Wow, I wasn't expecting one of my fave creators to be visiting my home country. Thank you, this was beautiful. I love hearing experiences about South Africa.
Hi great video. Maybe a little insight on the actual meaning of the colours on the SA flag 1. The green represents the abundance of biodiversity in the country 2. The blue represents our beautiful oceans thst cover over 2000kms 3. The black represents the indeginous people of the country who also make up the majority 4. The white represents the white population who arrived as travelers and noe call this land home 5. The Gold represents our abundant gold reserves which once accounnted for 75% of all gold in the world and forms the backbone of what we have as a country 6. The Red represnts all the blood that was spilt over the different wars fighting for this beautiful land.
You look beautiful my sister. I looove the natural look. Welcome to South Africa. Hope you have/had a beautiful stay and are coming back for longer! South Africa loves you❤ 🇿🇦
welcome to my hood, now let me watch what you shared. I had no idea about the meaning of the Y in our flag. I know about how it was chosen, I didn't know the reason it was chosen. I learned a lot about South Africa from your video, I didn't know Rosebank has overtaken Cape Town/JHB Central (Maboneng/Braamfontein etc) as an art centre as they were pre covid. there is a lot more I was surprised to hear, and yes your tour guides were absolutely impressive, no faffing around, straight to the point unless you are just good at zooming into the crux of communication.
Oh Wow! That Zulu Tour guide was our Tour guide when I visited Durban, South Africa. He was great. Our driver along with him was an Indian South African by the name of Ali. They were great guides and I look forward to returning back to South Africa. Thank you for the video
Girl,you were dancing with Dladla mshunqisi🙌🏽💖you'll definitely come back💖.Hope you enjoyed this beautiful place Mzantsi Afrika 🇿🇦. Sending prayers, love and protection over your lives in Jesus Mighty name 🌹
Excuse me glass of champagne! 🥂cheers! This trip looks absolutely amazing! I only know a handful of people who have traveled to Africa period. They went to Morocco on a small excursions/but mostly lounging at the resort kind of trip. I have an ever-growing list of countries I want to visit and so many of my favorite artists have lived in and were so creatively influenced by their time in Jo-burg.
I love making them but they take a lot longer to produce which is why they don't happen very often. Also, they usually don't perform well 😅 (surprisingly this one is tho)
There was no atonement my sister. Only a few apologised, litrerally 10 European settlers apologised. The rest of the Europeans settlers are still feeling and acting superior to us. They still own the means of production. They are a minority and wealthier than natives. Actions speak louder than words.
Cool video...we might not have everything perfect and we have alot of disagreements but this is my country and u gonna have to do alot to change that....best currency in africa.best country in africa.cape town was ranked top 5 places to visit and relocate in the world.i can go on😂 bt I love my country
@hallease FYI that song was produced by my friend 😅 and the genre is called Gqom with the click i can teach you one day......... Name of the producer(beat maker) is Darksilver usenzan his on most digital platforms and here are a few other favorites o mine Moh & Dalee Cultivated souls Still that Combo We dem boyz Solan lo Cue and play
7 59..... Hopefully, black South Africans take the next step and start renaming their cities. As long as europeon names occupy African lands, the reparations will not be complete.
We actually are African, South Africans. There are no African tribes that traditionally describes themselves as 'Black', just as you will not find Asians describing themselves as Yellow. We are aware of the Black culture in the diaspora and how 'it' has evolved, and we accept our cousins' designation of their choice. From a western lens, renaming cities to seems to be a prudent measure to redress. From an African perspective, our most prized commodity is our Culture and traditions, that have survived, tribalism -- colonialism -- segregation -- apartheid and democracy. Our history has to be preserved and not wipe off even these settler and colonial names in some cities. Our African names for the same cities are well known, just not used in the mainstream. Reparations are due to those who were enslaved to build a socitey and country that is not traditionally theirs, but South African tribes seek nothing but their country back, and to be governed properly. Understand that we(Africans) are still stepping on the same footprints that our forefathers and mothers left behind, still converse in the same toungue, breathe the same air and eat the fruit planted by our great grand mama, that is priceless.
