It is easy to judge South Africa in this time period. The reality is that the original English/Dutch settlers provided the expertise and work to build prosperity for everyone.The highest standard of living in Africa for all races. .

@mareksicinski3726

15 күн бұрын

They provided enslavement and exploration of locals

This is stunning to watch. Learning the background to this magic city that popped up overnight is certainly a miracle . These are original photos and people . wow. Feels so alien to what's beneath my feet everyday...

@warriors4god587

2 жыл бұрын

I love Johannesburg.

@jimmymshali6661

Жыл бұрын

if Johannesburg is not like before then leave it and. go. back to Europe we didn't order you to. come here in south Africa

@jjohnson2247

Жыл бұрын

Johannesburg had a fantastic electric trolleybus system for decades, then they went and scrapped it in the 1960's. Complete idiots!

Sad,sad. Now a filth heap.

@philipinchina

2 жыл бұрын

Murder capital of the world. Times were better then for most people.

@nonhlanhlapearl4700

6 ай бұрын

I think it was cursed.

@maxwellndlovu4461

Ай бұрын

@@nonhlanhlapearl4700 So now we should attribute our failure to some invisible and nefarious force called Curse. That is utter nonsense, people need to take responsibility of their wrongs in order to be able to fix them in the first place.

Funny how Johannesburg had power in 1946 and yet today have have constant blackouts

@davidgross316

5 ай бұрын

Don't be silly, white Johannesburg had power, the rest did not

@RastaAfricanGentleman

4 ай бұрын

@@davidgross316 Sad realities of those times

You may not believe it, but once whites outnumbered blacks in JHB.

@BucyKalman

6 жыл бұрын

Just because non-whites could not live in JHB or other major "white" cities.

@kmuniqco

5 жыл бұрын

Yes John. The race would never mix even till this day. Like Joburg, Sandton will soon have the Madiba effect & non racists will remain.

@erikgroothuijzen9928

2 жыл бұрын

@@BucyKalman Not only in Johannesburg but also in Cape Town. They only came very much later. Now it is open for all and you must come and have a look what it looks like.........

@mendyterrencemlimi5532

Жыл бұрын

@@erikgroothuijzen9928 what do you mean "now open for all?"

Nou is alles moertoe......

@nonhlanhlapearl4700

6 ай бұрын

Cos it was cursed😂, too much evil occurred to build it.

@stephenbright9316

Ай бұрын

I wonder why? 🤔🙄

Progress is not possible without capital, skill and experience

Alot of good was done and yet there was corruption and discrimination lurking in the background. Let's not confound the two but applaud the good and refute the bad.

@donblaqsupremacy4935

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree mate

Miner's weren't slaves they were just the best for doing what they did .later on together we made success but british tried to stop it by creating apartheid before that started to split black and white up sothat we dont succeed together.

Hey, its that disclaimer again!

THIS IS WHAT SOUTH AFRICA WANTS AND NEED BUT SINCE BRITISH GOT CONTROL THINGS AREN'T LIKE IT WERE BEFORE

@yourcreditmanager

7 ай бұрын

Boet wat rook jy?

@LiebDeBoerSAWB777

7 ай бұрын

@@yourcreditmanager ek rook niks vraag is hoekom is jou oogies nog toe ... Ek praat feite en ek kan als bewys ook ek praat nie net en het geen bewyse om my woorde te back nie. Britte het ons hell hekke laat oopgaan ons mure laat omval met politiek kyk self devide, control politiek saai hate teen ander groepe dit draai mekaar teen mekaar.kyk self

@LiebDeBoerSAWB777

7 ай бұрын

@@yourcreditmanager daar is n mxxrse rede hoekom Boere nie met politiek wou meng nie .nou het jy n min of meer van n idea hoekom.

We built Europe in Africa, but all that is gone now, it is just Africa in Africa

@sfisoshezi9204

5 жыл бұрын

Who and with which hands?

@rysybysy

5 жыл бұрын

now we are building Africa in Europe.

@malebitsatimbuktu3352

5 жыл бұрын

Lol From Colony to Nation - Afrika for Afrikans remains!

