Cutting Edge | Drug addiction: 07 March 2023

Cutting Edge recently interviewed an artisan, IT specialist, bricklayer and matriculant. Sadly, they are now known as nyaope boys. Drug addiction is diminishing much-needed skills in South Africa.
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[@nkosinathikhanyile3796]

I'm a recovering addict and what I can say as cliché as it may sound. It all begins with you. Personally drugs gave me wings but took away my sky.

[@nombusosobahle5109]

Thank you for this comment. One of my older brothers is a drug addict and we tried everything under the sun to get him help, heck I even studied psychology in university in order for me to be able to help him. Unfortunately all our attempts at helping him were in vain as he stated he did not want to quit his habits. Right then and there I finally understood what all the mental health professionals have been telling us... HE has to be the one that wants to make the change and seek help. It is sad to see but you cant save someone who does not want to be saved.

[@delanomitz4687]

The company they keep is toxic for a addict to quit take him from the company he keeps motivate them give them hope and a reason to live for.

[@EgorZA82]

Exactly the thing about can't go without out is and alosta being so bad, I was injecting 6xR50 bags back in 2014 moring, afternoon and evening and yes withdraws is not nice, got locked up I HAD NO WITHDRAWALS because my mind nee there was no way to get only withdraw I got I could not sleep, a whole months if *was lucky I would dozer off 5min but that 5min would recharge me totally. Used again when I got released but that was when I realised it is a choice and mental decision, 2 years later I got to the point where I had enouth and stopped. Life has to change if you were a real addict hanging around friends using is a trigger waiting to happen, just bad news or life happens at the wrong time and relapse will happen

[@EgorZA82]

@@nombusosobahle5109 no addict will stop if it's not for themselves, they will stop for people but just to please and carry on again, if the decision to stop is not from the person it won't last and SADLY only rock bottom can have that impact, but sadly if a person has always had a hard life rock bottom is just life but for someone who had a life, job ext it usually helps IF THEY STRUGGLE ALOT OR END UP IN JAIL but then again by then only thing that will satisfy them never getting work is getting forgetting wich is something heroin is so capable of giving

[@omphemetsechake2839]

If I can't win my mind to wake up at 4am and study...then what about drugs? I have outmost respect for those who recovered. 🙏

[@ayannyahkai6595]

I still remember when someone closest to my heart said I don't hate you but hate your addiction before she left , can't blame her because when I kept repeating the same mistakes until it became a habit, always putting drugs as my 1st priority, hurting the closest, most caring people in my life and ending up pushing them away. After using for 18 years I finally gave up in 2020,I am still trying to catch up with my lost life coz it's better late than never and to anyone struggling out there plz remember Life doesn't get better by chance but by change. ♥️&🙏 to all!

[@omphemetsechake2839]

I love you a lot...keep fighting❤

[@turquoisep2506]

Yoh

[@EgorZA82]

And it was you own choices that create the problem you were not a victim, it was you making teh choice to stop. I was a dealer 4 years, injected heroin 20 something years, was on meth for 5 years and once I stoped believe the bullshit about always being an addict and being a victim I made a choice a stopped.

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

@@EgorZA82 you're the man. Thank u again for sharing. I've been on since 2005 til last year. But things are looking up now.

[@user-iz7kc4ql7g]

Stay strong random internet stranger

[@phumikhanyile6318]

Drugs are a slow killing demon that has infested our communities in SA. Drugs have torn the trust and love among families. I am talking from my personal experience. My brother is a UJ graduate with a qualification in Law, but his life has been taken over by drugs. He voluntary left his job last year. He has literally wiped our parent's house clean, he has sold almost everything metal in the house and around the yard😞. We have tried seeking help(rehab) for him & he signed himself out. Kubuhlungu guys😭😭 to see your loved one being wasted away, but I hope for better days to come in our country. Praying for all these social ills to be a thing of the past in our communities.