@@pelomk9022It's like buying rugs when there is no food in the house. There will be a time for that but right now we cannot even afford to employ teachers.
Ethekwini is the Zulu word for port by the way. I don’t think the guide remembered to say it.😂 We stayed far away from the area, fearing Portuguese slaver catchers, until colonizers forced our ancestors to come work for them in Durban, from the early to mid 1900s.
Haibo nobody was forced king Shaka was working with the Brits that's why the Brits had to bring in Indians to work on the sugarcane fields. So forced by whom?
@ Okusalayo the Zulu word for port in the Zulu grammar book Inqolobane is itheku. You could have simply elaborated on the origin of the word itheku, without rudely making an accusation that I lied. I got a very high mark for Zulu in matric, I’ll have you know 😂😂😂
I'm a bit confused, SA gained independence in 1910. The white minority rule dissolved in 1994. But the country's powerful and good infrastructure has been being developed for a century now.
To summarize: 1910-1948: South Africa was a self-governing dominion within the British Empire, with Afrikaners starting to gain more political influence, particularly after the establishment of the Union. 1948: The National Party came to power and began instituting apartheid. Afrikaner control became entrenched. 1970s-1990s: The Bantustans (like Bophuthatswana, led by Mangope) were created to segregate black South Africans. These were not truly independent, but rather were puppet states created to serve apartheid's racial agenda. 1961: South Africa became a republic, fully independent of Britain, under a government that was, by then, dominated by Afrikaner nationalists. So, while South Africa gained "independence" in 1910 in a limited sense, it was under increasing Afrikaner political control, which ultimately led to apartheid. The Bantustans, including Bophuthatswana, were part of the same system of segregation, though their "independence" came decades after South Africa's full sovereignty was achieved in 1961.
How can you honestly say that South Africa has atoned for Apartheid, because they have added certain phrases to their Constitution, such perspective is horrifically dishonest. In many ways Apartheid in the De jure or legalized framework may have ended, but to my understanding, it very much so still reigns in a De facto sense. Did they return the farm land that was stolen by Europeans and their descendants decades ago, and have they paid Reparations to the Native Black South Africans? Who holds and controls most of the wealth and/or sources of wealth in the country? What percentage of the Native Black South African’s live at or below the poverty level? What is the wealth gap between Black, White and Indian South Africans and why has it persisted for generations?
30 years is a generation to you? Trying to sound smart but in fact sounding stupid. It’s amazing how people who don’t travel or never even set foot in a country yet have so much BS to talk about.
The main thing is education and skills that's where the focus should be. Yes you can give people land but if they don't have skills to work the land and participate in the economy.
This is a very valid critique and discussion, and I 100% agree on it. Considering that only 30 years ago, the country was literally under subjugation - they're making progress, but as I said in the video, they still have problems.
Why has it persisted for generations?I could ask you why colonialism persisted for hundreds of years?why did slavery last as long as it did including segregation in America??We are a young country u can't expect everything to just magically happen in just 30yrs come on now?!But as a black South African we I'll tell you we have made strides and we are not where we want to be but we will get there but we have moved faster and quicker than alot of countries we have built a black middle class which is the 3rd biggest after the US and Brazil even though we have alot of our people who are poor and even those who are far better off than in most African countries who have had their freedom 40-60 years before us so I say relax we know what we doing and we know where we going South Africa is not a Utopia I don't know why people from the outside expect it to be when their own countries are not but trust me when I say We got this!
I was born and bred in Gauteng, which land must I demand? Your leaders all the black political party leaders owned plots/farms, A white racist organisation confirm there are over 30000 government farm land available - why they keep it a secret -Anc, EFF, MK and many of them?
