This is such great work. Youre one of the few youtubers who have come to SA and truly understand it with nuance. I dont like the videos that paint SA as some black utopia which a lot of Western youtubers do. As a black South African this is demeaning and shows how out of touch their experiences with the real lived experience of the majority of South Africans on the ground are. The dollar and pound obviously affords certain privileges that average South Africans could only dream of and thus their experience of the country is shaped by the false reality that is granted by their Western privilege. On the other hand, other youtubers (mostly white) love using SA as poverty p*rn and exploit our sometimes harsh living conditions and crime rate to push a narrative about a formerly "functional" white supremacist country that is now falling into tatters because of black rule. That is also very demeaning. Thank you for using your background knowledge and expertise to actually paint a grounded, well-balanced view of the country. Siyabonga.
S.A hS gone down, economicjobs,safety, and , Crime,poverty,unemployment all gone up, since back in Black Control, Anc Done Nothung fir the Blacks of S.A for 20yrs ask i0% of SA blacks/coloured they say it was better when under white president
LOL I've lived here all my life & have never experienced the "lot of crime" that everyone seems to exaggerate. Its not that unsafe, calm down. @user-gu1sn5zc1y
I’m a Kenyan and the level of infrastructure development across South Africa 🇿🇦 never ceases to amaze me! SA is also endowed with beautiful and scenic landscapes that leaves you in awe while you’re traversing through the country! It’s a shame that other Africans make fun of SA’s inequality yet even in most predominantly black African countries the divide between the rich and poor is so high! 😏
@@lamore3576 Puhlease South Africans want to leave, I see how excited they get every time the guys from PodCast n Chill go to the UK or the USA. I know enough South Africans in the UK who did everything they could do to secure citizenship. Most South Africans are too afraid to make a move because of years of OPPRESSION. During Apartheid you couldn't move freely due to PASS LAWS, and that phucked with your psyche, so you find it hard to travel even within South Africa!!!
Just a quick note: If you're seeing milky water, don't worry-this doesn't indicate contamination. In South Africa, our water quality is very high. The milky appearance is usually due to tiny air bubbles, often caused by changes in water pressure after an outage. If you let the water sit for a minute, it will clear up on its own.
For the first time in a long time, someone was fascinated by the Basotho tribe and history in their SA's review video. I feel very honored because the Zulu tribe always steals the show since they're at the majority😅
South Africa is not the most unequal country in the world. We are probably the most misunderstood though. Those squatter camps you are seeing is not the reality. People move from one province to the other demanding services. They want houses. They want jobs. They get jobs but don't improve their lives. They want pity. How can you work for 20 years earning a salary, regardless of how little, and still live in the same shack? Eventually they do get the houses they demand, then sell or rent them out. Move to another shack. Wash and repeat. This all while they have a decent house in whatever province they come from. The scam culture in this country is ridiculous.
and let's not forget the cANCer had 30 years of rule yet in typical commie fashion only were for themselves. People only 'mattered' when it was voting time. There's a fun fact for the day Lamide. You're welcome :)
That's so racist, imagine loving a country with widespread corruption, 60% unemployment rate, widespread poverty and insane levels of inequality just because a black man rules it.
You disected South Africa very well. People dont know the effects of colonial extraction vs settlement. SAs status as an settler colony is unique in Africa
White South Africans are not colonialists but settlers much like the Bantu people who arrived from central Africa. Only difference being the white settlers built the country. The Bantu arrived with nothing.
@@PhansiKhongolozaBantu people are not from Central Africa. Black South Africans are partially (50%) East Africa Bantu and 50% KhoiSan genetically. In fact, majority of Black SA women directly descend from KhoiSan. Referrence: SA Human Genome Programme 2021. Yes, you are a colonist in South Africa. Cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, helmeted guinea fowl, donkey, and agriculture are possessions that East Africa Bantu arrived with in Southern Africa from 200AD.
