Hi Ashley, great content as usual. We tend to distinguish townships from informal settlements. Usually townships consist of low cost housing, basic infrastructure such & roads, water, electricity & sewer services. There’s usually a town planning scheme for townships. In contrast, informal settlements tend to have none of the above & set on undesired lands such as flood plains, barren land & steep slopes (areas not suitable for human habitation). The municipality disapproves of these settlements & occasionally try to take them down. But the harsh reality is that SA has a serious housing crisis & the informal settlements continue to expand. It’s heartbreaking because these are people that look like you & I.

@camillainsonshine

10 ай бұрын

Awesome statement, in watch videos, this is what I gathered from the difference between a township and shanty towns. But what I don’t understand is why people are clustered in these urban areas instead of living out in the vast expanse of land you have. This you tuber showcases all this beautiful land. Us in the Diaspora are salivating over the bounty. Granted I understand electricity is not everywhere yet and SA has to solve this Eskimo problem but Solar Panels? When are they going to come into play? kzread.info/dash/bejne/hIB3qMGHgKS0mZc.htmlsi=DNBwahkXuKoAjG42

@camillainsonshine

10 ай бұрын

*Eksom not Eskimo 😳

That was a deep conversation, IT nice seeing our country through someone else, espeically since you not just passing through. I hope oneday you would come visit Pretoria and experiance our culture.

As a african American myself, who is also an experienced traveler, I can tell you that there is a profound difference in South Africa whereas a lot of South Africans exercise a form of exceptionalism attitude. But this has been proven to be an offshoot of proximity to whiteness, as South Africa was supposed to be a settler colony with a permanent white population. This fact and the fact that south Africa got early infrastructure investments due to its settler colony status which pushed it ahead created fertile ground for white supremacist propaganda even among native South African populations that are very much aware that they are Africans but sometimes they tend to perceive themselves as a “different type” of African, which is why the issue is termed as South African exceptionalism. This is a direct offshoot of colonialism just like colorism is derived from racism. The difference between colonialism in South Africa compared to the rest of the continent is that South Africa’s temperature climate made it ideal to be a settler colony like Australia, so infrastructure development was supported in certain areas; whereas in the rest of sub Saharan Africa the colonial invaders just focused on pillaging of resources.

@kagisotoka1333

10 ай бұрын

that's well put together, i agree.......Saffa's don't consider themselves like their native african brothers and sisters, there's an unspoken resentment there, colonisation, being isolated, cornered by the settlers right at the tip of the continent, a brutal apartheid system, harsh oppression forced us to build walls and hard shells to protect ourselves....it eye opening to see/read about ones collective culture

@lovedlover2667

10 ай бұрын

​@@kagisotoka1333100% and they don't understand their ptsd instead call it xeno*

@MarqueesBossi

10 ай бұрын

You're right on the money. Black SAns are more welcoming to African Americans as apposed to other Africans. You'll find that the American culture is very prominent here largely amongst coloureds and blacks. Xenophobia is definitely a thing here. As a person who works in forensics I can attest to this. I've seen people doused in petrol/gas and set alight. Shacks set alight with people inside. Foreign uber drivers beaten to a pulp in brought day light. The self hate is real

@adrianm-he6he

10 ай бұрын

@asap5529. Your comment is pure gold my friend. SA exceptionalism. True, the whites want to isolate SA in the same way they feel the Horn and North Africa are racially ambiguous isolates i.e. non-Black from the rest of the continent. They imbue the SA natives with this goal which manifests itself into anti-African hatred in the same way that Tunisia or Morocco is anti-African. They hope that within 1,000 years that SA will be so ambigious they can claim it as being “white” since its inception. It is a recalcitrant evil I can hardly wrap my head around.

@asap5529

10 ай бұрын

@@adrianm-he6he this has already failed. The world has changed, a lot. There has been immense geopolitical, social and psychological change worldwide just in the last decade alone. Centers of power in the world are reshaping and Shifting drastically, as well as the cultural and physiological revolution that is sweeping Africa and its youthful demography. African youth are beginning to be more prideful of there native culture and societies, even those in the diaspora are educating themselves more on their true origins. Disrespect will no longer be ignored or swept away easily anymore. More importantly, South Africa isn’t the single exceptional economic outlier in Africa anymore. More and more countries in the sub region from west to east Africa are making significant strides in development, and they will begin to close the gap on more developed economies more rapidly in the near future. Africa is now opening up again as it becomes more important, but this time Africans are aware and have a voice.

Great Information Ashley. I had enjoyed my time there as well. The information I received on the tour to Cape Point the Lighthouse. I was told that 40 percents of the ownership belong to foreigner. I met a special person there while I was in Cape Town for two weeks, we communicated through emailed after I left. I going back next year. probably do not remember me we met at the tour of Nelson Mandela two weeks ago ( Martin). I like the exchanged rates I purchased a lot of stuff on the cheap. I can live very well on my military retirement and investments at Cape Town. I like Cape Town the wealth gap do not bother me at all the USA is the same. . You must have a good skills to live decent.there I saw the poverty as well sad to see our brothers and sisters living in those conditions. For me with my pensions I can purchased one of the home on the mountain. I saw the sale price on one asking for 2 Million Rand that $104,980 US dollars . My lifetime pensions is over 200,000 dollars a year in USA money, so I can live like a King. A KING I have Tricare Health insurance which cover me for my overseas healthcare needs. A Win WIN Situation for me! Peace

@camillainsonshine

9 ай бұрын

Wow! These attitudes are bothersome. As much as it’s a reality for you ma’am, please praise the Most High God for it. Make sure you have some empathy in contributing to the place and let’s hope honestly that dedolarization overtime and the geopolitical maneuvers in the next 5 years will still have you on the same energy. Blessings! Glad you enjoyed Cape Town as well.

@JohnThomas-li2vi

9 ай бұрын

@@camillainsonshine I agree with you 1000%

I am Angolan , I lived in cape Town, south Africa, after I moved to USA Portland,🇺🇸 Maine, now I live in Montreal canada 🇨🇦, but in my opinion cape Town is the best place for leaving. ❤😊❤

I am glad that you have experienced the pride of the woman from Khayelitsha, that is exactly how South Africans are

The Wealth Gap was definitely the biggest downside to Cape Town.

Hey, Ashley.i like how sensitive and polite u are when u tackle topics u don't have enough information on,I'm enjoying ur content , keep up the good work.❤ 🇿🇦

@AshleyinAfrika

10 ай бұрын

Thank you...it's always tricky

I was hoping to bump into you in Cape Town. I absolutely love your channel . Thank you for taking us on this journey with you

Very interesting topics discussed, the one about the Coloured experience is too nuanced and difficult to discuss in the comments section. It even got my husband and I talking about it this morning. We are both coloured but we see South Africa through a different lens due to many factors like our upbringing. If coloured people travel the world more, knew exactly what our DNA is made up of...that would be a great start to figure out our place in the country and the world. Most coloureds don't feel African and therefor feel neglected and like they don't belong. Love your videos and how you see our country.

@sfisobuthelezi3054

10 ай бұрын

That because being black in SA is a curse and the funny part is that when you travel to Europe or US you're black

@TheLeftRbabieskillers

9 ай бұрын

The thing about colored people is they rejected black folks and wanted to be associate with white folks, but the white folks rejected them, and now they are in no man land.

@liveinwisdom3610

9 ай бұрын

Because you not African. Most are of mainly Asiatic and European descent with some of you having some African DNA, mainly Madagascan, West African, Nguni and Khoi (coming from the Nguni). Don't let people try to pidgeon hole you into "blackness", I am "black" and I hate that term as well. I am Nguni/Khoi. That tells more of a story than "black" whatever that means.

@darrenmanuel509

8 ай бұрын

thats false. the average african ancestry in coloureds is 68%. THE ANCESTRY THAT COLOUUREDS DECSCEND FROM ARE MOSTLY AFRICAN. 75% OF THE WORKING CLASS OF THE CAPE COLONY (SLAVES/DETRIBALISED NATIVES) WERE AFRICAN. Now lets break it down further , the workingt class weas amde up of sdlaves and natives. natives being ofcourse themajority along the west caost into nambabia. SO 50%+ were african (KHWE/XAM/AMAXHOS/BASOTHO/BATSANA ) and the african slave popuklation being 50% WEST AFRICAN/MADAGASCAN/EAST AFRICAN. So logically the dscendents of these people are mostly african. exception to cape malays who are only 20% of the coloured population. So how arebnt coloureds african when they gentically descended from the most multi ethnic african ancestors in the cape colony. Our identity ties into the africaness within the historical context of slavery. For you to say coloureds arent african, is like saying the entire diaspora isnt african @@liveinwisdom3610

@darrenmanuel509

5 ай бұрын

all false. stop lying . coloured are african@@liveinwisdom3610

Thank you, ma'am.