😳America needs to be honest with itself, the founding fathers never envisioned a diverse nation where people lived in racial harmony. They just wanted to get away from England and its Monarchy rules, they wanted a Europe in America minus a King's foot on their necks. If you dont believe me go to the naturalization act of 1790 by the first U.S. President and first U.S. Congress and look at the only people allowed to become U.S. Citizens. This stayed law until the 14th ammendment in 1868, an admendment Trump has vowed to get rid of when he takes office. The goal has always been a homegenous country of Europeans. Even Abraham Lincoln said in 1862 to free people of African descent in the northern states, when slavery is over European Americans will never see you as equals, and he also said that all people of African descent should leave America for their own good and those of his own race. Lincoln said to those who did not want to leave, that even the people on his side would not want them to stay if their whole popu;ation was free! They dont teach this in school but Lincoln writings are availble for all to see. It gave me a more pessimitic view of things because we have been living a lie so long! Trump is only doing the will of the forefathers, we as minorities need to accept our place in this society, by abandoning this futile goal of equality, or take Lincoln's advice and leave for nations we are the majority!
👰🏿♀💇🏿♀💆🏿♀Black Women have either been President or Prime Minister in the following countries: Liberia Tanzania Ethiopia Barbados Gabon Congo Central African Republic Rwanda Senegal Sao Tome and Princia Jamaica Haiti Trinidad and Tobago So why are we really so upset when a majority European American country says no to us, is it that we value their acceptance over our own people???💪🏿 If you want the priveleges and benefits of being in the majority, you must go to where you are the majority! if you are living in a country where not a single bill of currency looks like you, then you are in the wrong place! I know many of you have been conditioned to believe you are too good to be part of a black Nation, well how is that belief been working out for you the last 400 years? 🤟🏿 This country is not a place for African Americans to feel hurt because they did not win the presidency, Obama's win was a pure miracle. Think about this no other European country has ever elected and African/black to being their president! The whole problem is being separated or denying your true roots, which black immigrants dont have. You dont see them crying their eyes out because America elects another European American male. Do you see Asian Americans tearing up because they have never even had an American president? No, because they know where they come from, and its only natural for the majority to pick one of their own.✍🏿
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South African Jazz is some of the best in the world for many years now. Glad you enjoyed our country ❤🇿🇦
I love seeing the joy and art and luxury in South Africa, it's a huge contrast from the "needy Africa" stereotype that is so pervasive here.
But then I also dislike that we’ve measured “ luxury” to what is similar to European lifestyle.
@@Umutoni35 Bro I thought the same thing, at what point in time will black people ever decolonize their minds
Sad that the media is denying you guys the beauty of the South🇿🇦 and the rest of Africa. But we’re glad you’re appreciative when you discover it ❤
@@Umutoni35 We not limited to that image though,
@@Umutoni35 so true
We moved to South Africa from the U.S. this year! We have been visiting since 2021and fell in love with South Africa and the people here! 🇿🇦
you're so good at flim-making it feels like I should be paying to watch this
Wow, I wasn't expecting one of my fave creators to be visiting my home country. Thank you, this was beautiful. I love hearing experiences about South Africa.
Hi great video. Maybe a little insight on the actual meaning of the colours on the SA flag
1. The green represents the abundance of biodiversity in the country
2. The blue represents our beautiful oceans thst cover over 2000kms
3. The black represents the indeginous people of the country who also make up the majority
4. The white represents the white population who arrived as travelers and noe call this land home
5. The Gold represents our abundant gold reserves which once accounnted for 75% of all gold in the world and forms the backbone of what we have as a country
6. The Red represnts all the blood that was spilt over the different wars fighting for this beautiful land.
I wasn't expecting the compression bag sequence to be as satisfying as it was but here we are.
😂 it's a very satisfying process to pack for trips now
Dark skin,No make up, Dreadlocks just a natural beauty of a black woman❤❤❤
"The women of South Africa are so enthusiastically complementary" haha I love that. If we see something nice we like to say so.
💯
Thank you for sharing! I'm planning my Ghana trip. South Africa is next on my list. ✌🏾💜
Please interview the Real South Africa, Asad Al Malik and other African Americans who live here full time to also get their experiences living in SA
Yes she must do that
This definitely sparked my desire to travel abroad. Beautifully done.
Yay!
So happy to see my local pastor being your tour guide in KwaZulu-Natal
You look beautiful my sister. I looove the natural look. Welcome to South Africa. Hope you have/had a beautiful stay and are coming back for longer! South Africa loves you❤ 🇿🇦
I LOVE and totally resonate with using filming yourself as an avenue to be more present.
It's one of the main reasons I started documenting my life on this channel
welcome to my hood, now let me watch what you shared.
