1972 Joburg City

[@hauer54]

Memories, memories... resided in Craighall and Parkhurst at the time. Miss the cleanliness!

[@nigelgericke2533]

Hi Herman!

[@marshallwilken993]

I wish to see it this clean again

[@heathertandy290]

I moved from the UK to Gauteng (or Transvaal as it was known then) in 1973. This brings back so many happy memories.

[@vranckenmatthew8794]

I visited SA in 1981 flying in from Lusaka Zambia for a holiday in the Western Cape. It was the most beautiful place on earth and very safe as well. Things have changed for the worse since...

[@ax4178]

You dont get around much do you?

[@gailwaters814]

@@ax4178 You weren't alive in 1981 were you? You've never been to anywhere, have you? You're 10 years old, aren't you?

[@karabontseki617]

Life was just good for a few whites noting good about old SA.

[@libadviser8793]

You want to know why things changed for the worse?

[@andrewdutoit9571]

​@@karabontseki617 It was all good. Whites always get the blame when unhappy Blacks look back into South Africa's history. The reason for this that SA has two cultures, one White and that is in this video, the other is the black culture which is patriarcle, tribal, pasteral and rural and also attractive. It's nature as that is where black people have lived for millenia. The problem is the mixing of the cultures and that is the cause of friction. In the old days Tribal leaders forbade their people from frequenting white cities and towns for fear that the black culture would be lost and they were right just as whites didn't want their culture lost which resulted in Apartheid. Now what you see in the major cities is a bastardised white black culture which isn't attractive to either black or whites. Think about it.

[@romeonkosinathimkhohliso5378]

Look how clean was South Africa no even a single paper on the ground

[@dimitriostzellios7539]

I miss the old south africa! I was born in joburg! Back then ,the phrase "proudly south african" meant something.....

[@afk3957]

Do you miss the oppression of the majority?

[@dimitriostzellios7539]

I miss walking without fear of someone killing ne , i miss a clean city , roads fully functional , i miss having electricity 24/7 , i miss public transportation , i miss respect for all life. I miss a city that was once the jewell of south africa . ...

[@dimitriostzellios7539]

@@afk3957 you see it s not only to earn your freedom but also what you do with your freedom...

[@afk3957]

@@dimitriostzellios7539 the city is definitely not what it was and South Africa is in a bad state right now, however those “good times” for you were not very nice for people or colour and that’s where you need to understand someone else’s perspective. You had electricity- a black Person didn’t, you had water - a black person didn’t , you had safety - a black person didn’t.

[@dimitriostzellios7539]

@@afk3957 i told. It s what you do with your freedom...and it seems all those things you are referring to nobody has them anymore. Corruption and crime is everywhere. I m sure this is not the country in mandella s dreams. He was of course a great leader. Since 1994 everything has gone bad. In global scale south africa is one of the most corrupted countries . So my friend you see once again it s what you fo with your so called freedom

[@gdeec]

I moved to Jozi in 1992, and it was a wonderful 10 years. A lot of life lessons learned arriving from little old Eastern Cape.

[@brynlowe2408]

50 years is a vey long time. I was still young them. What memories.

[@vandolmatzis8146]

I remember the TopStar driving on top of a Mine Dump.

[@e-moshe]

My birth city… Why couldn’t they at least have just taken care of it and not let it be wrecked? I will probably visit again at some point in the future but I won’t live there ever again. I do still miss the summer thunderstorms, the bird life and the chirping crickets on warm nights.

[@phetolomokoditoa2332]

Where do u live now

[@everlynevins]

Was born in the 80s, Johannesburg. I loved that place. But now, later in life, I understand why my mom made the decision to leave the country in the mid 90s. As a child you don't see the changes. Adults do. My mom had a tough time in our new environment, especially as a biracial single mother, but we made it. Even though my mom still misses SA today, she no longer has a reason to go back since my gran passed away 2 years ago. I haven't been back since the 2000s.

[@randallfamily9636]

I USED TO CATCH A DOUBLE DECKER BUS AT 11P.M AT NIGHT FROM THE CARLTON HOTEL HOME TO FELLSIDE HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED

[@adolfmudau9956]

Only for whites

[@placidwaters2415]

@@adolfmudau9956 Yes well, those who have built a city will be saddened by watching it being trashed by others, who know no better.

[@011THEWALL]

@@placidwaters2415 you could've built the city without oppressing people. Now you don't wanna live with the consequences of your actions

[@gailwaters814]

@@adolfmudau9956 And today South Africa is a nightmare for all, black and white. At least back then it worked for whites and most black people.

