This highjacked building is located between Olivia Road and Lily Ave in Berea. This experience was nothing short of terrifying. The building, devoid of any security, was littered with garbage and debris. Most shockingly, there were human bodies in the basement, a grim testament to the lawlessness and danger that pervades such places. These are places were unfortunate souls come to end their suffering. The psychological pressure of navigating this environment was immense. Our lives were at constant risk; the threat of robbery or even death loomed over us. This is not just a story of urban decay but a stark reminder of the human cost and the perilous conditions faced by those living in these places. The spectator thinks this was safe to explore, but it wasn't for anyone. These videos always have a very high unexpectancy ratio. Anything can happen. The uncomfortable mindset, body language, and the feeling of being drained were palpable. We wanted to get out of there. Slava, David and Alvaro were traumatized by the experience even days after the shooting. This was difficult on all of us and that's why we ask the city to solve these situations ASAP. Imagine living in these buildings and go through this every single day of your life. Vusi was shot a week later after the video shoot, while trying to steal a car battery, and he is currently in the hospital.
Wow ... i used to live here in Berea .... It would be helpful if you told people which street you are on so they can avoid it... Like Joel street, Abel rd etc in this case... Are you also going to go to that tent on Abel rd... I believe it is a church now ... I used t o live in that house ... I would love to see you do some video on that...
@@ruppert5134 I'm lazy to rewatch/scroll thru the whole video again but I'm really interested to see where you once lived, please could you give timestamps where it's shown in the video?
@@LivinginSAtv Abel rd... I believe its a church that is trying to help out in the neighbourhood... but that was many years ago that I heard that... But seeing the tent is there it might still be that church... I also saw them building Ponti and played there often as a kid...
A very sad sight, a lot of us Joburgers see these buildings from a distance when driving on the highway. To see the chaos and the living conditions that these people are expected to be okay with living in is quite a shock.
How can the authorities allow such things to happen in what was a world class city... A city of gold is now a city of squalor.. Who is responsible for dealing with such mess?
This footage is incredible though admittedly a little scary! Not many people have the courage to do this, it’s truly impressive. Big ups to Vusi too, great ‘tour guide’ & wishing him success with his Jozi guide project. He’s a smart man.
Very sad that people just don't care. I understand many are without work, but living, eating and crapping in filth like rats is not anyone else's fault but their own!! No sympathies from me!!
Hay David. You could have asked those guys how they ended up there. Some come from good families, and some are pushed by circumstances, especially foreigners. Botswana has good education system and it is free. Hence the guy (Vusi) speak good English. Drug abuse is a problem worldwide.
I used to deliver pizzas to all those buildings in the late 80s.... Shows you what Africa does to civilization unfortunately! Sad for everyone South African! #corruptnation
Commies do not want problems solved because then their grift would end ... They NEED the oppressed poor to stay in power... so will NEVER try to end poverty so they stay in power...
When the honest truth of taking stand relocating old Johannesburg area of metropolis to s Supingstad RSA is more serious than one would imagine the real birth of north Pretoria correctly
The new Intuitive is residential buildings with greenhouses on top the roof of these high jacked buildings which should be lower to three multi level structure after the professional unelevation of levels ! Remember that the other materials from the building multi levels structure is to be redevelop as multi level structure in Supingstad RSA ' as well as umphanlanga largest housing complex that has to federally decommissioned by nuclear regulation law also is to be redevelop in Supingstad RSA*
Sometimes, we are the cause of our own problems. I was born and bred in Soweto, a lovely mall called Maponya mall, which would have been better for local employment and reducing travel costs for having to go to town (JHB CBD) was built for the people of Pimville and surrounding areas. The mall was destroyed and vandalised by it's own people within a very short space of time because I got my I.D there back in 2014 to write my final exams for my Matric. So, before we blame anyone for our own problems, we need to heal as a race and take responsibility for our own actions first.