@malebitsatimbuktu3352

5 жыл бұрын

@@rysybysy Amen!

@malebitsatimbuktu3352

5 жыл бұрын

@Jormangandur83 Until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will glorify the hunter”. Chinua Achebe,

We're great days...all gone,dirt bin now😢😢

Was this very interesting video designed to attract settlers from the UK/dominions??

This is a one sided story. But accurate on the separation of class experienced even in today world. I wonder what the land value is nowa days...

@zugzug9969

5 жыл бұрын

Obviously you didn't watch the video 20:08 is the answer to your Racist question

My GAWD....wortever will these men think orf next in thees British South Efrika!!

Wow the council built roads

So believable!

If it is from 1946, it predates Apartheid which began in 1948.

Paradise lost.

Johannesburg is the only city in the world that is not build close to a water mass. .

@penzancegunner857

2 жыл бұрын

Las Vegas?

Aaah Johannesburg! My home for nearly 50 Years. I have never stopped loving it, or remembering the wonderful life I enjoyed there. Nevertheless, looking back now from this 21st. Century and half a world away, I cannot help thinking what a fine piece of propaganda this documentary really was. In saying so, I must also confess my own complacency in recognizing the vast inequalities of that time.

@herbertderbersfield5870

2 жыл бұрын

Inequalities yes sure. You could say that about any city in the world. Standards of living for ALL, much higher than that of today 2022.

@031kraft7

2 жыл бұрын

Lol, I was waiting for someone to admit that some of this is propaganda.

@adorabasilwinterpock6035

Жыл бұрын

@@herbertderbersfield5870 HAHA

@roxyjackson4204

Жыл бұрын

Which is why you make your lazy statements from your armchair far away. You get to escape accountability to. At least for now.

@karlmunford7000

Жыл бұрын

Today the world is all too eager to attribute humanity's fallen trait to the white man alone, having conveniently forgotten the abuses of the old world from Babylon and Persia all the way to some Muslim nations today, it is as the scriptures state... Jeremiah 17:9 The heart _[of fallen humanity]_ is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? It's a damning accusation against us all that no sooner does one group because of genetics, colour , opportunity or wealth gains the advantage over another, he will abuse and make merchandise of them, it's in every single one of us and shall remain until the regeneration. Acts 3:19-21 19 Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, 20 and that he may send the Messiah, who has been appointed for you-even Jesus. 21 Heaven must receive him until the time comes for God to restore everything, as he promised long ago through his holy prophets.

It’s funny how the narrator says that public zoos and parks were “open for all” when infact, they were very much not 😭😂

@barrywalsh7926

2 жыл бұрын

They were, apartheid was not introduced until after the 1948 election.

@bryanhurd9955

2 жыл бұрын

Now they are, 🤣

@erikgroothuijzen9928

2 жыл бұрын

@@bryanhurd9955 You want to come and have a look at what condition the Zoos are now?

@bryanhurd9955

2 жыл бұрын

@@erikgroothuijzen9928 Eric, ek weet

@AfroForum

2 жыл бұрын

You aren’t the target market…you are the market

Discovered by a white man walking on foot. Where are my black people? Definitely looking after the cows😂. That's our culture. 💪

Where were the blacks?

@sarkisarki3233

6 жыл бұрын

Dudu Ndwandwe : hi Dudu. I hope you are well. My perspective of your question is as follows. Gold. Lab our was required to get gold so suddenly labor was wanted. Be well. Marr in Oz

@joshuasmit5137

6 жыл бұрын

This is a circa 1946 film, only gonna get a white perspective from that timeframe

@zugzug9969

5 жыл бұрын

Obviously you didn't watch the video 20:08 is the answer to your Racist question

@detdet3871

2 жыл бұрын

@I speak Bidenese they are carrying the film equipment.

@andrewdutoit9571

Жыл бұрын

You all have fallen for the Socialist Narrative of South Africa. There are 2 cultures in South Africa, the White has always been the modern one, the other is Rural, Patriarcle, Pasteral and Tr!bal. Well, you can now do the math, I'm tired of explaining.