[@sadyledwaba9730]

This is heartbreaking, who ever created drugs is evil. Our sisters and brothers are suffering

[@izeesh]

@Sady Ledwaba, the interesting thing is smart people are behind evil deeds

[@thandobheka6371]

Humans are evil just say it but also everything is your own choice

[@lifeandtimesofsazi3192]

In most cases people take drugs willingly, it’s them being gullible that lead them into this

[@thandobheka6371]

@@lifeandtimesofsazi3192 Is that mindset of saying i will never be addicted look now

[@ayandadlamini9266]

Mothers are left without children to give them better hope, sad.

[@tino6229]

That man at 03:20 is he still alive, he broke my heart, addiction is a nasty disease. Great job SABC !! They need to share this in highschools and universities.

[@richardhlophe-hc8ek]

He is still alive and kicking. Even literally

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

He has died now.

[@johnzhuma3871]

😢

[@johnzhuma3871]

Feel bad for Him

[@mrsimunye9404]

Unfortunately he died a short while ago

[@gabbyjolaoso8136]

To think that my well educated cousin brother is living this life is killing 😭😭😭

[@sephiwejoycesithole6118]

You can hear they were doing very well in life 😢. Sadly few of them said i learned from my friend or i was introduced to this by my friend 💔

[@thrift12ify]

😢really is heartbreaking

[@khanyisocrowder7731]

It’s heartbreaking nkosyami. 💔😭

[@EgorZA82]

Illegal drugs is used by all kind of people you'll be surprised when in 2020 tot 2024 when I was selling how many business owner used it's insane, with money it's easier to get clean that's the sad part

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Where are u based

[@zukiswatebe9258]

This was heartbreaking to watch.

[@fezilesikhakhane9633]

Cutting edge never disappoints. It's just extremely sad to see, theres absolutely no way of hiding from it. There are so many stories of people being tricked or having things spiked in order to force this addiction on to them. This thing has so many layers.

[@BlueMoon-ql3kr]

I am happy to see Sbu recovering. I hope the other young guys that were not shown here also recover.

[@richardhlophe-hc8ek]

Thanks BM.

[@MrLove717]

Are you Sbuda in the video?​@@richardhlophe-hc8ek

[@blueappletom]

This is truly gut wrenching 😢

[@eve.kauapirura]

“It’s dangerous but we live dangerous lives” 💔

[@vanessaa306]

This is a very serious issue concerning our youngsters. I would love to get hold of these guys that have recovered or in recovering. We must protect our youth before its too late!

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

U can start by getting hold of me. I am the A student in the video.

[@vanessaa306]

@@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq thank you, I'll will do so in the near future

[@EgorZA82]

I'm from Witbank/Emalahleni I saw the post box and immediately recognised it as the one next to the Caltex in Tasbet, the problem is much worst in the locations and cheaper than in town. They can go without it it is a choice I injected 25 years IT'S ALL A CHOICE BUT SUPPORT IS IMPORTANT. Sad reality took me years before I stopped.

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Ok. I would like to see u. I live in tasbet park 1. I feature on the documentary on the last segment. Yes the A student. The garage is a Total not a Caltex alright. OK cool.

[@EgorZA82]

@@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq total rarely go that side it's the garage as you turn of the main road, the garage where there use to be a Spar, there is/was a bar there use to be ours but that's years ago, just on top of the post office there are flats when I was in Reyno Park High School we use to buy our weed there. I'm currently staying in Fransville next to Model Park.

[@uniclanzw]

Thando can play a significant role in this fight against drugs among these guys.Almost everyone mentions him ❤

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

R.i.p. To oupa mabena. Passed away in April 2023. 4:28

[@Madiela]

how do you know that?

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

@@Madiela I was at the funeral with the team from SABC to record the funeral and show it on TV that drugs kill.

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

@@Madiela 15:02 here at my beautiful home 🏡

[@MrLove717]

​@@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lqcongratulations my brother, I am also currently a recovering addict and seeing you looking nice in your profile photo and seeing your beautiful home gives me a lot hope that I can make it, my name is Thando by the way

[@Squish-TheUrbanScribe]

Oupa is only 42 years old???😳I legit thought he was a solid 72!

