then, the national flower wasn't trees full of plastic bags blowing in the breeze, beaches were safe for everyone, even at night. Trans and busses ran just fine. Electricity worked every day all day, water supply didn't fail. Police were trustworthy. Walking in the bush on hikes was safe, waving hello to people as you passed their huts, stopping for a chat etc. Life was quite normal. What happened?
We elderly, I am born in the aerly 70s, remember SA as white, due to the system. As it has changed considerably that country has become less exotic. Same with 70s central Europe compared with today. Diversity sucks.
+94PaulyD Of course somebody would have to come along and imply that I agreed with the oppression of people just because I also like good living conditions. Why can't we have good roads and working infrastructure as well as treat everybody equally?
Typical!! So every black person is an ANC supporter right? You're not only stupid, but ignorant! No matter the discrimination that may exists today, the ANC government are amateurs in discrimination tactic when compared with the apartheid government...Oh by the way, the word is "incompetent" not "uncompetent" as you so wrongly wrote it.
Mark Kregel I'm not really convinced by the Democratic Alliance, especially after the Dianne Barnard saga; there seems to be underlying racism within the party....I don't really think there's party worth my vote right now; that's my opinion...what do you think?
@@brianmuvuti2102 Apartheid is still here. Just turned around now. Just moved to other people in revenge. Exactly the same. Only difference is that in the 80's load shedding did not exist. The Rand was nearly as strong as the dollar. People had morals back then and South Africa was a developed country. Potholes didn't exist and roads and infrastructure was properly maintained. People in charge was fully trained experts and not like today anyone taken from the streets. ANC was incompetent and broke a country that was working properly into the rubbish that it is now. Plus they applied revenge Apartheid by sacking people with proper qualifications with poorly educated people for the sake of "affirmative action". They should have started democracy without trying to revenge and keep the qualified people in their posts
El Jona it wasn’t developed mate, they were just able to hide the undeveloped part from the world. If you clean your living room and kitchen only for everyone to see, and the bedrooms and bathrooms are dirty and full of cluster, your house isn’t exactly clean.
@@Nikolizky Don't try to be clever about things you know nothing about. South Africa was one of the top countries in the world, economic and otherwise. Minimal crime and powerhouse in Africa. All destroyed by an incompetent corrupt government that took it back to third world as that is all they know and alm they are able to do.
Wow, memories and more memories. The strength of our current the rand against the dollar and the pound. This was my second language and I was very good & I am still good with afrikaans. Lots of love from South Africa
Why is afrikanas being banned? I am not even from there but the level of racial disparity even after the end of apatthid seems pretty high. In Canada, both English and french are official languages and french is specifically very encouraged to be learnt. I find it hard to understand why people are fussing over a language existence!
@@nimbo9492 Afrikaans is not banned. It is one of our eleven official languages. English however enjoys to be the medium of instruction in almost all our tertiary institutions. Apart from the apartheid system of governance, the afrikaner community has led this country with distinction. It is regrettable that post 1994 most afrikaners took a backseat. The biggest curse of SA by the devil is that the world has never witnessed the best of SA working together in : governance, sport, Science and technology, disaster & hunger relief management, Christian fellowship, etc. Things are changing for the good though at a snail's pace. The church as the body of Jesus Christ will lead that unity between the two races & SA shall be a blessing unto the whole world. We request for all your prayer supports because at the moment we are our own enemies. Lots of love from South Africa
@@robindehood207 Yeah i understand. Like you said, the point is that every group throws their own perspectives on the issue. You have to experience it for yourself to truely see how leveled things are. I am not really an expert, but this is what i think.
@@robindehood207 Oh, how I wish that was true, my friend! Then I would not be wondering how I will pay the rent this month, but just live on my inherited Afrikaner fortune. Opinions like yours are outdated and as untrue as the rumours that Afrikaans is banned. Wisen up.
Remember South Africa has a huge manufacturing and export sector, most economists agree that the optimal Rand strength is about R8.00/$1.00. Anything else is either too strong for exports or too weak for imports.
Do you or anyone else have a copy of a Police File episode with theme music that played on Friday night in the late 1980's. Presenter was Colin Fluxman.
I was going to ignore your comment and pass it off as just another angry uneducated type but it was just too good to ignore. Your first point about "that" being an excuse shows how emotional you are. It is common knowledge that during apartheid, South Africa was under international economic sanctions therefore restrictions were put on their financial transactions including their currency trade. This meant that the Rand was worth absolute shit outside the South African borders, to the point that the apartheid government abolished the financial rand exchange rate system and basically set up their own rating system which they could determine themselves how much it is was worth. So when you see the rand/dollar exchange in the 80s, just know it's total bullshit. If the Rand/Dollar exchange rate was as good as you say it was, trust you me, the apartheid regime wouldn't have ended when it did. The fact that the SA economy was worth dog shit at the time, brought about pressure to the government to begin steps to end the damn thing. When you say "you and your type fucked it up" I don't know what you mean. I'm not in the financial business so I can't tell you how I'm responsible for anything. "My type" however well you have to be a bit most specific because when you look around at all developing countries particularly commodity countries you will see that their economies/currencies are not doing well at the moment (explanation for this will take forever but fill free to do your own research). "Feel free and pull the RACE card.. YOU will never be us. YOU will NEVER get to our standards and our levels." - Well I can't help you here as this is a journey of healing that you and only you must take. Best wishes
This is where I officially tap out. Felt my blood pressure rise just reading this garbage and I ALMOST typed out the most lit response before I chose inner peace and stable mental health. Can't be out here fighting and educating a racist troll all day. So as you were... butthatsnoneofmybusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/whtie-tears.png
Pirate Gunner Here's the thing about you keyboard warrior racists that you need to bare in mind before you spew your diarrhea all over the internet under made up names... First of all, your real identity is not hidden. If we really wanted to find you, we can find you. One can obtain a subpoena for your IP address. Once that has been obtained not only will we find you but we can access all your real information. So make sure that whatever you say online, you are willing to stand by it because it could have some real world consequences when it comes to your jobs or relationships. Cheers. Have a lovely day today...