Great video. Yes, it is important to know people who live in the townships you plan to visit. Yes, we African Americans had townships called ghettos but ours have more modern infrastructure than in Africa. However, the poverty is equal in comparison with Africa. The issue is that the government does not have an incorruptible plan of action to transition from these townships into more functional areas. The problem is that those who control the resources and [power in South Africa do not care about these areas comprehensively.

Hey Ashley, Great video!!!! Please keep doing what your doing. I hate that I missed you in while in Joburg. However, I am grateful for the advice you provided during our session. The short time that we spoke helped me tremendously.

Thank you for talking about some of the experiences and fears black foreigners encounter in South Africa❤❤❤❤❤

During our time in SA, we've seen and heard much of what you've shared. The testimonies of some of the economically disadvantaged foreigners ranged from the expected to tragic to violent. Generally, AAs are well viewed in SA by locals. There are so many beautiful people in SA. I pray that as a relatively young nation, they continue to grow economically, develop socially and that a higher and higher percentage of the people are lifted from economic depression.

@camillainsonshine

10 ай бұрын

Amen! I hope so and I pray that they call on the Most High God. He has major reinforcements that can shut down this stuff in less than half a decade! Have Mercy! We pray for our people and for all exploited African people of every shade/color

@p.t.9709

9 ай бұрын

@@camillainsonshine Amen. So be it.

Coloureds are exponentially different from one to another in a DNA sense, but are connected in a phenotypical and an upbringing sense. As a coloured I sometimes feel lost on the cultural issues, though we have our own created culture, we are isolated and can't just be labeled as black or white. We are all and non at the same time, depending on the viewpoint, a decendant of the ancient banthu, Khoi-Khoi and the setllers and even the Souther Asian tribes. It's an injustice to just tick us in one box, but all.

@AshleyinAfrika

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for your transparency

I feel like you're holding back your opinion about what you experienced. I understand why. Your point of view is interesting anyway. Howdy from NYC.

@camillainsonshine

9 ай бұрын

She has to be, she lives on the continent now. Africans are unforgiving of the slightest remarks made about their hometown that is done Willy- nilly without honest, genuine criticism and some contribution of praise on the good things. It’s fickle. If she were just visiting from stateside and returning home, it would be a different story. She also does business on the continent and has a growing channel, so she needs to be calculated in her responses while also being genuine and fair in as much as she can stretch given pulse of the people. I appreciate her position, that’s why she asked if we would like her to contribute more commentary cause if it’s not necessary for her too, she is not treading that ground. Consideration and gravitas! I 👍🏾 like

Just on the homeless people, I've never seen a homeless foreigner in SA its all SA people that Government continues to fail. I agree with you I live in Cape Town, the wealth gap is unbelievable, and the proximity of the poorest person to the wealthiest is close to Nothing. The reason why alot of people in the country hold the sentiment of anti Democratic Alliance is exactly what you're referring to here. I mean you do find white people in the streets in cape town as well, but blacks and colored people are predominantly the ones without homes, Jobs and end up being violent

@AshleyinAfrika

9 ай бұрын

It’s so complex

Too complicated to address in the comment section Lol we need a full 7 day workshop to explore the whys and the hows. But ultimately the after effects of Apartheid is still real and poor governance for the past 30 years have contributed to the wealth gap. The previous president frauded the government of R200million that went to his private residence. How TF is he not in jail???? How many houses could have been built with that money? But people living in townships are voting for the ANC like blind mice. People need to wake up and vote out the ANC.

@adrianm-he6he

10 ай бұрын

@heinrichkulsen4578. 30 years of the ANC is a peripheral issue compared to 400 years of *white supremacy* in SA, which was the previous government. Even still, the ANC is still controlled by the tentacles of the previous gov and are only symbolically in charge of the country. And no, the coloured situation should be address at any moment when possible. No seminars or conferences needed.

Wonderful story

Hi Ashley. This is an awesome and informative video as usual. The coloured debate is a can of worms that needs lots of time to debate. Your feeling about a sense of not belonging amongst coloureds is correct. When looking at the constitution of South Africa coloureds are classified as black but not African. Have an awesome day and thanks for sharing.

@mhlave2440

10 ай бұрын

@keiththomas877 There is nowhere in our constitution where people are classified as "Black" or "African" or any other classification you want to think of. Our constitution is not race neutral though based on the history we come from and Chapter 2 Section 9.3 specifically says "The state may not unfairly discriminate directly or indirectly against anyone on one or more grounds, including race, gender, sex, pregnancy, marital status, ethnic or social origin, colour, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, language and birth." Moving from the constitution I will speak of another Act which is not the same as the constitution that sets out to address the economic imbalance of the land called the BBBEE Act. The Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act 53 of 2003 under its definition sections states -' “black people” is a generic term which means Africans, Coloureds and Indians ' The Chinese people were included in this definition when they took the matter to the Constitutional Court and the court determined that they were also disadvantaged by the previous regime. So again the Constitution of the Republic Of South Africa Act 108 of 1996 does not classify people based on colour, religion or any such classifications. The BBBEE Act groups all previously disadavantaged people as people who were classified as "African, Coloureds, Indians" by the Apartheid government. There is no reason why any of the previously dusadvantaged people should self-isolate. We saw the the tactics of "Divide and conquer" employed by the previous regime are still being used to cause a rift amongst our people. We should never allow this to continue.

@Vander-K

10 ай бұрын

​@@mhlave2440Stop lying.

@camillainsonshine

9 ай бұрын

@mhlave2440, unfortunately I don’t know how in the world such an act even got passed. There is no African America that would every agree to be lumped with any other disadvantaged group, save maybe for American Indians (and that’s tricky of itself) when it comes to empowerment or development of those communities in the United States. Is the level of vitriol and inequality equally levied amongst the Asian groups you mentioned or the Coloreds? I know it sounds a little crass, but the people groups who suffered in the trenches and have not benefitted from any commensurate development post- Apartheid should have grave problems with that BBBEE Act. I would be willing to wager that the majority of them don’t know of this Act. The American governmental system are experts on promises with Acts that they have created 100 more loopholes and subterfuges to make these Acts of none effect. They get the praise for signing into legislation but never being genuine in carrying out. SMH! These groups you mention self isolate in the U.S and we are multicultural as you can get on the planet. Asking people groups who will naturally have their own self interests to stop self- isolating is antithetical to general human behavior. The fact that you are suggesting these groups of people do that on African soil is a reach. If we had a place to run home to, no problem. Their home is India and China, they can return anytime. South Africans and Africans in general need to do a better job at consolidating power for our own development. All this tribal stuff in a post- modern (sort-of) world is not faring well for us. It’s really precarious and dangerous!

@mikescythian5729

9 ай бұрын

​@camillainsonshine Unfortunately, most of your comment here is based on ignorance of South African society.

@camillainsonshine

9 ай бұрын

@@mikescythian5729 I’d rather just say, I see the plight from a different perspective. But fair statement on the fact that I am not from there, doesn’t mean that the Diaspora will have no legitimate perspective on the matter or at least, a different perspective to consider. Fair game!

Capetown is beautiful but it reminds me so much of America. And if i should migrate to SA it wouldn't be in Capetown it definitely be in Jo'burg or Durban.

@AshleyinAfrika

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

Very thoughtful video. Thank you. Ashley, I'm interested in seeing a video about the black South African Middle class and Elite, their careers, how they live, and how that might be equal or not, to what we see in the States. I have yet to see such a video. I appreciate your insight and look forward to seeing it. I appreciate your insight. Thank you.

The wealth gap is real in SA Ashley no doubt about that but there is a twist to it though...every major city or fluent suburb in SA definitely u will find those informal settlements but those people are not permanently staying there, they have good places to live where they originally come from mainly from the Eastern Cape, they are in Cape Town to work and of cause not earning too much they avoid rentals instead they build those shacks just to close to where they work and avoiding daily transport costs. Now come holiday times those areas will be ghost towns because they went back home where they have build beautiful homes. During ur time in SA take a drive through garden route from Cape town to Durban using N2 high way u wont believe what u will see..

@AshleyinAfrika

10 ай бұрын

This is a great perspective and makes so much sense. Thank you for sharing this with me and the community.

@thembi9645

10 ай бұрын

​@@AshleyinAfrikaSA is very complicated it'll take some time to fully understand it but you'll get there. Don't feel sorry for people who live in shacks coz those people are not poor instead they build big houses back home in Rural areas

@philad1439

10 ай бұрын

@@thembi9645 Definitely, most people from outside have no clue when it comes to this, they just believe what they are being told by people who are not even from here.