[@issafula]

I believe his illness plus the drug usage has aged him a lot

[@hlalelemohale7296]

I am 41 I wish I could send you my picture and see the difference of a person 1year older than me,even my father at 62 looked younger than him.😥

[@sunnyyawus7909]

seriously

[@heathermbambeni529]

​@@hlalelemohale7296 mxm🙄

[@mohlomphimalatji6598]

​@@hlalelemohale7296 me too 41, it surprised me, the guy looked 60 +

[@weymouthesterhuizen1145]

These drugs are not African. I pray this away from all our people. Amen.

[@valentineisraelshabangu4069]

Amen brother

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

U are right. Opium can never grow in any area in africa. All heroine is imported. It is truly Unafrican.

[@winstonsanderson4865]

It's always a friend that interduce somebody to drugs never a stranger

[@pamelajones9658]

A tru friend wouldn't do that

[@winstonsanderson4865]

@@pamelajones9658 ok but who is a true friend

[@thandobheka6371]

My baby mama got addicted got nyaope after having new friends i tried to warn her but she thought i was jealous its been 4 years now our boy next week saturday will be turning 5 years four birthday's without his mother.

[@thembisilelettysibanyoni811]

Eish Im heartbroken into pieces 😭😭😭😭😭 . I'm really sorry my dear

[@sephiwejoycesithole6118]

So sad that mostly were introduced to this by their friends 😢, does this mean peer pressure overweight the parents rules/teaching?. Are we as parents doing something wrong?

[@georgedlamini8339]

​@@sephiwejoycesithole6118 we maJobe, there is nothing wrong done by the parents. If someone is delinquent, they think their friends know better than their parents. They choose their friends ways than parental guidance.

[@mapaseka1633]

I’m so sorry, this is really sad.

[@Thelma1010]

💔😞

[@kimoichetabarapberenge1765]

My heart is broken. Writing from Kenya, we are in the same trouble too. From heroin to cocaine to brown sugar to cannabis to alcohol.

[@siya2762]

I feel you

[@williamshakur8715]

i think government is giving people drugs deliberately to be able control them

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Here it's worse kimoi. If u could see for urself u can either cry or laugh. It's bad. It's blatant. It's public. Meth is on the up now.

[@ludwesjovu4430]

Nigerians bro they are big problems to our countries youth

[@nonhleqtneliswa1498]

😢😢😢africa is in trouble

[@samanthaswales4345]

The government does not do enough for people struggling with addiction, people cannot afford private care and so many of the government facilities have been closed down all over SA because of lack of funding. These people showed are citizens too, they are important too even though this disease has taken over their lives. I wish we could have more help for these citizens, all over SA the problem is really really bad at the moment. It is so sad!

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

I am happy to tell u that since the airing about 8 or more persons have been taken to a rehab center thanks to the government. We made it happen. We had to.

[@samanthaswales4345]

@@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq I am so glad to hear so :) I wish them all the best in their recovery!

[@tacopie310]

If you live in South Africa, you will have experienced how infrastructure has crumbled due to zero maintenance. There's no longer a suburban public railway system running from city to smaller adjacent cities. There's no postal system and the post office buildings are in ruins, homes to the outcasts of society. There is only the pretense of law and order. New privatised projects like the bullet train on the Rand are plagued by overnight vandalism where any kind of high-tech material (fiber-optic cables, metals) is spirited away in the dark. Drunk driving is so prevalent and commonplace as to make freeways a gauntlet of death. The power grid, after years of neglect, is barely functional. It will need re-building from scratch, there's no repairing it. And now, without electricity, the public water system is collapsing impacting fresh water supply AND sewerage systems. It's only a question of time before typhoid trumps AIDS. And why? Government. Rather, the absence of governance. The ANC Government positioned in high office the most inept, incompetant and morally ignorant cadre of Ministers and Administrators. Their sole expertese was/is to distill corruption down to its most profound virulence. It is these officials who, in short order, emptied state coffers and appropriated public funds. Either through quasi-improvement programs, railway acquisitions or simply bald-faced theft, the government exacted wholescale graft draining the financial lifeblood of the economy. One has only to look at Zuma's leadership to see in magnificent display, personal enrichment and absolute defiant corruption. The goverment has done everything it can to endanger and jeopardize the future of ALL South Africans, not just those who struggle with addiction.