The whole comment section is ancestors of oppressors who stole this country reminiscing about the so called good old days who value the dollar vs rand rates over human rights.
We need a new political party filled with new generations who knows how to get SA back in good health, one that will not look back on the past and dwell on it, ANC and DA has been dwelling for 25 years, still using racial issues to attack each other, I mean how boring could they be, EFF as well, I just can't believe 25+ yrs and still no change....yet we kept digging our own grave....
@@FidelCastro404 South Africa is falling to pieces. Bankrupt, corrupt, crime, looting government, failing infrastructure, bankrupt SOE's, everything collapsing.
Michima why is South Africa exempted from experiencing economic downturns? Sure corruption is an issue but where is it not an issue? Not all SOE’s are collapsing.
@@tshego9858 south Africa has been run to the grown ever since about 2000. ever since the nee government took over, insane crime, our currency is horrible, poverty everywhere. it's one of the worst the world has ever seen.
Matthew Kluyts but wasn’t the economy on the up during the 2000s? Crime has always been an issue, even during apartheid. The poverty and crime are a result of our past. And until that past is dealt with, it’ll be a problem
@@osculim Here's data with nice colourful pictures for you my friend www.resbank.co.za/Lists/News%20and%20Publications/Attachments/7869/20170630South%20Africa%E2%80%99s%20long-term%20sovereign%20credit%20ratings%20history.pdf
Easy to say when labor was practically free, and cost of production was leveraged off of the exploitative economic policies, but hey what do black know?
@christo bosman yoh... You know as South Africans we are in this together! We dont have time for racist comments like this... APARTHEID is the reason the country is stuffed up (we are getting much better tho, but could have certainly been great). If my people were allowed an equal right to education then we wouldn't have had the problem of uneducated people being in parliament today, would we? We could have truly lived in harmony and shared each others cultures... but dont worry there is still hope ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS STOP THE RACISM AND JUST TRY AND GET ALONG WITH US (TRY AND GET INVOLVED AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF COMPLAIN ABOUT WHAT YOUR PEOPLE DID AND BLAME IT ON US)
@@jesse_n good point Jesse, I like the optimism. In the end corruption and laziness need to be fought for this country to turn around. Racist laws are gone now, if we can all figured how to systematically make sa a better place then the majority of racist people will ease up too. Stability, safety and clear relax regulation breeds successful business. Maybe the low Rand value can be used to the advantage of the standard of living just like china did. Job programs like the post office need to end too, in Western countries same day door to door delivery is possible for cheap. This makes every business function better. In south Africa packages get lost, stuck in customs and you have to be in a hot long queue to pick it up. If the anc focusses on problems like this over trying to reclaim land we might be able to turn this ship around. Peace friend :)
@@jesse_n Omg. My prayer is that all South Africans can turn into you overnight... I swear, we will be living in Utopia then! Thanks for submitting one of the only sensible comments here.
@@lindiwephafudi6921 I was born in the late 70s. My dad was born in the late 30s. I can assure you the exchange rate was in fact less than R2.20 to the US Dollar. In 1981 it was around R0.79 to the US dollar. Google it
Even though our country descends further into madness, there was no moral justification for the Apartheid system - and anyone who argues otherwise, needs to examine that concept. However, what has transpired under the current leadership is absolutely shameful. Unfortunately, we were all fooled into thinking the ANC was the only legitimate liberating party, when in fact - there were others, but they did not suit the West. So here we are. Either way, I've not time in my life for black South Africans who would preach war, nor for those white South Africans who would have us believe this country was something of a paradise. It was....but for whom? Surely, with all we have learnt, with all we know from history, there has to be a better way than what we're facing now?
@@bobs7418 Hope? Just look north, there's no hope. We're not special, we'll end up like the rest of africa, poor, hungry, uneducated and dying of easily cured diseases...
@@bobs7418 lol, which god would that be, quiet few of those around. Whichever one it is it has not done much for this continent but maybe smite it. “God already left Africa,” - Lt. A.K. Waters, Tears of the Sun (2003)
I was born in 1987 😬 I had no idea what apartheid was... my parents never spoke about it. As a “coloured” person, didn’t know what racism was. Racism is something that your family instill within you and this needs to stop. Once that has been achieved the country will be able to move forward.
Is this really 1987? To the best of my research, this is the 8 o'clock news on 12 December 1986. Source from Video: The Australian Rebel team played against EP on 12,13,14 December 1986. They lost to SA on Wed. 10 December 1986. Only thing that throws me is the Long Weekend reference. However, I think it is the long weekend associated with 16 Dec and the start of Christmas holidays in SA. Sorry for being so pedantic, but I just love this historic stuff. So thanks for the video post and if you have more, please post them all. As a side note, I had about 2 weeks before I had to report to Valhalla for Nation Service in Jan 87. :) Cheers.