@LozaPoza

10 ай бұрын

@@thembi9645 You guys are telling lies. That is absolutely not the case. The majority of people in Khayelitsha and Langa are living in extreme poverty and don't have a "beautiful home" to go back to. I know you want to make SA look good to potential tourists and investors but don't downplay black suffering to spare Ashley's and other Westerner's feelings.

@thembi9645

10 ай бұрын

@@LozaPoza hehehehe haybo why would we lie, especially Khayelitsha coz it's fairly new, that means most are from Eastern Cape, just Google houses in Eastern Cape then. Thrs No need to lie, can't y see how people are building big houses back home.

The part about uber drivers. It's absurd to me that a tourists first narrative about South Africa, in South Africa is told to them by a non South African.

@ericbozeman264

10 ай бұрын

The fallout of what whites have done to the country and people.

@sozb6708

10 ай бұрын

What do you mean by your statement? What part is absurd? Drivers across the globe in cities with high tourism are usually immigrants.

@musaamos1678

10 ай бұрын

​@@sozb6708South Africa is an exception in the continent they is no country in Africa were majority of immigrants majority of them are illegal in the country working while 40% of the South African populous are unemployed, poor, young and black.

@sozb6708

10 ай бұрын

@@musaamos1678 I feel you Bru! I live in the US where it's raining immigrants. Around 13 million is the estimate. We get airplanes , trucks, busses, and boats of them everyday. Ukrainians coming in by the 10000s. But none of those MFs is gonna out hustle me or know the lay of the land like I do. It's some foul things going on in this world, you and I are blessed that we live in places that we don't have to flee from. U can either work your way into politics and increase enforcement on immigration laws or find a way to use the immigrant labor like the wealthy do. It's the exploitation and hopelessness in their home countries driving them to our countries. No law or enforcement is working ANYWHERE in the world.

@kgosimotsamai

10 ай бұрын

@sozb6708 Because it's done across the globe does not mean it should be done here. Each country is different and has unique circumstances. Why should the South African story be told to a tourists in South Africa by non South African? That is absurd to me as South African.

As a so called coloured. Your comments hit home so hard! It’s hard to explain but you got very close to what we have experienced here in Cape town as a so called coloured living in this colony.

Don't be mislead by the wealth gap. I know plenty of people that earn well but still live in the hood. Also most beggers travel long distances to specifically target the Sea Point, Camps Bay, Clifton area. Because lots of tourists and liberals, that will give them money. You will even come across professional beggers, that dress well and will come to you asking, you to please give them some money, because they are short for taxi fare / bus fare. They can easily make R500 ($30 or so) a day which is a lot for the average South African.

Hi Ashley. Welcome to the Motherland & thanks a lot for sharing your experiences of travelling in Mzansi (South Africa). I really love your content & continue to give us more 💓

@AshleyinAfrika

9 ай бұрын

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoy it!

Sounds like, L.A, San Francisco or Kensington PA. (extreme wealth gap). Can you talk about the safest way to travel into and around S. Africa? What is all "colored"? What is the best city to land for safety in S.A?

Check out the videos that Czech in Effect did while he was in Cape Town, he’s also an American KZreadr who travels all over but he doesn’t only go to tourist attractions he goes into every area and meets the people

I recommend: "Dinosaurs, Diamonds & Democracy: A short, short history of South Africa" by Francis Wilson and "White Supremacy: A Comparative Study of American and South African History" by the late Professor George Fredrickson of Stanford University, both masterpieces of research and academic exellence. Genetic studies have shown that the "Cape Coloureds", through slavery, are by far the most racially mixed or genetically diverse population on the planet (Wilson, 3rd Ed. page 25). They are probably the only living descendants of the indigenous people, the Cape Koi, Korana etc. They share ancestary with African-Americans because, it is not well-known that, many slaves were brought from West, Central and East Africa. Fredrickson writes that the Castle of Good Hope, the oldest European building in SA, was built primarily by male West-African slaves (1658-1674). Most of them perished through abuse. The females were sexually abused as slaves and their genes can be detected in the gene pool of the "Coloureds" My own DNA reports that I am 10% Nigerian. Best regards to you and your daughters.

It’s funny I have come across your content a few times and I thought it wasn’t for me so I kept going. But I recently had someone from New Orleans ask me about living in Cape Town. I touched very lightly on the wealth gap and the informal settlements and Khaylitsha as well. But I thought she was asking about business so I came to your channel and shared it with her and clicked on this video I watched it all. You summed it up perfectly even the parts you were unsure about. The Coulreds are the largest ethnic group here in CT and they are not a monolith just like we as AA’s in America are. I had the same feeling as you and since I have now lived here for a while. I can tell you there are all kinds of colored people and they sometimes think very differently about what it’s like to be. From the ones who don’t like black, black people excluding AA’s to the ones who hold their culture up and love it and the ones who don’t even think about what it is. I have even met a friend group whose parents only taught them English and refused to speak it in their home. Some “ghetto” some “boujee” some very professional and educated and some domestic workers. I say that to say this just take them as you met them and treat them as the individuals that they are. Just like us. Even though we are AA and chose to live in Africa we all have different interests, personalities and ambitions. Thanks for the content I loved it!

This is my view on poverty in South Africa, the urban coastal areas experienced apartheid the worst. It shocked me to see poverty in Durban, with shacks behind Indian mansions just there, me coming from a former homeland where shacks were outlawed, I could not wrap my head around it. Decent urban accommodation is not necessarily cheap, so people leave their villages to go stay in shacks in the city for better access to jobs. Townships of former South Africa also did not provide people with decent housing, especially after subjecting the to forced removals from the city to those township, many people never recovered. It will take several years of decentralization of cities, where smaller cities and towns can also be industrial hubs and reduce migration into the cities. For people in neighbouring countries, it will also require that SA is relieved of its duty to provide menial jobs for the region. Unfortunately, Cape Town remains the least transformed city in SA, and only thr Coloured community in that province have the numbers to sway the vote. We keep hoping that one day they will heal their immense trauma and elect a capable leader amongst themselves and push for transformation.

@Gerrard_yardy

10 ай бұрын

ANC govt had an opportunity to govern cape town , and they messed the place up BIG TIME ! The coloureds had the good common sense to vote them out . I wish the govt hadn't allowed 15 million migrants into our country since 1994 . I wish black SAns would stop romanticising and making excuses for the mess they've made .

@camillainsonshine

9 ай бұрын

Hallelujah sound Advice! It seems South Africans will have to get over the stigma of living in villages outside the city. Most Americans tired of these urban hells who run to an African outskirts village milking cows and living in peace first before trying to wing it out here in these dense urban spaces. When martial law sets in, no one will want to be in these cities GUARANTEED!! But agree % decentralization into all this beautiful cast land the country has is necessary. They need to do something quick because these African Americans are about make a mass exodus to the continent before 2024 elections and they will not care how they pool their money together to make it happen. Already hearing of SA people in the villages complaining about these huge mansions being built by outsiders from other countries. But I don’t know that country is too large in land mass to not be able to accommodate these people. There are too little resources available or bring provided for all this uncontrollable density.

@dot510

9 ай бұрын

And there is no place in South Africa that has dealt with racism at it's worst than WC. That's where it all began, all the Khoe and amaXhosa chiefs and kings suffered the worst brutality of apartheid before it started spreading all over S.A. You still smell it, sneez and breath it at its worst to this day.

@lebo5281

9 ай бұрын

@dot510 It was crafted there and perfected right there. I call it a live history book, with landmines of trauma.

@dot510

9 ай бұрын

@@lebo5281 It still is heartbreaking! I undertand Proffessor Phakeng's observation about the WC.

Apartheid ended in 1994 South Africa has a long way to go in dealing with segregation and disenfranchisement Majority of foreigners who arrived after black South Africans fought Apartheid don't understand the struggles and history of native South Africans and what their current struggles for economic freedom are! Ghana,Liberia, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Tanzania gained independence like more than 60 years ago or less, and majority of them come to South Africa to compete for limited resources and not bringing critical skills, investment or contribute in nation building, they coming for their selfishness reason Black Americans gained freedom like 100 of years ago But South Africans are fighting and not running away from their problems, but trying to fix their country!

@AshleyinAfrika

10 ай бұрын

It's complicated isn't it

The privilege of the AA community in SA boils down to the US’s geopolitical location as well as the worth of the US currency😢

@dinaledi4085

10 ай бұрын

No we are not that shallow. Its not about the American flag or currency. We know AA are marginalized and hardly the custodians of American wealth or power . We warmly accept AA because of their solidarity with us before apartheid and during apartheid. Our struggle heroes who wanted to study further could only access university education through HBCU in the US. In SA blacks were not allowed to go to university. The first African female to be awarded a Science degree was South African struggle hero Charlotte Maxeke and she studied at an HBCU in the US. Many followed after her. Many of your singers from Jazz to House to rap composed anti - apartheid songs which were even banned in this country but we got hold of them. Black American actors , civil rights activists , sports stars , prominent business people etc landed their powerful and influential voices to our struggle against apartheid. Our struggle heroes and your civil rights heroes formed alliances which Mr.Mandela himslef paid homage to Black Americans immediately after his release . Hence him personally coming to the US to thank AA communities. We knew that you were yourselves fighting the same fight yet you stood with us.