I had no idea about the meaning of the Y in our flag. I know about how it was chosen, I didn't know the reason it was chosen.
I learned a lot about South Africa from your video, I didn't know Rosebank has overtaken Cape Town/JHB Central (Maboneng/Braamfontein etc) as an art centre as they were pre covid. there is a lot more I was surprised to hear, and yes your tour guides were absolutely impressive, no faffing around, straight to the point unless you are just good at zooming into the crux of communication.
Definitely a combination of both, our guides were candid about the colonial past and the current economic issues in the country.
I love love love your caption!! So real !
Sending love from 🇿🇦, glad you enjoyed your stay this side.
This is where I'm from. Currently living in Johannesburg, South Africa
how you curate and present your content is beautiful, you are mastering this art and it doesn't feel like it is being sold, it is pure an genuine
Oh Wow! That Zulu Tour guide was our Tour guide when I visited Durban, South Africa. He was great. Our driver along with him was an Indian South African by the name of Ali. They were great guides and I look forward to returning back to South Africa. Thank you for the video
Another great vlog today 👊🏿👊🏿👊🏿🇿🇦
Girl,you were dancing with Dladla mshunqisi🙌🏽💖you'll definitely come back💖.Hope you enjoyed this beautiful place Mzantsi Afrika 🇿🇦. Sending prayers, love and protection over your lives in Jesus Mighty name 🌹
Love love looove this video. So well made and insightful.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Welcome to our beautiful country and thank you for the great expose❤
Wow! This is amazing. Thank you for sharing your experience with us!
Oh my home 💕💕💕 this makes me feel homesick
High from Cape Town - WELCOME to the Motherland 😎
Excuse me glass of champagne! 🥂cheers! This trip looks absolutely amazing! I only know a handful of people who have traveled to Africa period. They went to Morocco on a small excursions/but mostly lounging at the resort kind of trip. I have an ever-growing list of countries I want to visit and so many of my favorite artists have lived in and were so creatively influenced by their time in Jo-burg.
This was well edited thank you so much
Thank you for sharing this with us! 😌
Please please, more videos like this!
I love making them but they take a lot longer to produce which is why they don't happen very often. Also, they usually don't perform well 😅 (surprisingly this one is tho)
I believe you shot this during the Africa Travel Indaba week that takes place in May of every year in Durban at the Durban ICC.
Stunning, and welcome to the motherland
So beautifully shot!🤯🤍
Great job Hallease. I really enjoyed watching.
your voice😍 and I hope you enjoyed or enjoying our country.
Beautifully done!!
this was really really great.😇
You have such a soothing voice ❤❤❤.
Nice thing about collecting art from other places is that you would be the only one with that piece in your country
🙏🙌Amazing 🇿🇦💃well put together 💯
Sad that the media is denying y’all the beauty of the South🇿🇦 and the rest of Africa. But we’re glad you’re appreciative when you discover it ❤🙏🏼
This is why you can't hold them yo the same standard ad the older countries. But we can do better than what we've done so far.
There was no atonement my sister. Only a few apologised, litrerally 10 European settlers apologised. The rest of the Europeans settlers are still feeling and acting superior to us. They still own the means of production. They are a minority and wealthier than natives. Actions speak louder than words.
We are a young country but we just expect better in ourselves, we know our potential that's why we're so self critical
This is storytelling and some!👌
Beautiful documentary
Beautiful work, come back again 😊 you are super gorgeous
Cool video...we might not have everything perfect and we have alot of disagreements but this is my country and u gonna have to do alot to change that....best currency in africa.best country in africa.cape town was ranked top 5 places to visit and relocate in the world.i can go on😂 bt I love my country
Great content
Interesting channel❤
Hey Hallease did yall like the durban music, i could plug yall if that is so
I did it was dope!
@hallease FYI that song was produced by my friend 😅 and the genre is called Gqom with the click i can teach you one day......... Name of the producer(beat maker) is Darksilver usenzan his on most digital platforms and here are a few other favorites o mine
Moh & Dalee
Cultivated souls
Still that Combo
We dem boyz
Solan lo
Cue and play
7 59..... Hopefully, black South Africans take the next step and start renaming their cities. As long as europeon names occupy African lands, the reparations will not be complete.