@@ohlangeni Rubbish! The Bantu are from central Africa. The only reason you have some aBathwa traces is due to the fact your ancestors kept aBathwa concubines and sex slaves. Basically you murdered all the men and elderly and kept only the women of breeding age. The Bantu were not farmers but pasturelists in that they kept cattle and goats. The aBhelungu introduced the donkey to Southern Africa. Along with all the crops farmed today.
@@PhansiKhongoloza You got to stop peddling Old Wives tale from Classical Europe about Africa is and not. Look at the genetics. I have given you the reference. Look at the history of the Bantu people, not what Joseph Greenberg said about Csmeroon as area of Bantu origin. In fsct, most West Africans do not originate in West Africa.
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Great video. Please consider visiting the less popular cities like Bloemfontein, Polokwane or Nelspruit. It seems to me that everyone just goes to Joburg, Cape Town and Durban. Nothing wrong with that but this country is very diverse and most people coming here go to the same places all the time and you can never truly say you’ve experienced South Africa if you just keep going to the versions that resemble where you’re from.
Those places mentioned, money is reserved for the few... Bloem is boring, soccer team destroyed, no cleaning of the streets, no jobs for bankers, still racism. Nelspruit is hot , good for holidays Polokwane too much tribalism, Pedis are noisy...look at Juju, pimpipis at work. GP its
You compare south africa to other countries to be fair south africa as a country is 30 years old, so black americans cant expect everything to be perfect in just under 30 years. Its surprising that you dont get a lot of youtube videos about countries like nigeria or kenya that are way older than south africa.
No one is expecting it to be perfect, even the best of countries aren’t perfect. You can acknowledge a country has pros as well as cons as every country does. And there’s loads of videos on Nigeria and Kenya, but they aren’t as popular nomad/expat destinations which is what the video is about
I don't knw how I feel when I see dis kindnof statement....South African is not 30yrs...South Africa was built by colonization but became democracy 30yrs ago
Why are you lying? South Africa formally achieved its independence from Britain on May 31, 1910. General Louis Botha formed a government as prime minister on May 31, 1910. Just because indigenous Africans were treated like animals doesn't mean the country wasn't functioning as a country
@@EasyMoney-p8kLol the boeres claim that we come from east africa, so they say we aren't indigenous to SA 😅😂 And some blacks together with traitors coloreds believe that we invaded SA😢 Apparently they say when whites arrived here they found khoisan people But it's funny thou coz khoisan people are also in Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Angola, Botswana and Mozambique
@@BT-JOHNSONwrong how do you build when you don't have anything??? Black South Africans built this country from scratch do you know hut tax Budd I guess not restaaa joe..
Informative, thanks. Loadshedding imhas not been there in South Africa for about 150 days now. Its a thing of tbe past. Water shedding is due to infrastructure mantanance that is being done now after not being done for some time. I would say water quality is a bit better that the UK, where bittled water is mostly advised for one to be on the safe side. The Sotho tribe not only limited to Lesotho, but also originate and occupy some parts of SA too.
Milky water after maintenance is normal. It's air dissolved in the water that makes it milky as the air comes out of being dissolved when the pressure drops back to atmospheric pressure. Leave that water for 30-60 seconds and all the air comes out and the water is clear again. Go back to drinking tap water in Johannesburg. No need to waste money and bugger up the environment with all the bottles. Great video. Excellent insights from a "visitor". You got the just of things spot on.
You can still drink that tap water even if its milky. Its perfectly fine and clears up within seconds in your cup. It usually does that when there has been no water in the reservoirs and the pressure to push water to homes has been increased causing the pipes to have more air in them which then turns the water to look like that. Hope im making sense
Yeah with loadshedding you can buy your own back ups but with the water shortages that something that's harder to avoid. I have to keep lots of 5 liter bottles stored. Also, always keeping water in your tub helps as well. In the future when I buy a house here the goal is to have my own electricity and water.