@rorirory121

9 ай бұрын

@@dinaledi4085 its not true that black South Africans were not allowed to go to university. University of Fort Hare was built by the British in +-1916 specifically for black people. Lovedale College and a good number of schools and other colleges were built by whites for black people. University of the North was built in 1959. MEDUNSA was built for black doctors, coming to the 80s blacks were admitted at University of Natal and UCT, i dont know about Wits. Mandela was a sell out who shut down colleges that were built by whites for blacks, he failed to build schools and instead built and upgraded prisons which are now overcrowded by blacks who couldnt get education because he, Mbeki and ANC failed and the ANC continue to fail black people. The truth about Mandela is known. Before Mandela there was no Super Max Prison in South Africa, Mandela, a prisoner gave us that and NO university. The puppet did not build a single hospital. Mandela shut down hospitals that were built by whites for blacks one of those was Mt Coke Hospital in the Eastern Cape. He shut them down and replaced them with nothing leaving communities stranded. There was segregation but there were resources and facilities although limited. Apartheid regime spent less on the black majority and more on the white minority but they still spent more than what Mandela, Mbeki and the ANC spend on blacks IF the results are anything to go by. More black babies die in public hospitals under Mandela's ANC than it was the case under apartheid this is because the apartheid regime spent more money training black doctors and nurses than the ANC does, and made sure hospitals and clinics were well supplied. Mandela and the ANC shut down nursing colleges for black people and waste money sending school leavers to study medicine in Cuba and China, those students drop out those who come back know very little. Wasting money on social grants is not an investment it is a waste of money, spending money on colleges is an investment. When the ANC came back from exile they were jealous of how far ahead black South Africans were, they tried to catch up by looting state enterprizes and still failed, they know nothing and cant catch up. There was no load shedding under apartheid. Knowledge is power, we know SA, we know the economy, we have the discipline and work ethic that was instilled on us under apartheid, they ran to exile and dont have that because all theybdid was drink themselves to stupors and rape unsuspecting youngvrecruits. Lol many of them were not even hunted by the apartheid regime. Apartheid regime didnt know them, they were not looking for those people because they had done nothing to be a threat to the state. Some skipped bail for non political crimes they committed against black people. The whole thing about Mandela, Tambo, Sisulu etc and the ANC was staged by Winston Churchill and Americans. JFK was involved. Churchill and not Verwoerd, was the father of apartheid, google it. The British were the masterminds hehind apartheid, they invited Americans the biggest rascals. The Afrikaaners administered segregation on behalf of the British and Americans and gave it the name Apartheid.

@ncami7319

8 ай бұрын

I think when comparing African Americans to other Africans, South Africans know that AA are only coming to enjoy, invest and just live in SA. They are not in SA to add to the unemployment thus overwhelm the system. Thank you Ashley, your content is amazing. I am a South African who currently lives in Atlanta.

@rorirory121

8 ай бұрын

@@ncami7319 the problem is that many dont seem to have a plan, if they do its short term when the intention should be long term especially for those with investments. The lack of a plan or poor planning will cut their stay short and fail their investments. We've been through this with black Americans in the 90s, coming to SA and they cant tell what their intentions are and then take their frustrations on black SA. When they fail they smear the country without looking at their failures to have Plan A, B and possibly C. People who seek their lifestyle can't survive in SA without a well paying job or a traditional business. I watched a video about their disgruntlement with Tanzania, apparently Tanzanian immigration officials give them "hard time" about their presence in the country and lack of contribution to the economy. Im in SA and am not aware of any black American investment besides McDonalds if its their investment. White Americans succeed where black Americans have failed because they have a plan and are willing to roll up the sleeves and get their hands dirty. A Japanese American and white American couple work in the healthcare sector in Port Elizabeth, healthcare if the lady's mention of "our hospitals" is anything to go by. Everybody knows that SA healthcare sector is a challenging 12hr shift, and then in their spare time they shoot KZread videos. I would love to hear from anybody who is aware of a black American who does something similar to contribute to our economy. I will not go back and trace white American and European involvement with initiatives in black communities, i dont expect black Americans to come here and work for nothing, i want to hear about those who are working to earn a living for themselves. KZread is not a business, high KZread earners have said that they cant rely on KZread. To me it looks like they just want to be in Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg to enjoy the good life and convenience. If they dont want to open and run traditional businesses or join the workforce like the Japanese and white American couple did, their stay in SA is going to end in losses and tears like it was the case in the 90s. Its not easy for us, its not going to be easy for them.

@Blissful-es1kk

5 ай бұрын

@@dinaledi4085 Your statement is true. I'm Black American and part of what we call, "Generation X" (those who were born between 1965 - 1980, in America). I'm a very young Gen X'er, but I was in grade school when apartheid was still taking place throughout South Africa. I remember distinctly that my family and many other AA families boycotted numerous corporations who were doing business in SA and AAs were in full solidarity with the Black people in South Africa. Mr. Nelson Mandela (though I know many South Africans felt betrayed by his later actions), is very much celebrated and respected in the U.S., particularly, because he was viewed as a liberation fighter and his story was shared in many AA households and in many U.S. schools. Just as many AAs had pictures of Dr. Martin Luther King in their homes, a number of AAs had pictures of Mr. and Mrs. Mandela in their homes during that time period. During the 90s, some very well established AAs relocated to South Africa to start businesses, since some were already familiar with South Africa from their travels and from hosting various South Africans at HBCUs in the States. The documentary Black (Americans) without borders shed light on the AA and SA relationship that was established. And FYI, Howard University, in Washington D.C. (which is a prominent HBCU), still has a number of South African professors who teach South African history and the Zulu language at the University.

BUT IT'S COLOURED PEOPLE THAT IMMIGRATED FOR BETTER JOB OPPORTUNITIES SINCE THE 1970'S ....AND ITS MOSTLY COLOURED PEOPLE WITH TECHNICAL SKILLS IN BUILDING,TEACHING NURSING AND HOSPITALITY...THERE ARE SOME IN BRITAIN, HOLLAND,AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD....AND EVEN AMERICA, YES YOUR AMERICA,LIKE MUSIC ARTIST...AND ATHLETES...YES IN AMERICA...LOL..BELIEVE IT OR NOT....WE AS COLOURED PEOPLE LOVE AMERICAN JAZZ AND BLACK AMERICAN SOUL,R&B,HIP HOP.. JAZZ ,SMOOTH JAZZ AND GOSPEL.....FRANKIE BEVERLY AND MAZE ARE OUR FAVOURITE IN SOUTH AFRICA...LOVE YOUR STYLE,GIRL

The term informal settlement, it is an informal settlement that people without South African identities settle, no ID no rent agreement, it is a grey area, none of them were planned by any of the cities, people living illegally in SA are why these exist, yes, some poor people live there but most of them are South Africans working abroad needing to send money home look for the cheapest rent possible and people living here that swam the river, SA has no borders, the countries are separated by rivers, when the rainfall is low it is relatively easy to get into SA, if the crocs don't get you you are South African, how do you budget for this?

@ShaqleeToine10.02

9 ай бұрын

Please misinform...informal settlements, are unplanned for settlement areas..and no they were not established by Foreign nationals but by locals initially moving into areas mostly to be closer to other family members like the mine workers' etc...its just easier for undocumented migrants to move into the areas, but they were not established by them

Hey Ash! South African here. Sad indeed about the homelessness. It seems I was in Seapoint around the same time as you. It was super cold, rainy and windy. Hope am not long winded here but would like to share a bit of information about South Africa. Government provides Social security grants and project homes what we call RDP homes and reason why you see so many shanty towns next you upscale homes is because after 1994 Government allowed anyone who wanted to put up a structure anywhere, let's say in the middle of Sunset Boulevard , you could, no one can uproot you until they spend a ton of money on lawyers. What you see is NOT a Government set up. Zhenopjobia exist everywhere in the world. South Africa has limited resources, we cannot accommodate all Aficans. Attracting unemployed migrants in a country with one of the highest unemployed rate is a problem, brother or not. South Africans can't just go to Zimbabwe or West Africa and be allowed to put up shop and shack, hijack electricity and water services, putting pressure on a system that is already stretched not sufficient for locals. South Africans is still very much segregated residue of apartheid. Sorry Ash, you have it twisted, coloureds / mixed race are better blacks, they were that during apartheid and still see themselves this way. Apartheid treated them better than blacks, including Indians. Blacks were 3rd class citizens. Black Government and Affirmative action rocked their boat , prioritized blacks to correct imbalances. I can go on and on. Please do yourself a favor l, study South African History so your everything you see will make sense. Us that were born and lived in SA all our lives, we are definitely not feeling sorry for ourselves and no victim mentality. It's a free country where you can nake of yourself what you like. Offcourse the wealth you see in Capetown is also in Johannesburg but in Johannesburg its covered under the greenery in the surbubs. These homes are owned buy mostly white community that was enabled by the apartheid government to create wealth, rich and middle class foreigners as well. However black SA middle class catching up slowly but surely. White man can't stand it, they move out of these areas cause they can't stand to see clever and better blacks living next doorwe are right there behind them 😅

I am so grateful you addressed the wealth gap in SA. I found it to be extremely sad and disturbing when I visited early this year.