[@Okology]

Great journalism. Thanks to the team.

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Thank u. Ur the only person who has said such nice words. Ur special.

[@theomudzanani8118]

This is painful, looking into the fact that they had dream to accomplish something in life 😔💔

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

I had a dream. I was an A student. In every subject except Afrikaans. So everyone thought that I was clever. Tragedy.

[@GeneralHensaleey]

Absolutely heartbreaking government should do quick action

[@valentineisraelshabangu4069]

Why are south Africans saying government this and that always drugs are a communal issue.

[@MissLinks99]

@@valentineisraelshabangu4069exactly…am also wondering what people want the government to do coz most of the people start willingly thru “friends”

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

The government did move quickly. The guys 8 at least that I know are in rehab in nelspruit as we speak. Some are using methadone

[@Ian-mj4pt]

Been down that road thankfully I've been clean 8 years now

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

I wish to reach that. I'm 1 year in.

[@collenmatsepe606]

The youth glorify dagga so much and they forget that it's the gate way to serious drug addiction issues.

[@pamelajones9658]

No. Tru. Some people have deep Trauma that's to painful to bear😢. That's were it starts. Not Ganja

[@ludwesjovu4430]

I smoke weed and I will never smoke something else so it's a choice

[@aneesahharon2783]

This is so sad. Zombieland. Our future looks bleak. South Africa has no justice when it come to sellers of drugs. No work for these young people. I don't have words 🥺

[@ntalamokabane6790]

I buried my younger brother last year December from nyaope I planned his funeral while he was still alive because I could see he won't make it we tried everything but wahamba kanjalo umfowethu 😭😭

[@nompomelelomoloi985]

Uxolo torho, askies

[@inzalatech]

💔

[@modikoakoena250]

This is so sad,A students, professional people all lost to drugs😭😭💔💔 everything started with dagga, I wish communities could stop glorifying dagga and idolising it as a herb... this is a problem in many towns in South Africa.

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

That's me. The A+ student.

[@gugugumede3199]

You can tell Sbu is really struggling but Kudos to him for quitting. Hope he manages to stay clean ❤

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

I'm still clean gugu. Thanks for the comment. Take care.

[@thesouthafricanwaterbros-hl1lq]

@@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq 🔥keep going strong bro very empowering

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

​@@thesouthafricanwaterbros-hl1lqnangoku. Ngisahamba nazo my sister. This documentary keeps me motivated to not go back.

[@motlalepuleseleka5758]

If social workers proffesion can be considered,the government will never win this battle alone while killing social work profession and reducing resources to enable them to specialize and help communities this are serious social crisis out of control .

[@dave_h1395]

I wish i can like 100times

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

It's complicated baba. There's just too many factors. Prevention through actove awareness is the only way. Not to fix. U cant fix this like a car or a phone. Jesus must just return if it's true in the Bible story.

[@DafithaMusic]

So sad. I hope SABC is gona do something after that interview. Let's fight against this drugs ish 😒😢😢

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

We ourselves did something actually. The sabc did enough by broadcasting us and coming all the way from jozi for us. We called them. After the airing we called the district. Guys are in rehab. It was the whole plan from the start. It was not an event. It was our starting point.

[@leroysphe5276]

Unfortunately the guy (Oupa Mabena) recently passed on, I to think I grew up right in front of him

[@Bammizo]

As a nurse, i cringed hard at the scene of them injecting each other. Like same needle? No withdrawing before injecting? Yoh

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Eish. They 'clean' it with pure tap water. Imagine. And it's so sad cause the local pharmacy refuses to sell needles to all these people. They are literally forced to use maybe 3 needles for 40 of them passing it around. I always bring them needles which I steal from the hospital once a month but it's not enough. Imagine the HIV circulating. Yuk!

[@Debby142]

Just like he said, there's hope for him.change can be a very difficult thing to do.😢

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

That boy culo is not serious. Speaks well but is not serious If u could see what he's doing.

[@mashobane6177]

​@@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq Culo has a beautiful name , his mother gave him a beautiful name.