@@basetsanamasilo9541 seriously bro? When did this happen? Because I remember a lot of praise about Maponya Mall when it was newly built, around the same time as Mall of Africa I think, never knew that it was destroyed!
Why are you lying? Maponya mall is still standing and there’s nothing wrong with it. If you’re really from Soweto like you say you are call one of your relatives and ask them about maponya mall.
Actually The Issue Is Not Knowing How To Turn The Page In The Book Called A Life Of Poverty! Poverty Will Remain Until Western Atlantic Kwaza Zulu Natal State of Two Providences Port and Fort Providences Are Geographic Constitute As Evolution Of The Republic Of South Africa : so identify where corruption harbor private funding secretly just inquiry the national zoning committee on how is Kimberly the capital of all the northern Cape ! High jacked multi level structure is less of South Africa problems it just good citizens mental we
That right it's going take TWO national governments to resolve the issue thats why Super City A Two National Nations Metropolis Forms A Metropolitan City Supingstad RSA is 15 minutes away from Gaborone Botswana
Simply Teach A Man To Fish Without Given Him A Pole ! Which means the multi level structure needs to be lower to three story or two levels ! And remaining materials should be redevelop as multi level structure in Supingstad RSA! SUPER CITY is going to happen without or without the elders decision making of approval
I don't comment much but I have to ask 1:26-5:30 why Slava is looking at the guys like that? It's like he can't stand them and battling to hide that? Like he can barely tolerate them lmao geez Slava? Other than that, I've been enjoying the JHB videos 👍✅👌
@@LINCOLNWHITBY Dit is Afrikaans, boet. Wakker skrik. Lyk my jy ly aan ñ minderwaardigheids kompleks. Wie het nou gepraat van kleur.Julle moet al ewig dit noem, nè.
Yep .... its a place I used to run around as a kid... Crest Hotel and Shotly Lodge where the guys with the guns were standing in front of...are the places they were looking over from the place they were standing and filming...
Here’s the thing though, most of these hijacked buildings are privately owned by businesses who have long left the CBD. The ANC can’t do anything with them unless the original owners sell them to the government
@jabulanithema1467 That is no excuse,the government can't sit and do nothing, they can at least close access to the building because it's a disaster waiting to happen. They can also expropriate the building if they can't find the owner.
@@jabulanithema1467 the reason they left is because their properties were losing value since the ANC wasn't taking care of the Joburg CBD resulting in lawlessness
This highjacked building is located between Olivia Road and Lily Ave in Berea.
This experience was nothing short of terrifying. The building, devoid of any security, was littered with garbage and debris. Most shockingly, there were human bodies in the basement, a grim testament to the lawlessness and danger that pervades such places. These are places were unfortunate souls come to end their suffering.
The psychological pressure of navigating this environment was immense. Our lives were at constant risk; the threat of robbery or even death loomed over us. This is not just a story of urban decay but a stark reminder of the human cost and the perilous conditions faced by those living in these places. The spectator thinks this was safe to explore, but it wasn't for anyone. These videos always have a very high unexpectancy ratio. Anything can happen.
The uncomfortable mindset, body language, and the feeling of being drained were palpable. We wanted to get out of there. Slava, David and Alvaro were traumatized by the experience even days after the shooting. This was difficult on all of us and that's why we ask the city to solve these situations ASAP.
Imagine living in these buildings and go through this every single day of your life.
Vusi was shot a week later after the video shoot, while trying to steal a car battery, and he is currently in the hospital.
Wow ... i used to live here in Berea .... It would be helpful if you told people which street you are on so they can avoid it... Like Joel street, Abel rd etc in this case... Are you also going to go to that tent on Abel rd... I believe it is a church now ... I used t o live in that house ... I would love to see you do some video on that...
@@ruppert5134 I'm lazy to rewatch/scroll thru the whole video again but I'm really interested to see where you once lived, please could you give timestamps where it's shown in the video?