@camillainsonshine

9 ай бұрын

That is enough of a reason for me not to visit. I was planning to but I can get severely in the dumps seeing it. It would be hard for me to even go to restaurants. I know it sounds a bit too much and not that serious but in 2023 to me this is so unecessary so I really am glad I caught this video. I ask white people here in America that visit Cape Town and they rave about it and place it on the top 3 of their places to visit and live and I would never hear anything about inequality which goes to show you that YT people will obviously have a whole different interaction with SA than African peoples. Unfortunately, governance has to do better and urban planning and wise infrastructural changes have to be a priority.

I am a Cape tonian I was born and bred in the city Cape Town is not about human settlement there are beautiful townships in my city ,most of the people who living in human settlement are from Eastern Cape they are beautiful people not poor people ,they came to the of to look for jobs ,they have a beautiful homes in the rural areas ,there is no xenophobia in South Africa these people they always speak bad about our country I don"t know why they just leave us alone , I don"t know what you are talking about .

@liveinwisdom3610

10 ай бұрын

Where do you get the idea that majority of those in the Townships are from the Eastern Cape? You are just spreading propaganda with the "Eastern Cape" invasion narrative. Majority are from Cape Town, there has always been plenty of Xhosa speaking people in Cape Town. Most migrations are into Gauteng.

@sadecallum

10 ай бұрын

Xhosa's are not native to Western Cape. So those who are here are descendents from Eastern Cape.

@kamogelok5315

10 ай бұрын

@@sadecallum This statement was valid in 1850 but we're one country now man there cant be ideas such as someone isnt native from an area. Thats just my opinion though.

@tonniwolf687

10 ай бұрын

​@@liveinwisdom3610 80% of Xhosa ppl in Cape Town are from the Eastern Cape and they go home every December.

@sadecallum

10 ай бұрын

@@kamogelok5315 the newer generation are native but many xhosa's don't recognize Western Cape as their ancestral land. Whenever someone dies here they are buried in Eastern Cape as they recognize that as 'their' land.

Ashley, Thanks for sharing a prospective we me. I am interested in South Africa, namely Capetown, still as an African American helping would not be a problem,we just don't want to be thee emotional punching bag for Black South Africans. We been through absolute hell here in the matrix.

As a South African, I know and acknowledge the fears of foreigners in this country. I hope that in time, our people will open their hearts a bit more and let go of all negative emotions. ❤

@kemmoneR

9 ай бұрын

No we won't...

@Edge24

9 ай бұрын

@@kemmoneR why fill the world with hate when there's already more than enough to go around?

@kemmoneR

9 ай бұрын

@@Edge24 i am not hating, i just don't want to share my land with people who are only coming here to benefit and destroy. It's self preservation.

@rorirory121

9 ай бұрын

Open hearts to a growing problem of illegal immigration that is putting pressure on our resources? Where is wisdom in that?

@rorirory121

9 ай бұрын

@@kemmoneR that is true.

Thank you for your content. I would like to provide some context to your comments around your visit and comments on poverty and the wealth gap. The population of Kyayalitsha in cape town is listed at 2.4 million people , and let’s say that the figure is correct (I believe it is closer to 3 million). If Khayelitsha was a city in the USA it would be the third largest city behind New York (8.3 million) Los Angeles (3.82 million) and Chicago (2.67 million). So your comments are correct around lack of services. The town planning was for around a population of 300 000 , not 2.4 million. That means the following , not enough schools, parks, community centres . Public transport has been privatised to the mini bus taxi industry. The population density is extreme . Very few residents pay any tax or municipal rates to local government for services, water , electricity . Those 2.4 million citizens are subsidised by the other rates payers in the city. The majority of citizens live off government grants. Why did this are grow out of control ……. because the ANC government and their agents have promised free land in a strategy to increase the number of ANC voters in Cape Town ….. which is not governed by the ANC but by the opposition the Democratic Alliance. The city of cape town cannot go out and remove the vast numbers of illegal residents and squatters as this will create massive conflict that is stoked by political agitators and people will get killed. Had the ANC invested in education, vocational as well as academic after 1994 instead of purchasing arms, jets, ships, submarines, the country would have a less Marxist indoctrinated and more productive population. This was intentional, educated citizens vote corrupt governments out of power. The other interesting point is that the coloured population in Cape Town outnumber the white population. Unemployment in Cape Town officially sits at around 35% but it is closer to 50%, this drives poverty and crime. The triad in the poverty is the influx of people from Zimbabwe, Angola, Mozambique, Congo. The political leaders in all these countries were colleagues in the liberation struggle, they were all trained and supported by Russia and China. Education , weapons and money. The Zimbabweans in South Africa are fleeing murderous persecution by the ruling political party. This has been a mass migration from Zimbabwe to South Africa. The South African government has never called out or tried to stop the atrocities committed in the name of liberation by Zimbabwe. They are all comrades in arms in the communist ideal and do not criticise or take action against members of the comrade club. The last point is that in the 70s and 80s South Africa was involved in an armed conflict against Russia and Cuba in Angola. Very similar to the USA fighting communism in Vietnam and Korea. We faced T55 and T72 tanks and Mig 19 and 23 fighter jets. The world is mute on this point. So world liberal views simplify south africa to colonial oppression and identity politics , power and privilege they forget the soviet influence and the very bad ideas of a old german man who lived in london during the industrial revolution.

@antony6799

10 ай бұрын

Russia and China dont have the kind of townships and poverty you see in SA and Zimbabwe, even the original communists tend to have some class. SA , Zimbabwe and Angola are simply suffering from poor leadership, mainly corrupt leaders, in China where those leaders supposedly got their ideas from, they would have been hanged or imprisoned by law.

Hi Ashley its true sisi I have been staying in Cape Town for 19 years now,as a middle class women and able to own a home. Most people are living in poverty. However I have hope that things will change in my country. Housing situation is a mess especially with most people moving to Cape to seek job.I value people that come from other countries especially you guya from America to invest not cause problems.

@darrenmanuel509

5 ай бұрын

most people arent living in poverty

Township conditions~ sad indeed.

Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape are the symbolic of the Jim Crow of the deep South. The British coloniality is deeply entrached in these three provinces regarless of the so- called political gains of 1994.

We have a problem in south africa of a government thats not able to plan for affordable housing. Those people in those areas are not all poor; most of them work in cape town; some are nurses snd some are teachers, others are drivers, but because there is no planned affordable housing by government, they end up staying in those places coz it is expensive in the city. Some can afford, but would rather live in the shanties for free. It's like Alexandra in Johannesburg and other shanti places; the people there drive nice cars and earn over 10k, but continue to live there coz it's free.

@AshleyinAfrika

9 ай бұрын

That makes sense

@ChrisTus83

6 ай бұрын

With rapid migration from disfunctional provinces under ANC management and millions of undocumented immigrants entering the country illegally, it is impossible for a government to plan for ánything. The situation is now completely unmanageable.

one word, Malema!

How can we all be fighting for resources and everyone is allowed to stream in. Its governmet who dont care about the people of this nation.the needs are great here and the whole of Africa wants to be here.