[@thando1981]

This is a pandemic in our society, young man full of potential end up on the street or jail

[@Mnaoke]

These are the people who should be in the workforce, living productive lives and making strides for themselves. At the moment they are literally digging graves for themselves.

[@sisiphomfingwana616]

This is the actual pandemic!

[@roswithanuuyoma7780]

Same way we have all these programs for the girl child we should also do the same for boys

[@LimitlessDomain]

These guys are decently intelligent

[@nditsheniisraelmuthego2558]

Bro scary 😢

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

I agree. Especially me.

[@tshepomotau4354]

A 42 year old looks older than my late dad. 😳

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

He is also late now. He has died. Oupa Mabena.

[@tsomakilentswana4899]

Oupa has a very small chance of surviving through the next 6 months🤒🤦🏾‍♂️🥺😭😭

[@sehlilesifisoncubencube]

He is dying vele..

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

U were right. He's gone.

[@ziphoqwabe9482]

There is a lot of damage caused by our African brothers to our youth. The youth is the hope of Africa. the whole nation mourns. black and white. we have never enjoyed our freedom because of drugs.

[@Learn2LoveYourNeighbour]

You point Africans all other fingers pointing at you 👈🏾

[@sephiwejoycesithole6118]

Any nationality can be capable of selling that, remember we have all kind of races and nationalities in South Africa so don't pick☝️because it doesn't help the situation and it protects the ones actually doing it which we wouldn't know if we assumed it's only done by certain nationality🤷‍♀️

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

No Amos. Joyce is right. It IS our african brothers vele. Factsssssss.

[@cheznone9296]

You should show these people Philadelphia drug addicts. At least they are still able to stand.

[@yaloluyanda791]

Fentanyl (disguised as Percocet) is fueling the opioid crisis in that region, I hope it never reaches this country. Low-grade heroin is destroying our country now imagine what a drug 50 times stronger than heroin would do

[@mthokozisindlovu3710]

I know them Kingston Avenue

[@thisisntokozo]

Those guys are like Zombies Demons

[@operasinger2126]

This kills me. As the gentleman says at the end, parents talk to your kids about drugs.

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Facts. That was me. Thanks for the 'gentleman'. That was a bar! 🔥 🔥 🔥 I think if a parent actually sits you down it can prevent alot. Its more effective than any Awareness Campaign

[@bensonnamikasa5894]

I need more of these

[@osbertfoundation6012]

Same syringe on four people 😥😥😥Hiv, hepatitis etc

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Same syringe on 20 people. I was there at the post when that was shot. I was the 'friend' who brought the food.

[@MrLove717]

​@@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lqsalute for the act of gratitude my brother

[@donaldmphoza7287]

this is painful even for me to watch this old man, going through this drug addict

[@curvykay6232]

His 42😢 his not an old man. Drugs aged by 20+ years

[@boipelontsepe1226]

@@curvykay6232 I also thought he was old. But 42 is not old At all. But he too sick.

[@zinhledlamini9214]

Drug Binge Part 2 will air on SABC 1 at 21H30 tonight (14 March 2023).

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Hello zinhle dlamini mugabe. How is sandile? I wanted to say something to u after the airing but I was reluctant because I don't know how involved u want to be. I respect that this is ur job. Do u remember me?

[@thisisntokozo]

May I ask where did you get your 🕶️frames??...share the details

[@njabulophiri4583]

Am I the only one who couldn't get past 5 minutes of this programme? This thing is too painful to watch. We lost our childhood friends to this whoonga thing. Late 2007 is when I got to know there's something like this, and ever since then Durban has never been the same.

[@abenathisonkosi1181]

We all know no ‘friend brought them food’ happened. You bought them that food 😂😂😂

[@MUSICFX1]

lol

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Thando actually bought the food. Not the cutting edge crew. I was the one who brought the food but it was edited out on my request. Because I wanted to do my segment at my house with the nice background. 15:00

[@Beex848]

Starts off a a choice but later it no longer becomes a choice 💔

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Well said. That's deep. How did u know.

[@Beex848]

I am a medical student, so I see them. They are helpless.

[@simphiweangel1871]

My hometown😭this is what happens vele Emalahleni educated Youth is now stuck on this killer disease😢

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

I'm In tasbet. U?