We actually are African, South Africans. There are no African tribes that traditionally describes themselves as 'Black', just as you will not find Asians describing themselves as Yellow.
We are aware of the Black culture in the diaspora and how 'it' has evolved, and we accept our cousins' designation of their choice.
From a western lens, renaming cities to seems to be a prudent measure to redress. From an African perspective, our most prized commodity is our Culture and traditions, that have survived, tribalism -- colonialism -- segregation -- apartheid and democracy.
Our history has to be preserved and not wipe off even these settler and colonial names in some cities. Our African names for the same cities are well known, just not used in the mainstream.
Reparations are due to those who were enslaved to build a socitey and country that is not traditionally theirs, but South African tribes seek nothing but their country back, and to be governed properly.
Understand that we(Africans) are still stepping on the same footprints that our forefathers and mothers left behind, still converse in the same toungue, breathe the same air and eat the fruit planted by our great grand mama, that is priceless.
Renaming cities i 0:57
Renaming cities actually cost money. We have more serious things to worry about and spend money on that that
We already started 😌
@@pelomk9022It's like buying rugs when there is no food in the house. There will be a time for that but right now we cannot even afford to employ teachers.
Ethekwini is the Zulu word for port by the way. I don’t think the guide remembered to say it.😂
We stayed far away from the area, fearing Portuguese slaver catchers, until colonizers forced our ancestors to come work for them in Durban, from the early to mid 1900s.
Haibo nobody was forced king Shaka was working with the Brits that's why the Brits had to bring in Indians to work on the sugarcane fields. So forced by whom?
Everything you said is lies. Itheku inkunzi etheniwe kodwa yangaphelela elinye isende likhulu elinye lincane. Kunamatshe ayeme kanjalo kuleyandawo kuthiwa kusematsheni alitheku. Kuse Thekweni igama eliqondile.
@ Okusalayo the Zulu word for port in the Zulu grammar book Inqolobane is itheku. You could have simply elaborated on the origin of the word itheku, without rudely making an accusation that I lied. I got a very high mark for Zulu in matric, I’ll have you know 😂😂😂
@ and it’s yinkunzi, not inkunzi.
@@Ntuthu-ZA uyadunyelwa wena yinkunzi yokwenzani leyo ngoba uthi yinkunzi uryt no inkunzi uryt depending on the context. Ukuthi wathola ama marks aphezulu akusho lutho lokho ngoba nalapho kukhona owawungakwazi. Njenganamuhla ke nakhu awukwazi kodwa ufuna ukudaza inkani.
I'm a bit confused, SA gained independence in 1910. The white minority rule dissolved in 1994. But the country's powerful and good infrastructure has been being developed for a century now.
To summarize:
1910-1948: South Africa was a self-governing dominion within the British Empire, with Afrikaners starting to gain more political influence, particularly after the establishment of the Union.
1948: The National Party came to power and began instituting apartheid. Afrikaner control became entrenched.
1970s-1990s: The Bantustans (like Bophuthatswana, led by Mangope) were created to segregate black South Africans. These were not truly independent, but rather were puppet states created to serve apartheid's racial agenda.
1961: South Africa became a republic, fully independent of Britain, under a government that was, by then, dominated by Afrikaner nationalists.
So, while South Africa gained "independence" in 1910 in a limited sense, it was under increasing Afrikaner political control, which ultimately led to apartheid. The Bantustans, including Bophuthatswana, were part of the same system of segregation, though their "independence" came decades after South Africa's full sovereignty was achieved in 1961.
The tour guide who's driving the vehicle he's looking behind him talking to the passengers. my question is is that car and driving itself😮
lol they drive on the left side of the road. The tour guide is in the passenger seat. Someone else is driving.
new subscriber
Welcome! Kick your shoes off and vibe
❤
And they busy saying one country one continent open borders nonsense rubbish.