As a black person thanks to the white for building this country but apartheid was not a good idea but if we can check all countries where white did settle .e.g, botswana,nambia,tanzania, kenya n Zimbabwe,they are more developed than all the West countries like nigeria,ghana n most that were under France n Portugal

@youme1414

Ай бұрын

Overrated South Africa.

@user-fg1gv7cm1m

Ай бұрын

Japa boy,Chinese are mistreating the nigerians but you can do anything n thanks to the Chinese for refusing entry to that supermarket n for building their own hospital which nigerians can use it n it is for Chinese only n the worse that supermarket is in your state abuja,concentrate on nigeria's problem coz nigeria is the real jungle now,your leaders are looting for the better future of their families,nigeria is zooria

All I can think about when I watch stuff like this is how much my Bitcoin would be worth by now had I only invested back then.

6:00

This narrator is violating 🤣🤣

They never mention the fact that there were communities (my ancestors) living here around the reef whom they forcefully removed to make way for the so called whites. My ansestors' lands were shared amongst themselves and they (my ancestors) were turned into 'labour tanents ' in their own lands.

@nonhlanhlapearl4700

6 ай бұрын

Here's the real story

@hussainfatmi9566

3 ай бұрын

But still u r enjoying the civilization of white people , lol ... u must go to jungle and transform that into a civilized world on ur own and i bet that even in million years u cant acheive that

Segregation sucks!

Thought this was in Africa where are the black people

@zugzug9969

5 жыл бұрын

Obviously you didn't watch the video 20:08 is the answer to your Racist question

@brantdanger

2 жыл бұрын

The black people didn't make Jo-berg, and the Bantu moved into that region AFTER the whites built it. Why would the film be about blacks? Blacks had thousands of years to build a city in Africa, and they couldn't.

@nadiaswann7043

2 жыл бұрын

There were only a few here and there. Some parts of South Africa, there were none. Many of them came from other parts of Africa. As you saw in the areas like the Witwatersrand. All beautiful and empty lands. But some black people believe everything belongs to them, just because they are black. They leaders told them everything the white man build, belongs to them and they still believe it till today. Very sad, as many white people are now being murdered and driven out.

@paulh7798

Жыл бұрын

It like London England today … where are the white people.

The " whiteness " is prominent!

The narrator makes so many microaggressive comments against black people. Calling them non-Europeans or natives, as if they are savages who don't belong on their own land. Then referring to their centuries old custom of using "witch doctors" for medicine as being inferior to Western medicine. I am a traditional African healer, and I know better. Western medicine has proven to be inferior to African, Eastern, and indigenous American medical practice. Also, he says it is "surprising" that black people are smart enough to read and speak in multiple languages. *Face palm*

@omegamale7880

2 жыл бұрын

I agree. Western medicine, aka Rockefeller medicine, is crap.

@moonstryder1740

2 жыл бұрын

Well it is surprising as southern africans never wrote in their language. It was only a spoken language. Also what? If you really believe western medicine is inferior to afro medicine then theres no hope for your ooga booga caveman self. Maybe thats why you had to become a traditional healer instead of a real health worker. Thank you for lidtening mr Bones 😄 🤣

@cyberbladee9899

2 жыл бұрын

wait so if they can't be called natives then they don't belong here? Good point. Also why are you complaining about a 76 year old video, the narrator is definitely long gone

@brantdanger

2 жыл бұрын

You are writing in English and using the internet, made by White men. Therefore, you are making microaggressions. Face palm.

@mikewannenburg5907

2 жыл бұрын

Rubbish how is your brand of medicine Superior? Because you say so?

This was a promotional film shot in the 1940's with paid actors. Laws allowed for discrimination/segregation and heavily influenced by British (English) culture. This film is NOT the reality of the time in the 1880's but actually the false representation of 'successful' Europeans to market Johannesburg to the rest of the world in the 1940's...

@zugzug9969

5 жыл бұрын

Obviously you didn't watch the video 20:08 is the answer to your Racist question

@brantdanger

2 жыл бұрын

What makes you think the people in the film were paid actors?

One sided history!!!!!!!!??????????

@paulh7798

Жыл бұрын

Which happens to reflect the facts. What had blacks built back then? What did the video miss?