Love this😍. Consider visiting Kenya as well. I'm Kenyan and I also invest in real estate here and there are so many opportunities to invest in affordable properties. I'll show you around at no cost if you come😅
@@Lamideelizabeth It is! You will love it here for sure. Looking forward to meeting you in person so I can pick a few tips on how to diversify my portfolio in the UAE...you inspire me so much in this journey!🥰👌
A lot of the current GINI coefficient is due to white youngster's exclusion from jobs in South Africa . Many have taken up jobs all over the world and are hopping back and forth , 6 months in 6 months out .They are often "killing it" in the income levels . Ironically they have converted their "exclusion" to their great advantage . I know farmers , hair dressers , IT professionals , HR practitioners and any career you can think of . It is sad that they were excluded from working to grow South Africa , but they are not the ones suffering.
SA's labour force is still dominated by whites in high-growth sectors of the economy. "White flight" risk is anecdotal and fear-mongering nonsense. Truth is likely that they abhor equality. They should be last to complain about preferential hiring policies given how well it worked for them for centuries. They should be advocates IMO.
Well said. I had to start my own electrical company due to anc exclusion laws.I thank them each day as if it wasn't for their exclusion laws I would never have started such a successful company. Bring it on...pass some more exclusion laws.
Statistically Black unemployment is at 34% White unemployment is less than 2%. Most promotions and new employment is White males first and White females second.
The crime rate is something that would put me off living in SA. My brother had a terrible incident in CPT which has scared me off. I would rather consider Kenya, Rwanda or Angola.
Love your video, been to SA several times in the last year. I have decided to move there for a few months from the US. I definitely have a few questions about dealing with banking. Glad to meet other expats living in SA. I am making Joburg suburbs my base. Still looking for accommodation, and I don't want to do Airbnb but that is my final option.
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Shein opened a physical store in South Africa after local retailers complained about the influx of cheaper Chinese products in the market. The government responded by raising customs and taxes, so to stay in the game, Shein decided to set up shop locally to avoid losing the massive South African market.
@@maxnatorshein is only "competitive" due to slave labour conditions, unregulated production and exchange rate shenanigans. Nothing anyone should be supporting.
The problem is even those who live poverty dont see it, they still think they live in suburbs. You should see them at 4pm to 6pm lining up to go leave the City to their Ghettos, eish kunzima.
Great video well made and informative - however re drinking water I don't think that's a big con as most people do not drink tap water nowadays even in so called advanced cities liked London or parts of the U.S
Tap water is safe to drink in south africa. Even that milky water is safe. We hardly buy bottled water here. Anyway a lot of people cant afford bottled water.
@lamide I was in Cape Town last week and was really stunned by the beauty and level of development & considering living, investing and working there just wondering if you are on their digital 6 months nomad visa
Hello. Thanks for your informative video. I have one question..... is the internet connection works when you have a backup power while the load shedding is going on..?
Hi, You will have internet connection during load shedding as the cell towers have batteries as a back up. but bear in mind load shedding is close to being a thing of the past its been 4 months without any power cuts and most of the power stations have been repaired.
@@nkosi2828 Thanks for your response. Good to hear about the repair. I think it's always tough for a foreigner to come and set up to SA because of these disadvantages especially if you're a digital nomad and use internet for your job at home.
I guess I'm lucky because there is always where i live, and it nor even an affluent area. However, where i work,we do have water shortages once in a while and it crazy because it an Industrial arae,full of manufacturing companies near the airport. Milky water doesn't mean contamination, as a kid i would be happy and pretend as if im drinking an actual milk if there is milky water.
Your heading is factually incorrect. I have been all over Africa and India and the level of unequality in those societies is significantly worse than South Africa. Not sur where you got your facts from but clearly not from anyone that has travelled to these other countries.
How you claim the title is factually incorrect and then use your experiences to negate the fact 😂😂 Use Google next time and research before you comment
Although much younger in terms of colonisation - Rhodesia next door to SA had a shared history with the only difference being , Rhodesia was a self governed British colony, and was just as efficiently run as any first world country , with the second largest white population in Africa…and just as multicultural as SA . Robert Mugabe’s 37 year’s of misrule destroyed the bread basket of Africa - Zimbabwe/Rhodesia….South Africa seemed to be going down that same disastrous road…NGU has probably saved SA for now.