@@LINCOLNWHITBY 19:59 min
@@ruppert5134👆👆👆
@@LivinginSAtv Abel rd... I believe its a church that is trying to help out in the neighbourhood... but that was many years ago that I heard that... But seeing the tent is there it might still be that church... I also saw them building Ponti and played there often as a kid...
That gentleman leading you around is 100% employable. His communication skills are superior.
Well spoken
Maybe he was failed by documents, he might not be documented in Sa.
Nope . Drug addiction. Being well spoken does not guarantee reliability in the job market
A very sad sight, a lot of us Joburgers see these buildings from a distance when driving on the highway. To see the chaos and the living conditions that these people are expected to be okay with living in is quite a shock.
How can the authorities allow such things to happen in what was a world class city...
A city of gold is now a city of squalor..
Who is responsible for dealing with such mess?
Vusi has got lots to offer!!...Has excellent leadership qualities as well.
This footage is incredible though admittedly a little scary! Not many people have the courage to do this, it’s truly impressive.
Big ups to Vusi too, great ‘tour guide’ & wishing him success with his Jozi guide project. He’s a smart man.
Very sad that people just don't care. I understand many are without work, but living, eating and crapping in filth like rats is not anyone else's fault but their own!! No sympathies from me!!
Hay David. You could have asked those guys how they ended up there. Some come from good families, and some are pushed by circumstances, especially foreigners. Botswana has good education system and it is free. Hence the guy (Vusi) speak good English. Drug abuse is a problem worldwide.
Does it matter they are SA citizens who lack accomodation.
I used to deliver pizzas to all those buildings in the late 80s.... Shows you what Africa does to civilization unfortunately! Sad for everyone South African! #corruptnation
South Africa needs to declare that private property is sacred and say no to communist Julius Malena.
Commies do not want problems solved because then their grift would end ... They NEED the oppressed poor to stay in power... so will NEVER try to end poverty so they stay in power...
When the honest truth of taking stand relocating old Johannesburg area of metropolis to s Supingstad RSA is more serious than one would imagine the real birth of north Pretoria correctly
Jesus. A solution is needed. This is very horrible.
The new Intuitive is residential buildings with greenhouses on top the roof of these high jacked buildings which should be lower to three multi level structure after the professional unelevation of levels ! Remember that the other materials from the building multi levels structure is to be redevelop as multi level structure in Supingstad RSA ' as well as umphanlanga largest housing complex that has to federally decommissioned by nuclear regulation law also is to be redevelop in Supingstad RSA*
Sometimes, we are the cause of our own problems. I was born and bred in Soweto, a lovely mall called Maponya mall, which would have been better for local employment and reducing travel costs for having to go to town (JHB CBD) was built for the people of Pimville and surrounding areas. The mall was destroyed and vandalised by it's own people within a very short space of time because I got my I.D there back in 2014 to write my final exams for my Matric. So, before we blame anyone for our own problems, we need to heal as a race and take responsibility for our own actions first.
@@basetsanamasilo9541 seriously bro? When did this happen? Because I remember a lot of praise about Maponya Mall when it was newly built, around the same time as Mall of Africa I think, never knew that it was destroyed!
Why are you lying? Maponya mall is still standing and there’s nothing wrong with it. If you’re really from Soweto like you say you are call one of your relatives and ask them about maponya mall.
Actually The Issue Is Not Knowing How To Turn The Page In The Book Called A Life Of Poverty! Poverty Will Remain Until Western Atlantic Kwaza Zulu Natal State of Two Providences Port and Fort Providences Are Geographic Constitute As Evolution Of The Republic Of South Africa : so identify where corruption harbor private funding secretly just inquiry the national zoning committee on how is Kimberly the capital of all the northern Cape ! High jacked multi level structure is less of South Africa problems it just good citizens mental we
Honestly,what are you on about? Is Maponya mall no longer functional 🤔
That right it's going take TWO national governments to resolve the issue thats why Super City A Two National Nations Metropolis Forms A Metropolitan City Supingstad RSA is 15 minutes away from Gaborone Botswana
The video was VERY scary. I would not like to visit a highjacked building.