Hello yes it is, the rest of the news I had to edit out because of time. There is a part where PW Botha addresses the nation and wishing them happy holidays for December 1987 and also warning South Africans against the ANC and what they are planning to do. I will upload that as well. Keep well...
Amazing! Where did we go wrong??? We didn't even bother comparing with Sterling £... and as for international oil prices, who cared, we had Sasol! A greedy Sasol, but a good one
Did we all just find this in our recommendations?
It's a message
Yes and I'm not even from SA
@@jy221series4 . . It's Alice . . the Q US super computer . . screwing with us
@@jy221series4 what even 😂😂
4 years later all of a sudden.
Can't believe I'm watching this in 2020.
My matric year!
LEL timinste was jy eerste hier...
No. This is 1987.
@@metalcomposition lol
@@WilliamPetersen01 Why not? It's important to look back, even if it is sensitive to some snowflakes who probably never even experienced anything like it, but have had the shit propaganda drilled into they're heads since the womb.
Wow. I left SA 27 years ago and still understand every word spoken.
are u kidding me? one connot forget the mother tangue
Jes jaaaa,,,waar Bly jy Nou?
Lockdown got me watching news from 19fotshek
kgatlhego moeng lol same here
Even me.
😂😂😂
Got me watching it tooo! Fokken lockdown
I'm never bored here at home, and always have things to do.
I prefer this news over what we have now in the new South Africa
@@alewis3825 he was the worst person Possible to lead the country, agreed.
The Finacial segment is the most Heart breaking part of all.
Thank you ANC...
@ravi sanchez In you're dreams commie...
Ja things are so expensive now. I wish we lived like this.
Idiot the ZAR was not a freely traded currency then amd thus was before globalization. Jirre how did you people despite all your unfair benefits end up so stupid
@@d3bzvnzyl_12 , ANC didn't make things expensive.
Local banks were found guilty of currency manipulation.
Seeing those faces and hearing those voices (especially the Golf commentator) brings back childhood memories for me. I remember how our whole family used to sit and watch the news in the evenings (and Golf, Cricket & Tennis over the week-end). And now most of those family members are not with us anymore...I miss them...
Memories are what keeps us hopeful. Strength to you
Did they immigrate?
@@sonofsoweto No. They passed away.
@@deanharmse5126 condolences. Is south africa a better place now than it was or same old same old?
@@sonofsoweto In many ways it is different. In many ways it is the same. In many, many ways it is better and in many ways it is worse. South Africa has so much potential and so many great people. If people here learn to stand together it can be a great place.
Who else here because of lockdown boredom? 😂😂😂
Lockdown brought me here
The worst part is that I watched the whole thing 😂
I'm never bored here at home, and always have things to do.
42N8 Fortunate the worst part is I enjoyed the whole thing😂😂😂
Aquarius1011, mom always giving u chores?😂😂😂
This is how it was in the 80''s in South Africa, robbery made front line news within hours, outside of the political conflict South Africa was an extremely safe country, private gun ownership per capita also played an important part, it was very high in those days
In my country (80s) a heroin OD would make the front page of the newspaper. The Bushites were only getting started.
black people ruined your country. i’m so sorry
You talking rubbish murder rate outside whites only SA was sky high
My grandfather was Humphrey Hobday, the brother of the golfer (Simon Hobday) that was featured here. Had no idea he was in this video, very cool discovery!
You are so lucky. You should be proud 😊😊
I'm a South African currently living in Moscow, Russia. The nostalgia from watching this video is amazing.
You made the right choice to leave lol
@@DAVID1986. Because that'd require money, good education, a needed profession and Visa? Not impossible but don't go saying why people don't do what he did when not everyone has something to back them up lol
@@DAVID1986. ofc I'm a white south African lol
Yes you right bruv i reconising one new reporter 0
@@crimsondaoist798 You act like life in South Africa is horrible. Yeah, there's corruption and crime, but crime has decreased since Apartheid and access to electricity and basic amenities have increased significantly. The economy is heavily industrialized and quality of life and average wealth has been consistently increasing since 1994 , despite the unemployment issue. South Africa's economy is far stronger than under Apartheid and despite the shocks of the recently past decade, is still going strong and South Africa is still proverbially the giant of Southern Africa, controlling a large customs area. Jobs are a lot harder to find, but still possible to find. It's also weird seeing people complain about crime and corruption when they were completely with the worse situation under Apartheid. Corruption, Farm robberies/attacks and crime in general were far more common under Apartheid than now, yet the people who complain now supported or were quiet about those issues then.
Also, it's weird seeing people who have wifi, phone data and who live in safe neighborhoods talk about crime and job loss like they're experiencing them and that no one in South Africa can find jobs anymore. I mean tons of people from surrounding countries immigrate to South Africa for work or to start a business.
As a Norwegian I can understand so much of this language. But it probably helps that I know a bit of Dutch.
Norwegian and Dutch are also close. Not as close as Danish, German or Afrikaans but pretty close
Dat helpt zeker! Ik kan het allemaal heel goed verstaan en begrijpen
its closest to Flemish
why you watching this? just curious from SA
The music! The hair! It's all so 80s!