@@KingOfBlankes You need to do your homework- Mugabe violently seized White farms and the few black commercial owned farms - farmers and their black employees were tortured, raped and murdered by the Mugabe - WHY ? because all those Farmers and their employees and more than half the country had just voted in a referendum not to seize the land , that was the first time ZANU PF lost a referendum despite trying to rig the vote - every Zimbabwean who started supporting the new opposition party were victims of Mugabe’s brutality…. many of those commercial farms were givens to ministers , highly ranked army and police officials… and that was the beginning of the end and the birth of a rogue international Pariah and Banana republic state.
@@gavinmcleod7446 Go to Property 24 and see the farms being sold by Pam Golding, white people own thousands of hectares of land, selling them for millions. Meanwhile I am sitting with old title deeds of those lands. You can't ask for compensation for the land that you took by force. Still, I know we are ruled by corrupt people and by their behaviours they are creating criminals. Soon a civil war.
Show the country with equal wealth? Show me country without a ghetto? I would love my African brothers and sisters to show me the wealth differences in their own countries.
I think countries like Egypt, Cape Verde, Namibia, Tunisia, Mauritius, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, Brazil and Seychelles are the most unequal countries by blacks are too scared to say anything 😢
I swear the grocery prices in SA have been raised cause of the digital nomads so they capitalize on your arrival lol. Prices have gone up probly 40% in the passed 2 years
Your video is more informative than most. However you miss a huge amount of information to do with the development of both the settlers and the indigenous peoples. Africans had no system of education and no method of recording their lives. That doesn't mean that they lack the ability. They where caught in a tribal system that brutalized women and lesser tribes and kept the power of forward movement locked up in an archaic mindset. That had nothing to do with the settlers. This caused a major gap between the settlers and Africans. (Most unequal is more complicated than your click-bait headline intimates). On the other hand the settlers looked after themselves as they had their own existential drama. Some where persecuted in Europe and others wanted better opportunities. In their own limited vision the they did not accept and share their knowledge in a compassionate manner. And then there are all the dynamics of of the Colonial Expansion and the extraction of wealth. That is a long and and complex story by itself. The big money developed the country but also dominated and controlled all aspects of industry. Superior education from the UK and Europe created a big advantage as well as disproportionate superior attitudes. The evaluation system was based on European values alone and had no space for African wisdom. The massive growth and development of Southern Africa from a totally rural environment into a developing country rolled over many things.
Sort of balanced, but clueless about black history. The conversation with the Basuto and Venda ladies got close to the original rationale of apartheid, but the pervasive Marxist interpretation of south African history drowns out any rational debate.
@@Lamideelizabeth - no sweat ; it may not be a historical video, but a proper understanding of history will change not only your departure point but your perspective too.
😅Hate that water but it's just low pressure water with with bubbles. If you pour it in a glass and wait a few minutes it clears up. Also back to buying mineral water though lmao
Basotho are not south african but because when mining started in witwatersrand the whites employed migrant workers from surrounding countries including lesotho.
love u bbe, but the nomads r killin us ... we locals cannot afford rent in Cape Town(the wh!t€s are enjoying this koz it drives bl@cks out the city-where the good jobs are) im glad this video is your forte, u did econ history LSE right?. Im pleased wt how u started the video ... im now listening to the rest koz i wanna hear your thoughts Lamide💙💙
Well 50% of the population of South Africa are black kids. Every year there are more black babies born in South Africa than the total white population. How much money do you think black kids have? How much money can be added to each bkack kid born each year by generational wealth? Context is important.
Not exactly. European ethnicities and kingdoms, such as Prussian’s, were subsumed into greater Kingdoms like Germany. Up to this day, people in Cornwall consider themselves different from the English and Sicilians don’t consider themselves Italian. Africans need to stop being so sensitive about history - it happened to everyone at some point but some countries, 60 years after independence are still blaming colonialism.
Now that you had 30 years not being exploited, why doing so shitty? Do like Edi Amin and take all their stuff. See how Zimbabwe does now. Your analysis is crap.