Thanks for sharing! 😊 Great video as always You made mention of xenophobia but I didn’t get a clear understanding of what things are happening to people on the other end of xenophobia. Is it a feeling? Like the feeling your driver spoke about or does something happen to them? Just asking since I don’t have a clue what it looks like and learning through you. Interesting to hear about the huge wealth gap in Cape Town. Reminds me of San Francisco where there are beautiful homes and mansions on the same street with homeless. The Bay Area has struggled over the years to figure out what to do with all the fecal matter on the streets. Hopefully things change for the better.🙏🏽

About the xenophobia well yes it does exist but to a certain extent and perhaps our explanations are over looked why it happens and there is biasness to the whole thing because u get this information from the foreigners mostly without any insights from the locals. You have mentioned being poor as a foreigner u being treated badly and also had these conversations with uber drivers and so on who are not South Africans. As u know SA's unemployment rate especially among the poor, SA is a capitalist state the wealthy people do not want to share all they want is profit, u have a business and make money but u don't wanna pay ur employees what they deserve and if your workers boycott coz of the way u treat them instead of paying people what they deserve u fire them and employ foreign nations who comes from the worse in their countries they will take whatever u pay them and that leave South Africans unemployed so most people say its their laziness they do not wanna work, now when that happens where does that put South Africans ? unemployed right ? so what do u think will happen when someone comes far away while u trying to live better but someone comes to take even lesser than what u were getting, that result in hatred to those who come from outside to have the job u were fired for just because u wanted a better pay.

@kgosimotsamai

10 ай бұрын

💯. The part about uber drivers. It angers me that a tourists first narrative about South Africa, in South Africa is told to them by a non South African.

@dinaledi4085

10 ай бұрын

To make things worse is that they don't care that black South Africans fought for centuries to have a fair share of the economy. Hundreds of thousands of activists died fighting for equal pay , living wage, fair labour practice and basic working conditions . The 80s and 90s saw many union members being jailed or even killed fighting for blacks to have a fair piece of the wealth of our land. Now unions are legal and we have all kinds of labour legislation to protect ALL workers but its all rendered useless because the employers simply employ foreigners who will ignore unions and replace the now very politically conscious black SAn. This means our whole struggle is now pushed several decades back and by our own brothers and sisters who look like us.

@philad1439

10 ай бұрын

@@dinaledi4085 True hey, its really terrible

@dinaledi4085

10 ай бұрын

@@philad1439 Its the gas lighting for me.

@philad1439

10 ай бұрын

@@dinaledi4085 Lets forgive them and perhaps inform them more of the real situation but if they just can stop spreading false information we can all enjoy being here including our African bothers

The shacks looks horrible in Cape Town. It's a bad image for our country.

I am loving the dialogue and perspective in these comments. Our willingness to learn and share will heal us. It will help us. We are magical together. Thank you for sharing!! Download my Cape Town Travel Guide: www.ashleyinafrika.com/travel-guides/p/travel-itinerary-cape-town-south-africa-7-days

@arhadi-mt3fs

10 ай бұрын

You can add Port Elizabeth in this link , the seenary drive between Port Elizabeth and Cape town is out of this world. There are beautiful mountains and beaches along the way and small beautiful towns in between,you can not believe) it . Knaysna, tsitsikamma tallest bridge in the world,Jeffriesbay beautiful beaches , st Francis beautiful houses and beaches ,knysna beautiful beaches and mountain etc

@christobelthipe8627

10 ай бұрын

Nonsense

@adrianm-he6he

10 ай бұрын

@ christobelthipe8627. What’s nonsense?

We all from townships even presidents 🎉😅⛹️🤾🏌️🔥🇿🇦

@dinaledi4085

10 ай бұрын

Danko 😂❤🖤

DUE to immigration to Australia and New Zealand Afrikaans are are spoken in those communities. In Holland as well..

Ghetto's in America are mentality ghettos, whereas everywhere else in the world its mentality and physical ghetto's. I was shocked when I visited LA, seen beautiful homes, palm trees, wonderful roads, nice restaurants, but the area i was in was considered the hood. I was so confused, so just summed it up to a mentality.

@bishoptatum8737

10 ай бұрын

That’s Los Angeles. Don’t assume that every city in America is like LA. I think foreigners have a hard time understanding how diverse America is. Not just in people but geography and cityscapes. Not to say America looks just as bad as townships in South Africa but there are plenty of poverty stricken communities in America that look like a bomb struck the community. Also the beauty of LA’s hoods have turned a lot of tourist into victims because they got caught up in the palm trees, sun and houses with nice front yards,etc. America can be very tricky.

@liveinwisdom3610

10 ай бұрын

@@bishoptatum8737That's why I specifically said its a mentality. A culture of gangsterism. We also have this culture, espescially in the Cape Flats, where being a gangster is glamourized and generational. Like it is in LA, when I visited there, I came across men in their 60's with a family still claim blood or crip nonsense. So its a mentality.

@camillainsonshine

9 ай бұрын

@@bishoptatum8737 Yep!!! You are very right. Don’t believe the hype. You go to the “South” some places looked like they have never received a Federal dime and conditions look like the 1800’s. Major cities in America African American children unable to write a descent paragraph in English that you can comprehend as late as 15 years old. Bless God Captivity is over for the Diaspora. Isaiah 60 is loading, Isaiah 11:11-12 is about to unfold

@trailblazersish

8 ай бұрын

Ghettos in Los Angeles don't look as blighted as Ghettos in Detroit, Cleveland or Philadelphia. Cityscapes & geography in America are very diverse

@camillainsonshine

8 ай бұрын

@@trailblazersish Most definitely

In cape town we all still live in the aresa we alwere placed during apartheid group areas act. Yeah some move around ....but ultimately everyone still remains where they were placed.

should have taken footage to give a more visible idea......but nice discussion overall

Its not xeno...look how you mentioned the wealth gap, now imagine seeing people who havent shed blood for the country come and reap thier benefits. South africans are still hungry and angry so coming to SA whilst majority still poor, there will be no peace for them

If you come to San Francisco you will see a lot of homeless.. I need there every where.. and the wealth gap is worst

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Yes, the living conditions in these informal settlements are terrible. In many of the cases those are the inhabitants' second homes. More or less one third of the people living there are immigrants, mostly undocumented or illegal. The solution is that their countries create jobs and livable conditions for them so that they can return home. More or less one third are migrants from the Eastern Cape with big, beautiful family homesteads on fertile homeland soil. Because they don't know how to develop their homeland to be economically self-sustainable, they move to Cape Town to look for jobs. The ANC government should develop the Eastern Cape and lure the locals back to their beautiful, spacious province. The last third of informal settlement dwellers are original Capetonians. At the speed that Cape Town is expanding and developing there soon should be enough work for all of them. As soon as land becomes available, with the help of government, they should be able to buy or build their own houses. Keep in mind that a lot of the poverty is the result of gangsterism and drug abuse. If SAPS do not put an end to these two huge social ills, nothing else will change for the better.

Omg Ashley where are the spas in Capetown?

@AshleyinAfrika

10 ай бұрын

They are everywhere and the travel guide has a few top teir ones to choose from! www.ashleyinafrika.com/travel-guides/p/travel-itinerary-cape-town-south-africa-7-days

Interesting! Colored people are seen differently in different parts of the world based on the experience of European colonialism. What you refer to yourself as Coloreds are known by different names from Haiti to other parts of Latin America to British Caribbean colonies, former French colonies etc, but because of sharing European DNA are usually privileged in society. In the United States of America, one drop of “black blood “ within 1-3 generations, you are seen as black. Treatment might vary based on region and population sizes within region but on paper, you are black and if visible, most definitely, you are considered part of the black minority. This might be quite different in Europe, especially per European country but reading literature especially historical fiction or non-fiction opens a host of perspectives. Definitely, definitely travel outside SA 👍🏾

@darrenmanuel509

5 ай бұрын

COLOUREDS ARE BLACK EVERYWHERE OUYSIDE SA. THEY HAVE MULTIRACIL HERIATGE THRU SLAVERY/DETRIBALISATION/CREOLISATION JUST LIKE AFRICAN AMERICANS

South Africa has a painful history of land dispossession by white settlers. Our people were driven to labour camps (townships). White settlers would go there to fetch Black people to work on farms & mines. My family lost vast tracks of land including cattle without compensation & confined to township life. I think the issue of "Xenophobia" is being blown out of proportion. South Africans in general are welcoming folks & live side by side with other Africans. Further, I think the media spread propaganda that South Africans hate other Africans, it's not true. There's no tension. I live with people from Botswana, Zim, Malawi, Lesotho, Nigeria & the DR Congo. Racial segregation & classification was created by Whites where ever they colonised countries. In Mzansi, indigenous Afrikans were regarded as the 4th class of citizens, Coloureds 3rd class, followed by Indians as 2nd class. Spatially, Africans were forcefully moved 30-50km away from cities/farms were they work. They wake up early at 03h30 to catch two taxi/train to get to work. South Africa is not perfect but it is slowly reversing the legacy of Apartheid. We just need the political will to fix our issues and we can learn a lot from Rwanda #Mayibuye iAfrika ❤

@AshleyinAfrika

9 ай бұрын

❤️

Please do a video on african american privilege in cape town..im considering moving there and would love to hear the different dynamics at play. Thanks! Bless up!