@@marcelventer all the men still do in classical jackets.
Thanks for this, lots of crazy memories from those bygone days.
En net so sit ek weer lanks my oupa se stoel en nuus kyk op die plaas! Dankie vir die nostalgie! :)
I remember everything. I was only 16. Cannot believe how Wonderful the longterm memory is!
this is soo similar to dutch I understand it all
Yeah mate its Affrikans
It is similar just some words are different and pronouniciation
The grammar is also different, such as the use of double negatives and gender references.
Immediate above - No, not necessarily. Afrikaans also has some influence from other languages.
It may be almost like saying shouldn't Dutch (and maybe even Danish) be a dialect of German instead of a language of its own?
One could even take that a step further and say shouldn't Spanish, Portuguese and Italian be dialects of French instead of languages on their own? :-)
AAAAAHHHH....the good old days. Bring back such memories from my childhood!
LOL you yt pigs are narcissistic as hell, a curse to humanity
@christo bosman please qoute where he says he was a slave
Good memories, I disagree, nothing before 94 was good. The apartheid government caused lots of suffering to the black communities. Is that what you call good old days?
@@scottcotie8026 the blacks had their homelands ,the Republic was never theirs , what s your point ?
@@scottcotie8026 should’ve moved to a Bantustan then
Traffic was tamed looks like traffic in the USA around 1975.
It's also during Holiday time (think Easter he said)
I am from Somalia and I have to admit that SA was a great country, it looked so modern and well built. Definitely the best country in Africa at that time.
Indeed a civilised place until ANC happened.
And then the jews came.
wat höbbe die joede ermei te make?
Harry Francois Welke taal spreek jij nu? Limburgs?
Ja, dat klopt. Met veel interesse lees ik en kijk ik (vanuit Nederland) af en toe over Zuid Afrika
Ah the good old days. I was doing my service in 1987. Lots has changed but so much is the same since those days
Watching this news makes me feel like it’s school tomorrow and I didn’t finish my project so I’m gonna be absent
*OMFGLMAOROFL*
Yiiiiiiiiiiiiip - except for me, I was already planning how I'm going to avoid being seen during break while miserably knowing I'm getting polony and too much butter on my sarmie 😂😂😂😂😂
Lovw it that they covered so many aspects , lekker fishing who ever send these ,, thanks a mil
Crazy to think that the exchange rate was so low to the dollar at the height of sanctions!
It was because of the sanctions the exchange rate was so good. The exchange rate becomes worse the more the country imports stuff.
That's because the US was still allowing them to do some essential trading with the dollar. Despite the sanctions, which were overridden by US congress after Reagan vetoed them, Reagan (of course) didn't implement the the crux of the sanctions. It wasn't until George H.W. Bush came into power and did the full comprehensive form of the sanctions, and won't you know, South Africa became compliant.
South Africa was not truly under economic sanctions. Reagan's sanctions were a folly and products did make their way into SA at a healthy rate. Dont get me wrong the economy did better than now, but the sanctions of Bush was the straw that broke Apartheid's back. go look at 1990-94 figures
@@BeskuitenBroffie Those same figures where also majorly impacted by the loans mess up by the ministers when they did deals with Greece
It was manipulated, Google financial rand
I believe we can make South Africa and Africa as a whole a better and more developed continent with lower levels of poverty and stronger advancements. But in order for this to happen, we really need to sort out the issue of racism, self hatred and be willing to re educate ourselves and the future generation and the values we need to instill in our communities and society as a whole. To some this may seem like an impossible or daunting task. The truth is however, as a species we have not even begun to tap into our true potential. These are the values I will be teaching my children. Regardless of whatever backlash we may receive for pushing for positive change and rehabilitating our nations, we need to push forward with compassion and honesty and have the sense of direction that great people are made of. I am very excited about the future of our continent. Love you all, Patriots. God bless Africa 🤗🙌🙏
Well there is the problem of ethnic population general IQ levels. A group of people with an average IQ of 85 should not be in charge of a group with an average of 100.
@@erhenry20011 I believe this transcends beyond IQ alone. The system or standards that determine the integrity of governance is not sustainable if pride in ones country and ALL fellow people who live in it cannot be celebrated or appreciated. We are living in a world where division is promoted and rewarded whilst unity is strongly frowned upon.
It took a pandemic to make people realize how much they depend on each other everyday. Society is based on quantum principles yet we were taught to believe it is each for themselves. For as long as we allow evil to thrive, truth will never see the day of light. The question now becomes, what is the truth and do we have the courage to be honest to ourselves enough to want to make a difference based on the truths we hold or will we accept our current reality as a norm?
Thank you for your input and I hope that you are all well during these times 🙏
Metascope Initiatives OK, let me say it like this: The smarter people should be in charge. Not the other ones.
SnugglePass well, you’re welcome to join into the corruption, farm murder, road piracy and water shortages of ZAF 2020. As for me? I’ll take ZAF 1993
@@erhenry20011 sadly we can't go back! So why not try and make it easy to understand better. The grass is not always greener
I was born in 2001 , imagine how I’m feeling
Glad you weren't born in Apartheid.