How can you honestly say that South Africa has atoned for Apartheid, because they have added certain phrases to their Constitution, such perspective is horrifically dishonest. In many ways Apartheid in the De jure or legalized framework may have ended, but to my understanding, it very much so still reigns in a De facto sense. Did they return the farm land that was stolen by Europeans and their descendants decades ago, and have they paid Reparations to the Native Black South Africans? Who holds and controls most of the wealth and/or sources of wealth in the country? What percentage of the Native Black South African’s live at or below the poverty level? What is the wealth gap between Black, White and Indian South Africans and why has it persisted for generations?
30 years is a generation to you? Trying to sound smart but in fact sounding stupid. It’s amazing how people who don’t travel or never even set foot in a country yet have so much BS to talk about.
The main thing is education and skills that's where the focus should be. Yes you can give people land but if they don't have skills to work the land and participate in the economy.
This is a very valid critique and discussion, and I 100% agree on it. Considering that only 30 years ago, the country was literally under subjugation - they're making progress, but as I said in the video, they still have problems.
Why has it persisted for generations?I could ask you why colonialism persisted for hundreds of years?why did slavery last as long as it did including segregation in America??We are a young country u can't expect everything to just magically happen in just 30yrs come on now?!But as a black South African we I'll tell you we have made strides and we are not where we want to be but we will get there but we have moved faster and quicker than alot of countries we have built a black middle class which is the 3rd biggest after the US and Brazil even though we have alot of our people who are poor and even those who are far better off than in most African countries who have had their freedom 40-60 years before us so I say relax we know what we doing and we know where we going South Africa is not a Utopia I don't know why people from the outside expect it to be when their own countries are not but trust me when I say We got this!
I was born and bred in Gauteng, which land must I demand?
Your leaders all the black political party leaders owned plots/farms,
A white racist organisation confirm there are over 30000 government farm land available - why they keep it a secret -Anc, EFF, MK and many of them?
Come back quick sisters...
😆
🇿🇦🫶🏾
Where can I deposit my lobola just tell me lovely lady
I'm already married. Don't waste it.
😳America needs to be honest with itself, the founding fathers never envisioned a diverse nation where people lived in racial harmony. They just wanted to get away from England and its Monarchy rules, they wanted a Europe in America minus a King's foot on their necks. If you dont believe me go to the naturalization act of 1790 by the first U.S. President and first U.S. Congress and look at the only people allowed to become U.S. Citizens.
This stayed law until the 14th ammendment in 1868, an admendment Trump has vowed to get rid of when he takes office. The goal has always been a homegenous country of Europeans.
Even Abraham Lincoln said in 1862 to free people of African descent in the northern states, when slavery is over European Americans will never see you as equals, and he also said that all people of African descent should leave America for their own good and those of his own race.
Lincoln said to those who did not want to leave, that even the people on his side would not want them to stay if their whole popu;ation was free! They dont teach this in school but Lincoln writings are availble for all to see. It gave me a more pessimitic view of things because we have been living a lie so long!
Trump is only doing the will of the forefathers, we as minorities need to accept our place in this society, by abandoning this futile goal of equality, or take Lincoln's advice and leave for nations we are the majority!
Johannesburg => Joburg => Jozi
1479 really shame 😮
👰🏿♀💇🏿♀💆🏿♀Black Women have either been President or Prime Minister in the following countries:
Liberia
Tanzania
Ethiopia
Barbados
Gabon
Congo
Central African Republic
Rwanda
Senegal
Sao Tome and Princia
Jamaica
Haiti
Trinidad and Tobago
So why are we really so upset when a majority European American country says no to us, is it that we value their acceptance over our own people???💪🏿
If you want the priveleges and benefits of being in the majority, you must go to where you are the majority! if you are living in a country where not a single bill of currency looks like you, then you are in the wrong place! I know many of you have been conditioned to believe you are too good to be part of a black Nation, well how is that belief been working out for you the last 400 years? 🤟🏿
This country is not a place for African Americans to feel hurt because they did not win the presidency, Obama's win was a pure miracle. Think about this no other European country has ever elected and African/black to being their president! The whole problem is being separated or denying your true roots, which black immigrants dont have. You dont see them crying their eyes out because America elects another European American male. Do you see Asian Americans tearing up because they have never even had an American president? No, because they know where they come from, and its only natural for the majority to pick one of their own.✍🏿