@adrianm-he6he

10 ай бұрын

@ henryfloyd3943. Why would you want privilege in Cape Town and worst yet, why would you need to move there? If a video on this social disorder motivates you then you might be headed to the wrong place.

@henryfloyd3943

10 ай бұрын

@@adrianm-he6he you assume alot off me asking a question ..please go get a life..I was considering moving there before I even heard this ..I'm black American from ATL just like her and I wanna hear of what area I may be considering moving and how I will be perceived ..put away your social justice cape with me thanks

@JohnThomas-li2vi

9 ай бұрын

I'm an African American, and I also ( even if it true) think that your foolish, silly, pathetic statement about African American privilege was out of line. If you want to discuss the living conditions and want certain imformation on the institutions and other things of importance to you then do so, but don't show your ignorance concerning " your privileges". It is you who should get a life, and some brains along with it.

Hi Ashley i still want you to be my Queen 👑

Great content once again Ashley. Xenophobia in South Africa: I'll comment on the 'Let's talk about Xenophobia video'. Coloured people discrimination: I'm hearing this all the time but I would love to know some details. How exactly? Aren't coloured, Indian and Asian people in the same category now as black people, which means the benefits are the same? I hope someone will finally clarify this.

@camillainsonshine

9 ай бұрын

With all the vids on South Africa so am watching, they have not shown colored and Asians in shanty towns. They probably need to interview a few so I can see, but overall, I don’t get the impression that all these people groups are suffering the economic disparities of South Africans on the ground. I may be mistaken

@ChrisTus83

6 ай бұрын

No, when it comes to BEE and job reservation there is an official list from most important to least important when it comes to job reservation. Black women are at the top of the list and White men at the bottom. All the other races and sexes are placed in between these two extreme points. This means if all the job applicants have more or less the same qualifications and/or experience, the Black woman must get the job. Next in line are Coloureds, Indians and then Whites, first the women in that racial group then the men. Somewhere in there provision is also made for people with disabilities. Many young White people after graduation immediately apply for jobs in other countries because they know they don't stand a chance to be employed in SA. Two freshly qualified engineers in our family, with honorary degrees, have left for the Netherlands this week. They are engaged and got employment at the same company. They will probably never return to SA. The brain drain is real.

No is not idol!!!!. Its simple, the gov responsiblity to provide service delivery please dont do that dont say that about these people struggling. These are the people who fought and sr still fighting for you to enkoy the luxury in that country. To bilittle south africans like that. Really do your reseach in understand the conscious mindsey of the evrttday south afrivan

I'm currently in Cape Town visiting, and I'm very curious about learning about the coloured community. I'm not sure where they live to be able to connect with them. I myself would be considered coloured within the context here though I'm from the U.S.

@dinaledi4085

10 ай бұрын

I hear AA saying this a lot. Why would you be considered coloured ? Do you understand the apartheid history of classification and why they created the coloured race ?

@thembi9645

10 ай бұрын

Other Coloureds don't want to be called Coloureds they prefer to be called Blacks

@saralaubscher4911

10 ай бұрын

Try look for a tour of the Bo-Kaap area, you sometimes even find people doing cooking classes in their homes in the Bo-Kaap, which might be a nice way to learn more about the culture. You can also go to the District 6 Museum on Buitenkant St to learn more about some of the history. Hope this helps and hope you enjoy your time here

@RushayBooysen

10 ай бұрын

Just connect with some Coloureds and ask them to give you a tour. @warriorsdream3734

@gavinmcleod7446

9 ай бұрын

@@thembi9645 Dummy’s don’t realise “Black” is also a label of oppression…. describing someone as Black , came about when Europeans left European shores to conquer and subjugate ….Jim Crowe’s “ One drop rule” white supremacist laws were abolished in the 1960’ 70’s , and yet the “ Black” label is still used to describe brown and olive skinned folks of colour in the West … mental enslavement and cultural conditioning.

The townships are a real grey area and totally misunderstood, most of the people living there those are their second or third homes, most of them have large tracks of tribal land that they own, most of the people living in them have multiple homes in those townships and are making a decent living doing that, it is easy to look and make up an opinion, understandably so but no matter what you do, another one will appear somewhere else you never expected it to be, I have seen these start with one shack and within a couple of years there are hundreds and sometimes thousands of these death traps on mountains, hills and along river banks which is why when it rains they all are harmed so badly by it, SA is the USA of Africa, just like your southern border we have the same.

People live in those places because they don’t wanna pay rent I also lived in shack at Pretoria but when you visit at home at it’s beautiful home find a South African friend who will explain to you this because some how you misleading the people all over the world we can be poor but on that level you think South Africa is big very big take your time

Hearing your take and most Americans (African Americans) speak on African culture shocks such as the topics you discussed I’ve realized that most of you view Africa through a white lense/gaze to some extent. It’s as though they come to Africa to live the (white privilege) lives they can’t live in America, they come to be the superior black people when they come to Africa. In many ways they consciously or unconsciously practice the ways of the white people where they come on us Africans. Somehow see themselves as the better blacks.

@AshleyinAfrika

10 ай бұрын

I respect you, your perspective, and I understand how it can come across that way

@adrianm-he6he

10 ай бұрын

@saltmoon995. “they come to live the white privilege lives they can’t live in America” AAs worked their butts off in America by force and built the largest storehouse of wealth on the planet. So much so that millions run to America to eat off what AAs built while AAs hardly benefit. If anyone deserves 40 acres in a mule for their hardwork, it’s them.

@camillainsonshine

9 ай бұрын

You are not lying. As a Diasporan, some of the comments I see people make on the You Tube streets on returning to any part of Africa is highly insensitive, non-reflective, extractionary and imperialist rather than contributory and humility in learning. I think all Diasporans especially from the United States (Caribbean folks and those of Central & South America understand the struggles on the continent to a greater degree in my estimation) …. Need to do some adequate reading and maybe some Prof. Lumumba talks online to orient themselves because a lot of the ignorance is not their fault. When I went to the u.S from the Caribbean, I could not believe that most black Americans you encountered had not left their state or crossed the border to another state. That has improved a bit but it leaves for questionable perspective of themselves as African people with an identity that’s not just the one they perceive of within their North American jurisdiction. All the Diaspora needs to emancipate from imperialist though processes and as well mental slavery. We have to want to bridge that understanding and that gap intentionally and proactively- if not by the time they are yet again persecuting folks again on the West and have to flee Babylon to the continent, -that we’re not going from the boiling pot into the frying pan- raising nonsense altercations on misunderstandings with African brothers and sisters on their own soil. Satan is always up to mischief!!

Have you engaged black South Africans in the townships about this xenophobia and the South African exiles about how xenophobic Africans were to them calling them all sorts of names? Have you engaged illegal immigrants about how their own governments drive them out of the countries to come to SA and put pressure on our already overstretched resources?

No sound

@AshleyinAfrika

10 ай бұрын

Really?

@TheDerekCrosson

10 ай бұрын

This usually happens immediately after a video is uploaded. I’ve noticed it on other channels too. You just have to wait about 20 minutes and come back

Hai Bo! Are you still in Cape Town😂😂.... not that it's any of my business but I'm just wondering if you have abandoned us in Joburg 🤔🤔???

Majority of Coloureds are not natives, they are a mix of black people and Dutch white settlers, hence they speak Dutch. I know they claim that their language is only spoken in South Africa which is not true, that language is 80% Dutch. The people they claim to be, which is Koi San are still living in the desert and never integrated to the morden way of life. And their language is no where near the language that Coloureds speak which is Dutch. Most Coloureds are racist and want to be seen as better than black people.

@AshleyinAfrika

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your thoughts

@catherinesterling1685

9 ай бұрын

Coloreds as I see them are buck broken a race of Sambos and mammies fact

@darrenmanuel509

8 ай бұрын

everything you said is false. The mojoarity of colouireds descend from african natives/slaves/migrants. And of that African Dna . Majority were native KHOI/BANTU. so its insaley funny howu can be so historically inaccurate on their gentics. teh average coloured is 70% african, of which most is NATIVE DNA. The afrikaans language is a dutch based creole thats why its not fully dutch. Simliar to wehy HAITAIN CREOLE UISNT FULLY FRENCH or BELIZE CREOLE ISNT FULLY ENGLISH. it was created by detribalised/enslaved natives and the slave population in the Cape Colony. Its amateur to let your own personal issues with coloures cuase you to be historically incorrect

@darrenmanuel509

5 ай бұрын

cape coloureds are natives

@darrenmanuel509

5 ай бұрын

khoi people created the afrikaans language. a dutch based vcreole language created by creole khoi/slaves descendents

Coloureds are no more indigenous (Khoi or San) than black South Africans with the same or more % of Khoi or San in their DNA. They are not isolated or separated by black South Africans, they isolate themselves out of their own racism which is not going to help their situation. There are lots of layers in the Coloured mentality which black South Africans have nothing to do with. Coloureds like to present themselves as victims and to believe that Cape Town belongs to them and that black SA are foreigners there. Cape Town is in South Africa in Africa and South Africans of African decent belong there, if they want to pursue this discussion Id say more than someone with foreign genes because i see they are into genetics even though they have not taken any test. Black SA should not fall for Coloured seige mentality.