My mum and grandparents lived over there then. I wonder what it was really like to live then
Depends what colour you were I've had nothing but horrible stories from my aunt and grandmother on the other hand white people say it was the best time of thier lives
2001 for the win
@@darlyballsman5403 im glad too that we weren't born in APARTHEID but that doesn't mean that we never experienced the aftermath... for white kids they wont know the difference and probably think that it got APARTHEID really ended in 94 but for kids my age who grew up in ghettos driving past the mansion and townships on way to beach, attending impoverished schools while seeing normal schools in movies is left with questions...
its even worse when these two worlds of the white kid and the previously disadvantaged kids combined. (Similar thing happened to me) i got accepted into a white private school in which i did grade 8-11 (term 1) there. I experienced many racial jokes that i was not ready for, hatred on blacks for "stuffing up this country", heard the "K" word being used and even got into heated debates about race. Although APARTHEID ended, POST-APARTHEID has then begun
Johannesburg was still beautiful and clean
7 years later all hell broke loose! look where we are today
B KJ You still in South Africa. Stop dreaming
And aren't things just going swell.
Awww cry me a river if you aren't happy then leave its that simple...
Beautiful language. Greetings from Denmark
Look at how clean the streets are and how beautiful everything was maintained. It's all gone to shit now.
@RealDeal441 it's got nothing to do with apartheid and everything to do with ineptitude. Get back under your bridge.
@@kylevanschalkwyk6010 translate this to Afrikaans
Yeah, I remember: Durbs had clean streets too back then, the national flower wasn't trees full of plastic bags blowing in the breeze, beaches were safe for everyone, even at night. Trans and busses ran just fine. Electricity worked every day all day, water supply didn't fail. Police were trustworthy. Walking in the bush on hikes was safe, waving hello to people as you passed their huts, stopping for a chat etc. Life was quite normal. What happened?
I wanted to visit South Africa as a child. Not anymore.
We elderly, I am born in the aerly 70s, remember SA as white, due to the system. As it has changed considerably that country has become less exotic. Same with 70s central Europe compared with today. Diversity sucks.
1741clovis The sad thing many have had to leave their country and will NEVER go back.
Why?
Johan Retsler
Iemand in hulle 40's is nie oud nie.
PanQuakes
My South African ID and passport says different. I certainly belong here.
OMG I loved watching this!! 🤣🤣🤘🤘
Look at the great conditions of the roads and the rand dollar exchange!
those were the glory days of South Africa
+Gaynor Paynter Ofcourse! What's wrong with oppressing a few million people in exchange for smooth roads?
+94PaulyD Of course somebody would have to come along and imply that I agreed with the oppression of people just because I also like good living conditions. Why can't we have good roads and working infrastructure as well as treat everybody equally?
+Gerhard van Niekerk like ur mom
Back then we drove on the left of the road, now we drive on what's left of it.
those were the glory days of South Africa
Attila Huun LOL idiot
Typical!! So every black person is an ANC supporter right? You're not only stupid, but ignorant! No matter the discrimination that may exists today, the ANC government are amateurs in discrimination tactic when compared with the apartheid government...Oh by the way, the word is "incompetent" not "uncompetent" as you so wrongly wrote it.
+Attila Huun ONLY if you're white. Otherwise, kinda screwed there.
+Zuki Mahlakata I hope you don't mind me asking you this question -- but is the Democratic Alliance as scary as they seem from over here?
Mark Kregel I'm not really convinced by the Democratic Alliance, especially after the Dianne Barnard saga; there seems to be underlying racism within the party....I don't really think there's party worth my vote right now; that's my opinion...what do you think?
Please bring back the eighties ...
And bring back apartheid!!?
@@brianmuvuti2102 yes
@@brianmuvuti2102 Apartheid is still here. Just turned around now.
Just moved to other people in revenge.
Exactly the same.
Only difference is that in the 80's load shedding did not exist. The Rand was nearly as strong as the dollar. People had morals back then and South Africa was a developed country.
Potholes didn't exist and roads and infrastructure was properly maintained. People in charge was fully trained experts and not like today anyone taken from the streets. ANC was incompetent and broke a country that was working properly into the rubbish that it is now. Plus they applied revenge Apartheid by sacking people with proper qualifications with poorly educated people for the sake of "affirmative action".
They should have started democracy without trying to revenge and keep the qualified people in their posts
Rogerio de Oliveira lol in your wet dreams 😂😂😂😂😂
Yes! Men were men and women were women. Everything in America is being screwed under Biden and the Marxist Democrats.
The best years of South Africa now a kaka country
May never see the $/R exchange rate again.
Damn it was Clean!!!!!
SA was so clean and nice those days indian from south africa ✌
Lovely to watch - thank you
RIP my beautiful country
😢😢😢😢 sad isn't it friend......
@@annetteelliott1494 you and your friend😂
Die land het sy swart agterent gesien!
hartseer
Holy smoke, this is a blast from the passed.
Wow How clean and nice Joburg is.
Ek Hou van die taal. Just makes you think of these old days.
Is it me or do I still hear that mans voice on RSG... the sports guy? Very unique speech manner
I'm sure he is the person who used to present the money show on RSG. I think he moved to Moneyweb, but I haven't heard his voice in a while.
Afrikaans is een van die mooiste tale in die wêreld. Ek geniet dit baie, om hierdie taal te leer.
@@user-hf84th34je Jy is welkom.
th-cam.com/video/xlNzfeeVbnQ/w-d-xo.html
Very interesting. Brings back memories.