The water system is cracking up. It hasn't had much work done on it in the past 30 years. The infrastructure of the country is living on borrowed time.
Problems YES but nothing insurmountable. Overall best country to live in. My sister is a lecturer in Humberg, she lives in a so called apartment the size of bathroom.
Inequality root cause is by masive migration from african people to the south looking for a better life. A city can spring up over night. South Africa's borders are poreus.With influx of peple comes drugs, human traficking, fake branded goods, diseases etc. South Africa simply cannot accomodate the rest of Africa due to a limitation of resources such as water etc.
Mass migration is not the "root cause" of inequality. Please stop using populist arguments from the US about border patrol. "Build a Wall" mentality won't stop an aggressive capitalist regime from exploiting cheap labour or fix poor spatial planning. Regards.
@@fud338 its not beimg critisized for Europens investing in ct, its being criticized for it being unequal. CT isnt even in the top 5 uneual cities in SA. Why the focus on inequality?
@@cally2011 No one knows all the metrics for sure, but CPT is stark for its visual (literally "colour" line) representation of inequality. JHB has a huge black middle class - existing in both suburbs and townships (Mbeki made sure of that). Townships aren't even a policy priority in CPT, while European "vacationeers" in the summer are the only upwardly mobile group
@@karabokhwiane7593 thats much more honest. Since we talking CT, racial inequality is more important than income inequality. Its ok that someone else is better off as long as they look like you. Make no mistake, jhb has the most income inequality. Thats nuts
@@cally2011 A black middle class is the only evidence that capitalism is robust, healthy and democratic in SA - which was 1994 promise. Without it, capital order is lethargic, lacks legitimacy and risks violent revolt/uprising - ask the European peasants. I know better than most that black middle-class gains are not good for the majority. That's why I favour the 1950s policies of the ANC. As far as capitalism goes, JHB proves class mobility is certainly possible outside race. CPT literally fails at this. Also, the stock exchange's location is a huge contributing factor for wealth concentration in JHB.
It is a very beautiful country to be for someone from the West to visit and live. It's not a great country if you care about the well-being and the growth of black people. I am not sure if it will ever change. 10% control 70% of the economy is pathetic. Wish you the best.
I really hope things do change for the black majority and they have had an emergence of a really successful black middle class (they actually have the largest black middle class population outside the US) but from what I know about inequality it tends to get worse over time not better unless you have a really strong government who wants to change things but the government they’ve had since apartheid ended had apparently made things worse
@@LamideelizabethYes we do have the largest black middle class I do wonder though why people expect SA to be some utopia when in my opinion is far better than most countries I've visited
I don't know what your narrative is but if you can name me any black group in Africa with higher standards of living than us, more wealth than us and indicate to me were the evidence of 10% controlling 70% then we can talk, from the actual facts of data from Johannesburg stock exchange, blacks control 30% which is the largest black concentrated wealth in Africa and second in the world only after black Americans.
Although we are an unequal society in the world, the black middle class in South Africa has grown by leaps and bounds since '94. Our black middle class is at the top on the continent by economic value and has the biggest Assets Management Corporation in Africa, with 98% of it's client being black. Of course, we can do better, and I do agree.
This is such great work. Youre one of the few youtubers who have come to SA and truly understand it with nuance. I dont like the videos that paint SA as some black utopia which a lot of Western youtubers do. As a black South Africans this is demeaning and shows how out of touch their experiences with the real lived experience of the majority of South Africans on the ground are. The dollar and pound obviously affords certain privileges that average South Africans could only dream of and thus their experience of the country is shaped by the false reality that is granted by their Western privilege. On the other hand, other youtubers (mostly white) love using SA as poverty p*rn and exploit our sometimes harsh living conditions and crime rate to push a narrative about a formerly "functional" white supremacist country that is now falling into tatters because of black rule. That is also very demeaning. Thank you for using your background knowledge and expertise to actually paint a grounded, well-balanced view of the country. Siyabonga.
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