Just to touch on Xenophobia a little, i dont think Xenophobia is that prominent in Cape Town, ofcourse there is a general feel about foreigners and its certain individuals i would say. But for the most part the attacks on foreign nationals happen in Gauteng and sometimes spill over to KZN. The big thing is behind the culture of drugs and female extortion certain guys from other countries not everyone come and introduce in SA. Look i do uber driving on my spare time, and this ine day i was driving this Nigerian guy and he just so happened to start speaking to a lady over the phone, i tried to mind my own business but the guy was going in heavy on this conversation in an absolutely rude, vile way to talk to anyone telling her to be on the road at a certain time he needs money, i was appalled really, and those are the type of things that cause the vengeance of South africans to spill on innocent people who do not know anything about these things who are here to earn an honest living. So its complicated Ashley it really is

@AshleyinAfrika

9 ай бұрын

It’s so complicated

Come Home (America) Sista!! We need you here, we need our people home to continue our spiritual journey.

@JohnThomas-li2vi

9 ай бұрын

What spiritual journey. You mean our descent into hell, along with our enemies. Your living on another mans land ( your enemy) with no resources, power or prospects for the babies. The African American community has been displaced and replaced by the immigrants from around the world and we now lanquish in the twilight zone waiting for genocide to put us out of our misery. From 1780 to 1989 all of our Holy Pan African prophets of separation told us to turn our eyes to mother Africa, return to our motherland and build a new world order for ourselves and the nation. America is done, and is slowly on its way to 4th world status. Ashley is just one of the pioneers who adhered to the call and is now laying down the ground work, for others who have also heard the call.

We are coloureds from zimbabwe and we speak afrikaans

@RushayBooysen

10 ай бұрын

Van die Arcadia?

South africa is a whole planet earth , youll see everything here 😂

The uber drivers get attacked so they won't go in there

What is your view on FBA living in Africa in that perspective?

@camillainsonshine

9 ай бұрын

If y’all don’t stop with these crazy terms and categorizations 😳😳😳

@JohnThomas-li2vi

9 ай бұрын

@@camillainsonshine ha ha ha ha I agree with you 100%. Such foolish nonsense.

@Cholmes-lf5kd

6 ай бұрын

@@camillainsonshine there’s nothing wrong with us FBA not wanting to be in the same box with Africans and Caribbeans.

@camillainsonshine

6 ай бұрын

@@Cholmes-lf5kd I disagree from a spiritual perspective but I hear you. 👍🏾 I am sure there are perceived and legitimate reasons for your perspective; but doesn’t make it the most conducive in the long run for where the world is going. But I hear you. Shalom Shalom😊

Yes Afrikaans is the most spoken language in Namibia after English. All tribes...

I think you are misguided to say the least. Don't get yourself involved in South African politics. Visit enjoy and go home. Please

@thembi9645

10 ай бұрын

It's really sensitive, deep and complicay. U are right

@dinaledi4085

10 ай бұрын

The danger with SA politics is listening to only one side and then forming a strong opinion and view. One thing Ashley needs to understand is that when you come to SA you come on a clean slate and how you are treated a few years later will be directly based on how you treated SAns. We are very soft , happy clappy and welcoming but we will switch up if you mistake our Ubuntu for weakness or stupidity.

@AshleyinAfrika

10 ай бұрын

LOL at happy clappy! I love South Africa and have had a beautiful experience. I also see more assertiveness, dominance, and patriotism in the SA people--it's necessary.

@dinaledi4085

10 ай бұрын

@@AshleyinAfrika Lol, we love you too and welcome your curiosity and questions about your second home. Its really good that you are engaging in these difficult conversations because whether you stay here permanently or not you will one day have to explain some of these issues to your beautiful daughters when they become adults.

@CAPETOWN963

10 ай бұрын

​@@AshleyinAfrikaAlways welcome in CapeTown

The greatest misconception about the so called “colored community” is that everyone is mixed with one or another race. I think you should do some research and look into the history of the Khoe/Khoi, San, Griqua and Nama people of Southern Africa. When the Europeans came to South Africa in the early 1500’s, they found Khoi, San, Griqua, Nama and the Xhosa people spread out over the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape areas. Interracial relationships from back then created mixed race people who are now called colored people. The colonialist and Apartheid government used segregation and racial classifications to distinguish between the people who are mixed and those are not. During the early 1910’s the Apartheid government eventually decided that the Khoi, San and Griqua and other groups should be classified as “colored” as well. Most of the Nama people moved South West to Namibia and fought against the Germans (Namaqua genocide) who wanted to take their land, and they are still being referred to as Nama in their country Namibia, but when they come to South Africa they are referred to as colored as well lol 😂 Maybe this will help you understand where the terms and classifications white, black, colored came from. For example, some indigenous (Khoi/San/Nama etc) people who are now seen as “colored” people refuse to be called colored or black, they rather refer to themselves as African or South African, because that is who we all truly are. Since we became a democracy in 1994, only former president Thabo Mbeki and the United Nations (UNESCO) has recognized the Khoi and San people who are still here in South Africa till today. I hope this helps in some way. Love your videos.

@camillainsonshine

9 ай бұрын

Interesting!

@AshleyinAfrika

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this information. I appreciate you

@taumokhethi

9 ай бұрын

Spot on Bro ❤

@JuanHorn

9 ай бұрын

@@taumokhethi Thank you bro. Nobody can tell our story better than us.

@catherinesterling1685

9 ай бұрын

Thank you, thank you

Capetown coloureds don’t believe they are black, if you tell them they are black they disagree and denounce any blackness that exists within them. Eastern Cape coloureds accept they are black and are immersed with the indigenous Xhosa people of Eastern Cape and most of them speak Xhosa. Durban coloureds consider themselves black too and most speak Zulu, and Johannesburg coloureds consider themselves black too. To me if you’ve got melanin and you’re from Africa you are black. The residual effects of Apartheid are very clear, like a slap in the face and the more you learn the more complex it is. For the American viewers, to learn anything about South Africa you have to be in the country and see it for yourself learn it from the people. So my advice to anyone who wants to know more, visit first and get your information from the people. The things you see in the media most of the time are actually insane, the propaganda is real lol.

@leedraslifestyle9892

10 ай бұрын

Stop with this divisive Rhetoric. This kind of commentary without living in the actual communities is harmful and dangerous to the community you are carelessly judging. It causes further division in an already fractured society. Why not find out facts and then come with solutions that could work for the betterment of all who live here. Understand from the view point of people born and bred in Cape Town for hundreds of years who actually have been through insane struggles that has gone unseen and does not want to be seen.

@liveinwisdom3610

10 ай бұрын

Because they are not black. The ones in Cape Town are mainly of Asian, European and Malagasy decent. You can not compare them to coloureds in other provinces. Most of those in other provinces actually have black relatives, and speak our languages. So I honestly don't know what's with our obsession to make anyway non-white to be black.

@nthabiqueenb5726

10 ай бұрын

@@liveinwisdom3610y’all Cape coloureds are even more poor than blacks anyway. Irrespective of how you view yourselves

@sindiswamsubo9519

10 ай бұрын

@@leedraslifestyle9892 I went to school in Capetown and I’ve had many and I mean many conversations with the locals. I’m just telling you what they told me and what I’ve observed, which is the truth, it’s bitter but it’s the truth. I’ve also lived in Johannesburg and I’m from Durban so I’m simply sharing my observations. We have to uncover everything and stop sugar coating things, so that real, deep and meaningful conversations can happen and we find the right solutions to the problems in our countries and communities.

@leedraslifestyle9892

10 ай бұрын

@@sindiswamsubo9519 I work in service industry and alot of people from Durban come to our city with this preconceived idea of what Cape Town is like, based off what they have heard from people, that mind you have not been originally born and raised ( for more than 100 years) here. Living in a community is not the same as heresay from biased opinions. Let us not be ruled by opinions and heresay but by facts and facts only. That’s why we are failing as a generation because everyone considers their ‘Opinion’ as fact.

THERE ARE COLOURED PEOPLE IN AUSTRALIA NEW ZEALAND...NOTHERN CAPE

My sister you are so fucused on xenophobia.. We don't have electricity in South Africa... And you will never understand what we are going through...

@thembi9645

10 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂

We hope this video ain't gonna get you in trouble. This could anger some uncool south Africans out there.