That skyline looked so wicked, good ol days
Aag wat n pragtige taal. Soos musiek in my ore
Music in my ears..??
@@balasmj Its a Afrikaans thing. You wont understand. Sorry for you.
@@myopinion6763 JA nee Dai ou het Geen brains Nie all teken jy n brentjie sall hy nog Nie virstaan Nie
Ouens, hy het net die sin vertaal, nie probeer beledig nie. Kudos vir hom.
@@noone-zm2rl omdat hy nie afrikaans verstaan nie, het hy nie breins nie? hoeveel tale praat jy?
Good old days 😌
These faces bring back so many memories
So when South Africa was still a developed nation. Now it’s gone completely downhill
El Jona it wasn’t developed mate, they were just able to hide the undeveloped part from the world.
If you clean your living room and kitchen only for everyone to see, and the bedrooms and bathrooms are dirty and full of cluster, your house isn’t exactly clean.
Papinoho sicario , says an idiot , as if you would know how south Africa was .
@@Nikolizky Don't try to be clever about things you know nothing about. South Africa was one of the top countries in the world, economic and otherwise.
Minimal crime and powerhouse in Africa.
All destroyed by an incompetent corrupt government that took it back to third world as that is all they know and alm they are able to do.
@BK lol are u angry?
El jona at least Black people got their countrie back,so I'm very happy for south Africa.
It's always weird to see your country being talked about (Australia) in a language you don't understand. Very cool video
Wow, memories and more memories. The strength of our current the rand against the dollar and the pound. This was my second language and I was very good & I am still good with afrikaans.
Lots of love from South Africa
Why is afrikanas being banned? I am not even from there but the level of racial disparity even after the end of apatthid seems pretty high. In Canada, both English and french are official languages and french is specifically very encouraged to be learnt. I find it hard to understand why people are fussing over a language existence!
@@nimbo9492
Afrikaans is not banned. It is one of our eleven official languages. English however enjoys to be the medium of instruction in almost all our tertiary institutions. Apart from the apartheid system of governance, the afrikaner community has led this country with distinction. It is regrettable that post 1994 most afrikaners took a backseat. The biggest curse of SA by the devil is that the world has never witnessed the best of SA working together in : governance, sport, Science and technology, disaster & hunger relief management, Christian fellowship, etc.
Things are changing for the good though at a snail's pace. The church as the body of Jesus Christ will lead that unity between the two races & SA shall be a blessing unto the whole world. We request for all your prayer supports because at the moment we are our own enemies.
Lots of love from South Africa
@@robindehood207 Yeah i understand. Like you said, the point is that every group throws their own perspectives on the issue. You have to experience it for yourself to truely see how leveled things are. I am not really an expert, but this is what i think.
Ons lief julle souties! 😁
@@robindehood207 Oh, how I wish that was true, my friend! Then I would not be wondering how I will pay the rent this month, but just live on my inherited Afrikaner fortune. Opinions like yours are outdated and as untrue as the rumours that Afrikaans is banned. Wisen up.
Oh wow I'm watching this in 2021! Anyone?
To the foreign people watching this in April 2020 the Rand $ almost hit R20 to the $ this week. Insane decrease in our economy.
Dank je wel, of Baja dank?
@@knarrie1966 baie dankie
Dit was nou 'n ding! Ek het my tuisland so erg gemis, hierdie lank, verre jare...
Such a vast, beautiful country that has completely gone to shit. 💔
Don't know what they are saying about the Old Johannesburg Sun building, but just glad I got to see inside it
Look at the rand vs dollar price compared to now.....unreal
I want to experience that time
All the Toyota Corollas and Ford Escorts on the road
Pretty much still the same
I just started school in 87. Remembered my dad filling his car with R17 .
Afrikaans is such a soothing beautiful language
gggggggggg vrrrrrrrrrr aggggggggggggggg ghoooooooooooif ....ja....lovely
Yes true! Even though there's "only 44 people" left speaking it...
Remember South Africa has a huge manufacturing and export sector, most economists agree that the optimal Rand strength is about R8.00/$1.00. Anything else is either too strong for exports or too weak for imports.
Wow. R0.44 for a dollar. Damn. Look where we are today.
Actually, $0.44 for a Rand. Still pretty good though.
@@two_motion $1 is now R18......F*ck the cANCer.
They don't make TV intros like they used to...
amov1escriptending Thats because there are brainless uncreative idiots running it now
Lovely to see all the original Afrikaans towns and names on the weather map.At least you knew where you were driving to…unlike now.
Good old days...
I can only dream of a time like that.
Dream on loser devils colonialists RACISTS filthy pigs :) Ha Ha Ha Lol
Augusto Mundombe shame must be hard being part of a majority that is still so much weaker than the minority.You're the real loser idiot.
of racism white supremacy practised against the true children of The Most High
@Element X Yahuah
Heerlik om te kyk! Dankie!
Do you or anyone else have a copy of a Police File episode with theme music that played on Friday night in the late 1980's. Presenter was Colin Fluxman.
"Remember: keep your eyes peeled" :)
@@Expose_bankers_and_auctioneers Check your mate. 😂
Hmm interesting to know where the Rand/Dollar exchange was than compare to the huge difference we have today
Ever heard of currency manipulation?