[@maureenjackson2041]

@@011THEWALL Well said, they ignore South Africa was run by nazis and who ruled with an iron fist no dissent was allowed abd suppressed every one non European was treated less than human with NO rights.

[@randallfamily9636]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE VIDEO I ARRIVED IN JOBURG IN 1973

[@walt3299]

In those days the traffic lights " robots " were all printed white and black and if they were out of action a very well dressed points man would pitch and direct the traffic in a we drilled fashion, wearing white gloves. Hazard lights and hooters were used for safety reasons. Life was so different then. People were considerate. Hospitals had doctors, beds and equipment- for All. Good times

[@afk3957]

Yeah mate, because the goverment was providing for 20% of the population.

[@walt3299]

@@afk3957 I hear where you are going with this and am not going into a political discussion, but the points I mentioned applied to everyone, not only the 20 % that were paying for it.

[@georgemcdonald649]

Sadly, those days are long gone. Now it's full of foreigners out of Africa who does not care about our country!!! It's a very dangerous place to be now!!!

[@shastriyasangeetinstituteo3142]

Not a single paper on the floor. Today it is filthy and disgraceful.

[@hanoiboy9839]

For me it was paradise then.

[@cascabcs]

No beggars....because they didn't need to beg

[@lorriemamoet9406]

That is true. Poor people sold corn brooms carpets coal and sugar cane on street from house to house. Most people had gardeners who received 2 meals a day plus salary, and you could trust them, nowadays it is to dangerous to employ gardeners from street you never know if their id documents are false

[@afk3957]

No beggers because black people were not allowed in the city unless they had a working pass you ignorant prick!

[@cascabcs]

@@afk3957 you must have blinkers on.....there are more unemployed people today under this Government, than then!!!!!

[@dannyarcher6370]

Fucking SPOTLESS.

[@alanevan-hanes7935]

Minedumps, no litter, traffic rules being obeyed. So much has changed. Glad the minedumps went.

[@gwynt909]

That is the only good change of Jhb. The mine dumps were a health hazard but I can honestly say that whatever is replacing them is not wonderful at all. Jhb has become an open sewer and a miserable slum. I was there the other day and I would not recommend anyone going there. The Carlton Hotel building still stands but has stood empty and unused for 20 plus years. Many more buildings are standing empty, stripped of their fittings and occupied by squatters.

[@cv9244]

@@gwynt909 That is so sad, I was born in SA in the 70s and had to leave with my family. When I went back in the 2000s I was so saddened and shocked that the whole country just went down the drain. That beautiful SA is gone, forever. So sad!

[@Bobzindj_17]

My name is Unath l just wanted to say it's never too late we can bring the old Hillbrow back we need to stop littering

[@yassirrasheed2296]

Don't South Africa's leaders see this today to understand to where they are leading the country

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoods8202]

They don’t care. All that matters to them is lining their pockets

[@ellisjohnson1078]

Remember what the country looked like in 1650? When the same people as today were in charge.

[@sz5876]

Just dirt

[@cascabcs]

SPOTLESS!!!

[@leonardolupini3484]

Indeed. There was service delivery and everything worked. Then then ANC got its hands on the country...

[@earlmwilliam2765]

Only us, the citizens of this Country South Africa can make it beautiful and safe again. The moment we give up, the country will fall.

[@charro509charitablegiving2]

Too late.

[@leonardolupini3484]

Get rid of ANC in election

[@yourfriendlyneighbourhoods8202]

Citizens already have given up. Voter turnout was 45% in the 2021 municipal election. SA is doomed

[@gavinmclinden4597]

We pay taxes...for what???

[@sz5876]

Too late

[@MatthewHall-e4o]

There was no television in South Africa until 1977! This is a large, prosperous, modern city with no television at all!

[@nonhlanhlatshabalala1597]

2:12 last building is now a Malawi building. it's some like rotten cabbage in there.

[@fido652]

I recall xmas shopping in the Carlton Centre...then up to our room in the Hotel to stow them under the bed. Then a swim in the pool on the roof.

[@allisterferreira3381]

Goodluck trying to Drive or Walk through JHB now without getting Mugged🤣 or hijacked🤣 The Best things Are Always ruined by the wrong People Unfortunately!

[@isabelreinhold1476]

Clean!

[@nombuleloradebe3120]

You should turn your camera to Soweto and see how Soweto was before and what it is now.

[@dimitriostzellios7539]

Also see what hillbrow is now and how it was back then

[@nombuleloradebe3120]

Listen here your forefathers never did anything for us never build schools or nice infrastructure in our areas maybe you should ask them why.

[@Wanamaker1946]

It’s still a dump.

