But now Johannesburg is looking like scutter cap

It looks like an American city.

As an outsider before I knew much about Africa I would think that’s it’s impressive that they built all this in Africa

For years I swore blind that Id seen this as a kid and nobody believed me, thank you!

now it is nigerian country what a shame

Well... Was it wasted time? It depends. The old regime had its flaws and it had its good points. Institutional organization, full employment, excellent schools, prospects for financial growth for everyone, a consumer society, for everyone too... even if not equally, but much, much better than any other country on that continent... to the point that migrations came from the communist ''paradises'' of Zimbabwe, Moçambique to try their luck in the land of the ''segregationists'', well, it was not for nothing, something worked and well. Finally, however, there was a downside... That was so fundamental, that it left that regime unsustainable... pointing out 2 things... the attack on the individual liberties of blacks, such as the right to free property and also being able to negotiate their land/vehicles/real estate outside the banstustans... it was a example of this... another was the police state, which was necessary due to numerous laws and regulations to guarantee separation... this proved to be not only unfair, of course, but also very expensive and wasteful over time... and yes, it negatively impacted economic development national... (yes, the end of the gold standard in 1971, and oil crisis by opec in 1973 were instrumental in this). In the end, the lesson is that certainly, the ANC does not represent the answer to overcome the mistakes of the NP and its apartheid... South Africa deserves to be better and decently conducted... on the steering wheel.

From a great first world country to a fucking third world country in just 20 years Thank you so much ANC

The potential's still there! With enough will, it can become the best version yet

Interesting stuff. I'm in Toronto. I have no connection to S.A. except for the many ex-pat S.A. folks I've met who've moved here over the past 40-odd years. But lately, I've been YouTubing videos like these and comparing to new videos of the same streets and Google Map street view. I Googled The Statesman apartments on Joel Road. That area looks like it may have its challenges.

I'm surprised Angela Cartwright didn't pick up on this, being British.

Thank you for uploading this. Those roads and sights give me so much nostalgia.

SAD to see that a lot has changed for the worse.... thanks for the video

‘n Pragtige skoon stad wat eens op ‘n tyd deur witmense bestuur was,wat geweet het hoe om ‘n land te regeer.Kyk hoe skoon lyk alles.Wat sê dit vir jou ?

Loved this, thank you!

Wow thanks for the memories and the good old days of listening to Radio 5 and 702 in the 80's

A lot of people used to tell me that Lost in Space was a load of Bolix. How on Earth could they say that when you had the lovely blonde Judy to look at, plus exciting scripts featuring Dr. Smith turned into a stick of celery by an angry Carrot Man?

It doesn't mean the same thing in America I guess. Check out The Flintstones as well. There's that word again. LOL

Yoh yoh yoh Hillbrow used to be THIS clean?🤣🤣😂😂 I was born in 1999 so this looks surreal to me. Fellow South Africans we can get it back to this position by voting out ANC.

Driving down memory lane 🥰. Abel Road, Joel Road ... look what the area looks like today .. hulle het Berea nou heeltemal opgefok 😒

We also had a Toyota Corolla 1.3

I also remember driving there with my parents

What a crazy different world back then! The streets were clean and the cars were nicer. While they were boxy compacts, they are much better than the crappy budget cars and taxis you see nowadays. Also, people appear to have driven better and followed road rules.

if anyone is keeping track it appears that it's the route is M2 E -> Joe Slovo Rd N -> Abel Rd W -> Tudhope Rd N

Crisis. Hearing that Barney Simon intro jingle! He literally still uses it to this day 😂

I always love old videos like this because I enjoy seeing what the inner city used to look like but MAN, that Debbie Harry version of Denis was everything! I came for Gold but I found a Treasure!

Oh my goodness... How is this the first time I've heard of this? Brilliant! This'll keep me going all week...

At least back then the roads weren't riddled with rubbish and taxi's

Memories... ❤

Mindblowing...

Thanks for sharing. I studied at wits technikon Doorenfontein a few years after you made your film. You drove past it. I also had a 1989 corolla. I now live in the northern suburbs overlooking the cbd skyline. With the exception of the Municipal, SOE and hillbrow buildingd. The buildings now form dark silhouettes on the horizon at night.

Bollocks

There were a load of cobblers in the ship. They didn't want Bollix to find them.

Lives up to his name.

If only things stayed the same... watching this makes me wish I could go back. Thanks for sharing

I saw this episode for the first time on the Horror Channel. I cracked up laughing. I think something was lost in translation. Never mind Lost in Space.

0:31 'From Carry On films, miss'.

Dr Smith looks at the card disbelievingly....'Yes, that seems to be in order'.

Some very poignant. memories... I lived in the Golden Crest Hotel in Abel Rd when I first went to Joburg in 1980 - what a dump! But far worse now, no doubt. Later I moved to Trinity Hall in Berea, overlooking Bez Valley and close to the funny-looking old water tower. Bitter-sweet memories...

Thank you. Down memory lane

Thank you for your comment. I am pleased it was a positive memory for you too. My girlfriend at the time was also a nurse! but not at the Gen hospital.

I remember driving around this area. I was in my final year at Johannesburg College of Education and my then girlfriend (now my wife!) was at the nurse's residence at the Jo'burg Gen. That is the Top Star Drive-in at the start of the video. Such memories. And Radio 5! Nothing like it today! Thanks for uploading!

Officer "Bollix" bollocks The medallion is the English lion. The interrogation sounds amazingly like Michale Palin BBC host character in Monty .Python'.

I saw this several times as a kid and tonight(40 years later) was watching it & realized this is Col.Klink or Warner Klemperer...

My plesier en dankie dat jy meneer. Sorry for my poor Africaans. I am sure it was a very different place in 76. Thank you again for you kind comment.

Thanks 18millwall. Actually it was filmed early evening, you can see it is getting darker towards the end. Black people were allowed to live in the area at the time although some places made it difficult for them.