I was going to ignore your comment and pass it off as just another angry uneducated type but it was just too good to ignore. Your first point about "that" being an excuse shows how emotional you are. It is common knowledge that during apartheid, South Africa was under international economic sanctions therefore restrictions were put on their financial transactions including their currency trade. This meant that the Rand was worth absolute shit outside the South African borders, to the point that the apartheid government abolished the financial rand exchange rate system and basically set up their own rating system which they could determine themselves how much it is was worth. So when you see the rand/dollar exchange in the 80s, just know it's total bullshit.
If the Rand/Dollar exchange rate was as good as you say it was, trust you me, the apartheid regime wouldn't have ended when it did. The fact that the SA economy was worth dog shit at the time, brought about pressure to the government to begin steps to end the damn thing.
When you say "you and your type fucked it up" I don't know what you mean. I'm not in the financial business so I can't tell you how I'm responsible for anything. "My type" however well you have to be a bit most specific because when you look around at all developing countries particularly commodity countries you will see that their economies/currencies are not doing well at the moment (explanation for this will take forever but fill free to do your own research).
"Feel free and pull the RACE card.. YOU will never be us. YOU will NEVER get to our standards and our levels." - Well I can't help you here as this is a journey of healing that you and only you must take. Best wishes
This is where I officially tap out. Felt my blood pressure rise just reading this garbage and I ALMOST typed out the most lit response before I chose inner peace and stable mental health. Can't be out here fighting and educating a racist troll all day. So as you were... butthatsnoneofmybusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/whtie-tears.png
+thomas mbuya tap out quietly and shut the fuck up neeeeeefer!
Pirate Gunner Here's the thing about you keyboard warrior racists that you need to bare in mind before you spew your diarrhea all over the internet under made up names... First of all, your real identity is not hidden. If we really wanted to find you, we can find you. One can obtain a subpoena for your IP address. Once that has been obtained not only will we find you but we can access all your real information. So make sure that whatever you say online, you are willing to stand by it because it could have some real world consequences when it comes to your jobs or relationships. Cheers. Have a lovely day today...
If only all people were equal and all South Africa places developed then i would say this video has some sense
The whole comment section is ancestors of oppressors who stole this country reminiscing about the so called good old days who value the dollar vs rand rates over human rights.
We need a new political party filled with new generations who knows how to get SA back in good health, one that will not look back on the past and dwell on it, ANC and DA has been dwelling for 25 years, still using racial issues to attack each other, I mean how boring could they be, EFF as well, I just can't believe 25+ yrs and still no change....yet we kept digging our own grave....
New generations don't know shit. Everything for free is their mantra.
Litterally every party is like this except ANC and eff, but nobody is voting for them
Lol so you want safety for people that invade, exploited the people and resources and now since times have changed you Coppin a plea? Fuck atta here 😂
@@WereGururumon wait who are you talking about?
Morné van Jaarsveld you should do your research on SA history. Then you’ll know who I’m talkin about
Who else didn't understand anything and was here for the old videos from this
When YT recommends you random stuff you don’t understand.
I have been living in Australia for the last 33 years. Interesting to watch the old material!
Remain there
@@FidelCastro404 South Africa is falling to pieces. Bankrupt, corrupt, crime, looting government, failing infrastructure, bankrupt SOE's, everything collapsing.
Michima why is South Africa exempted from experiencing economic downturns? Sure corruption is an issue but where is it not an issue? Not all SOE’s are collapsing.
@@tshego9858 south Africa has been run to the grown ever since about 2000. ever since the nee government took over, insane crime, our currency is horrible, poverty everywhere. it's one of the worst the world has ever seen.
Matthew Kluyts but wasn’t the economy on the up during the 2000s? Crime has always been an issue, even during apartheid. The poverty and crime are a result of our past. And until that past is dealt with, it’ll be a problem
And now we are in a recession and junk status
ALSO QUARANTINE AND FUCKED UP COUNTRY!🤨🤨🤨🤨
It was junk coming into 1994 (data unavailable from before then) and a recession in 1992 as well.
@@Decypha77 Just no. Show your data don't come suck things out of thin air.
@@osculim
Here's data with nice colourful pictures for you my friend
www.resbank.co.za/Lists/News%20and%20Publications/Attachments/7869/20170630South%20Africa%E2%80%99s%20long-term%20sovereign%20credit%20ratings%20history.pdf
Easy to say when labor was practically free, and cost of production was leveraged off of the exploitative economic policies, but hey what do black know?
Amazing!
Very nice to see Afrikaans language news recovered, although the 16:9 crop from the 4:3 source isn't necessary.
Als een Hollander, ek kan het baie goed verstaan, zolang er maar duidelijk en stadig gepraat wordt ;-)
@christo bosman yoh... You know as South Africans we are in this together! We dont have time for racist comments like this... APARTHEID is the reason the country is stuffed up (we are getting much better tho, but could have certainly been great). If my people were allowed an equal right to education then we wouldn't have had the problem of uneducated people being in parliament today, would we? We could have truly lived in harmony and shared each others cultures... but dont worry there is still hope ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS STOP THE RACISM AND JUST TRY AND GET ALONG WITH US (TRY AND GET INVOLVED AND SOLVE THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF COMPLAIN ABOUT WHAT YOUR PEOPLE DID AND BLAME IT ON US)
@@jesse_n good point Jesse, I like the optimism. In the end corruption and laziness need to be fought for this country to turn around. Racist laws are gone now, if we can all figured how to systematically make sa a better place then the majority of racist people will ease up too.