[@Wanamaker1946]

@@nombuleloradebe3120 You want everything done for you, when you’re supposed to do these things for yourself. You just need another million years to evolve. Blaming everyone only supports your inherent stupidity. It’s inexcusable that you haven’t maintained what you have inherited.

[@gavinmclinden4597]

Create a blog to focus on the past, we are suppose progress, not to go back

[@4l3x5andro]

Nos 0:05 aparece o antigo escritório da Varig, antiga companhia aérea do Br... Sdds.. ✈️🇧🇷⛪🇧🇷

[@FZ2HELL]

Correct. Varig Airlines was very big back in the day. Portugal had an airline called Sabina Airlines.

[@elfulano5884]

@@FZ2HELL Portugal's flag carrier has always been TAP. Are confusing it with Belgium's SABENA?

[@FZ2HELL]

Yes I think I am. Thanks for the clarification.

[@AndrewduToit-wl3tn]

At 0:49-0:50 my red and black FIAT 125 drove past...

[@georgev9170]

Amazing and strange how the whites were able to make the city look beautiful and clean, in spite of the sheer ugliness of the architecture. Witnessed the same in Japan. These days, even the neatest luxury mansion looks third-worldly.

[@gregoryaimable3990]

evil always looks clean some times.

[@nativetexanful]

I remember being in Jo'Burg back in those days. It was a great city.

[@Helgardt6189]

@@gregoryaimable3990 i guess you prefer a dirty slum.

[@cjels5400]

@@gregoryaimable3990 butt real evil looks dirty , is dirty , rapes , steals , loots and defends it

[@cjels5400]

@@gregoryaimable3990 dont think for one moment that HELL is going to be neat and organised. It is going to be a shithole

[@Wanamaker1946]

This isn’t 10 years ago, this is more like 50 or 60 years ago.

[@eland65]

Enjoyed then and and still do today, my town

[@gailwaters814]

The suburbs are still great, because of the natural beauty, but the inner city is very dangerous.

[@placidwaters2415]

All gone. All trashed. Sad.

[@GeneralHensaleey]

Cleamer Safer Better than USA

[@pol-u7l]

When South Africa was still a first world country

[@EstelleBoy-sc2jm]

Just as I Remebr 😢😢it.Worked for Allied. Rissik and Bree. Now a filth heap...

[@Colors.TF1]

I almost thought this was the US 😂

[@jeffmorse645]

The US before about 2000. Depends on the city, but many aren't too clean anymore - especially in California with the homeless issue.

[@maureenmuller6190]

Yellow VW Beetles everywhere

[@kimaglioti7775]

That was my first little jammy as well. Paid R400 her and Tax was 4%. Imagine.

[@fido652]

Mine went to botswana and thereafter burst into flames while we were driving along!

[@genesismytribe1696]

Ooh WOW..

[@nonhlanhlatshabalala1597]

2:5 thst white building is now a dumpster.

[@christobosman5710]

It shows what white intelagence can do ,today it is Elon Musk another white South African

[@hopebuhali3887]

Lol

[@giftnkele4962]

😂😂😂😂

[@christobosman5710]

@@hopebuhali3887 proof me wrong

[@christobosman5710]

@@giftnkele4962 proof me wrong if you can

[@njsman7640]

"intelagence" 😂

[@swazirebel7316]

The old JHB looks underdeveloped and lifeless. JHB looks much better now, more vibrant.

[@mikerilling6515]

White people built such a magnificent civilization ❤

[@kosjakmosjak7356]

Daswegen alle africaner laufen wieder zu weißen nach Europa

[@wihannmouton1066]

Jo burg has finally been decolonized

[@bushysebushi3664]

It was clean because black people used to clean it and thereafter chased out of town with guns and shamboks. There was no black person in town, and only came to work here. Their home where in the Bundus, where there was nothing but scitching son and ripping cold.

[@walt3299]

That is partially true, but look at it now.

[@vincentvanwyk5522]

Well. There's no excuse why can't clean it now.

[@gavinmclinden4597]

They don't know how, they just know how to destroy and blame

[@mobiustrip1400]

Elolipop

[@Daud76]

Great movie. Very touching.

[@michaellilienfeld4137]

#buy bitcoin

[@SkinnyD41]

Joburg has been liberated

[@revolutionnow5227]

More like it's been destroyed

[@azharcassim2795]

Liberated into a shithole!

[@Helgardt6189]

I guess you prefer to live in a shithole🤷🏻

[@antonnel2352]

Liberated like rest of country beyond fucking repair.

[@michaelnunn3669]

Like they are liberating so many cities in the US and Europe!!