If South Africans Has Let The Pass Go Than They First Begin With Johannesburg Old Metropolis District From Hillsbrow To Chinatown
Simply Teach A Man To Fish Without Given Him A Pole ! Which means the multi level structure needs to be lower to three story or two levels ! And remaining materials should be redevelop as multi level structure in Supingstad RSA! SUPER CITY is going to happen without or without the elders decision making of approval
Gone to shit like everything else from one extent to another in SA ..you all know why, u just don't say it
I don't comment much but I have to ask 1:26-5:30 why Slava is looking at the guys like that? It's like he can't stand them and battling to hide that? Like he can barely tolerate them lmao geez Slava? Other than that, I've been enjoying the JHB videos 👍✅👌
It's not racism bro, it's a European thing, they tend to be like that
Van al die kak wat jy kan praat, sal jy nou wragtig met nog kak vorendag kom.
Ja nee, kyk .
I may be coloured yes (proudly so) but I neither speak nor understand Dutch, so I have no clue what the wragtig you're vorendanging about 🤷🏽♂️
@@LINCOLNWHITBY Dit is Afrikaans, boet.
Wakker skrik.
Lyk my jy ly aan ñ minderwaardigheids kompleks.
Wie het nou gepraat van kleur.Julle moet al ewig dit noem, nè.
@LINCOLNWHITBY it's Afrikaans. Are you sure you are even South African?
Yho! drugs have ruined this country. Something needs to be done, we can't continue like this.
You can see that you South africans are your own problems
You South Africans are your own real problems
The gentleman should use Google Docs to write his project @ an internet cafe so he doesn't loose his work next time.
Supingstad RSA should resemble Kilamba Angola By 2035
It's heartbreaking to see how the ANC and its hordes of their voting cattle have done to Johannesburg in a space of two decades .
I knew Beria was bad but not this bad it used to be a nice vibrant neighborhood the goverment must do better, this is horrible
The city council is ANC controlled, and there's the problem. Johannesburg will never ever recover with corrupt and useless ANC in charge of nothing
What the answer ? There’s so much to think about here.
What’s Alvaro’s TH-cam channel name again?
youtube.com/@alvasyn?si=MrwK745Iwr0Y0xak
@ awesome thank you. He did the Dlala Nje tour when I went on it and would love to support his content.
this is Berea not Hillbrow
Yep .... its a place I used to run around as a kid... Crest Hotel and Shotly Lodge where the guys with the guns were standing in front of...are the places they were looking over from the place they were standing and filming...
ANC must be very happy to the work they have done to destroy the country😢
Those idiots will never smell my vote! I hope they get below 35% next election and lose Gauteng
Here’s the thing though, most of these hijacked buildings are privately owned by businesses who have long left the CBD. The ANC can’t do anything with them unless the original owners sell them to the government
Come on SA
You have choices!!! Choose different!!!
25% unemployment.
45% unemployed
35% unemployment.
Why show bad places of south africa
You must be new here.
Where is this inner city renewal that we keep hearing about, the place just keeps getting worse.
How will it ever get better with ANC running the city?
Unfortunately ANC is run by white people behind the scenes. So whom are you blaming actually?!
You can't renew a building if you can't find the owner. Many came to SA during gold rush, after making money, they left.
@jabulanithema1467 That is no excuse,the government can't sit and do nothing, they can at least close access to the building because it's a disaster waiting to happen. They can also expropriate the building if they can't find the owner.
@@jabulanithema1467 the reason they left is because their properties were losing value since the ANC wasn't taking care of the Joburg CBD resulting in lawlessness
What is the point of this video?
That South Africans are their own real problems
To show how currupt and useless cANCer is
That place where the tent was is where I used to live in the house next to the tent and between the flat many many years ago
Yes, then 1994 happened
@@leonardolupini3484 Yes a disaster specially for Joburg I was already gone by the 80s