Stability, safety and clear relax regulation breeds successful business. Maybe the low Rand value can be used to the advantage of the standard of living just like china did.
Job programs like the post office need to end too, in Western countries same day door to door delivery is possible for cheap. This makes every business function better.
In south Africa packages get lost, stuck in customs and you have to be in a hot long queue to pick it up. If the anc focusses on problems like this over trying to reclaim land we might be able to turn this ship around.
Peace friend :)
@@jesse_n Omg. My prayer is that all South Africans can turn into you overnight... I swear, we will be living in Utopia then! Thanks for submitting one of the only sensible comments here.
@@jesse_n Here's a thought: let's create a homeland for racist asses, both black and white. Won't that be fun! 😂
@@janiverster6162 thanks for your support! Just tryna do my bit and tryna help people to see the other side
As you can see at 3:58 the strength of the Rand back then
Yep, R2.24 / Dollar
@@shaunmandich7181 that was not true, it was manipulated by the government. Do research please
@@lindiwephafudi6921 I was born in the late 70s. My dad was born in the late 30s. I can assure you the exchange rate was in fact less than R2.20 to the US Dollar. In 1981 it was around R0.79 to the US dollar. Google it
imo apartheid shouldn't come back
But the ANC needs to gtfo.
@Lindiwe Phafudi bruh where you do you research??
How things have changed...
That R/$ exchange rate. Wow.
I am not even South African and quarantine boredom somehow lead me here.
Same
Even though our country descends further into madness, there was no moral justification for the Apartheid system - and anyone who argues otherwise, needs to examine that concept.
However, what has transpired under the current leadership is absolutely shameful. Unfortunately, we were all fooled into thinking the ANC was the only legitimate liberating party, when in fact - there were others, but they did not suit the West. So here we are.
Either way, I've not time in my life for black South Africans who would preach war, nor for those white South Africans who would have us believe this country was something of a paradise. It was....but for whom?
Surely, with all we have learnt, with all we know from history, there has to be a better way than what we're facing now?
Finally, someone who understands. We can still have hope. Things can still change for the better
@@bobs7418 Hope? Just look north, there's no hope. We're not special, we'll end up like the rest of africa, poor, hungry, uneducated and dying of easily cured diseases...
@@rztrzt I dont need to look North. God put us here for a reason. In Him there is always hope.
@@bobs7418 lol, which god would that be, quiet few of those around. Whichever one it is it has not done much for this continent but maybe smite it.
“God already left Africa,” - Lt. A.K. Waters, Tears of the Sun (2003)
@@rztrzt God left no one. He won't help those who don't want His help and I, personally, want His help.
Did they ever catch the guys who stole the Diamonds?
I was born in 1987 😬 I had no idea what apartheid was... my parents never spoke about it. As a “coloured” person, didn’t know what racism was. Racism is something that your family instill within you and this needs to stop. Once that has been achieved the country will be able to move forward.
You should reach out to Trevor Noah - you guys the same age, and to hear him tell it....... And I was 15 when you were born :)
Stop bullshitting
The way they forecasted the weather back then🤣🤣🤣🤣
Is this really 1987? To the best of my research, this is the 8 o'clock news on 12 December 1986. Source from Video: The Australian Rebel team played against EP on 12,13,14 December 1986. They lost to SA on Wed. 10 December 1986. Only thing that throws me is the Long Weekend reference. However, I think it is the long weekend associated with 16 Dec and the start of Christmas holidays in SA. Sorry for being so pedantic, but I just love this historic stuff. So thanks for the video post and if you have more, please post them all. As a side note, I had about 2 weeks before I had to report to Valhalla for Nation Service in Jan 87. :) Cheers.
Hello yes it is, the rest of the news I had to edit out because of time. There is a part where PW Botha addresses the nation and wishing them happy holidays for December 1987 and also warning South Africans against the ANC and what they are planning to do. I will upload that as well. Keep well...
Anton Olwage Much appreciated mate. Cheers.
Anton Olwage Much appreciated mate. Cheers.
As a history buff can you tell me if they caught the gem thieves?
"Die karpe byt dat dit klap!" I love that sports reporters' West Coast accent.
A year before the big wind hit Port Elizabeth in 1988
That exchange rate ne! I wish we could have such a rate in today's (April 2020) market.
Exchanging it for what.. it was all propaganda.. no one wanted to buy the ZAR
@@FidelCastro404 And now people want it even less.
Good old days
For the right wing nut jobs!! AWB scum.
I can't remember this i was isolated at the time.
Maybe because you were 2 years old! You are isolated now and you will now remember it😅
Wow Anton where did you get these?
LOL that sky cam >.
We all want a better tomorrow for each other right. I say we fight the ANC like it fought APARTHEID.
RAISE THE YOUTH.
Mandela once said something about
If the anc does to you the apartheid goverment did do the same to anc that you did to apartheid
Need to stop the division before that can happen
That Rand/Dollar exchange rate though...
I was born 3 years later
Amazing! Where did we go wrong??? We didn't even bother comparing with Sterling £... and as for international oil prices, who cared, we had Sasol! A greedy Sasol, but a good one