[@tuckermakemehappy2193]

Cutting Edge isn't telling you that they've bought these guys drugs before the shoot in order for them to get content. Some script was given to them when recording. I honestly expected Cutting Edge to give the raw story directly from the guys experiences.

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Ur right about the buying drugs for content. Ur wrong about the script. Actually the sabc did us a favor. We called them to shoot us nit the other way round.

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Where are u from? U may know me.

[@tuckermakemehappy2193]

I was there when it all happened. I can even pin point everyone who agreed and refused to be on camera plus the guy who sold you the drugs. I was standing right next to y all but you wouldn't recognize me, I just blend lowkey

[@ayayaflame]

Wow

[@sbusisomaphumulo6044]

Only Jesus Christ can save our South African youth 🙏

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

No. Jesus died long ago. He just turned water to wine once that's all. He won't nt do nothing that one.

[@Mabobo333]

I swear that man does not only suffer from asthma 😭😭so heartbreaking

[@softangler3040]

Yes as a HCW I can see some other symptoms 😭.

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

He died. He had TB. Ur right.

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

@@softangler3040 healthcare worker where are u based.?

[@curvykay6232]

The oldest guy is 42. He looks like he is 60

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

He died.

[@cheznone9296]

Pupa is on his last legs. I feel so sorry for him. Only 42.

[@theedowntown_nostalgic]

Do you think there are any solutions to this pandemic though

[@simingwenya1271]

To be honest he looks like he might have HIV and they sharing needles with him

[@sephiwejoycesithole6118]

Maybe more tight security at schools and put more sports activities, extra murals so that it takes up most of their time alone and when they go home they must get more assignments/ homework e.t.c and government can bring penalty to each saying if you ever quit school without finishing we're coming for you and you'll join any government services training as your punishment can be - zoo,gardening, police, army, clinics and hospitals, waste pickup , sewage, transport e.t.c . I know that's crazy thinking 🙄🤷‍♀️

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

He has died

[@CeaserHlezs]

Very sad ,i hope by you filming them ,you can also find them the help they need😢

[@sesothomusichub2503]

This makes me hate drug dealers so much..This could happen to our kids, our siblings, and our Relatives!

[@sephiwejoycesithole6118]

Sadly it's already happening 💔😢in rural areas it's there now😢

[@DaDa-zn4zj]

Why hate the drug dealers ? Did someone put a gun to ogobandosa head and tell him he must use do drugs ?

[@kgalalelodire160]

The richest place on earth used to be the cemetery, the richest place on earth now is in the heads of all drug addicts and this reality is very saddening.

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

How clever can a person be. Wow. Amagugu. I was thinking that same thing but u put it in words. This is crazy.

[@CoolTebza-eh7ig]

Since ANC ruled ours and Country life has become this way, Drugs have become a norm .

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

You are right. Since democracy.

[@sunnyyawus7909]

just look at thonde. so proud of him

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

It's Thando. He's my friend and neighbour. Here is us. 14:40

[@raydanielz9408]

Yes, I agree. South Africans must wake up and choose leaders who are protecting our nation and not allowing our people to be wiped out by foreign drug dealers

[@thembisilelettysibanyoni811]

That's so sad 💔💔💔

[@peacekwenda8299]

Nyaope is a South African drug foreigners found it here ,it's manufacturered in South Africa by south Africans

[@raydanielz9408]

@@peacekwenda8299 mxm, did you ever admit to any evil that you spread in this country,the filth that the useless ANC allowed you to bring with? All you do is denial and covering up for each other

[@___john3934]

Stop blaming foreigners train your kids well ,no addict no dealer

[@raydanielz9408]

@@___john3934 Kids were not born with addiction, unlike you born stupid

[@edwardseleme1868]

That’s why we need the government to learn from xolani from the moja love show. Drug dealers must decrease nyana this is too much.

[@yah7130]

Subtitles throughout would have been lovely, especially when the sick man was talking. Nevertheless, great content

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Sandile didn't have time. It was due for submission in 4 days. Edited in a few hours. We shot this in one day. Zinhle said that that has never done before.

[@lovelylady6341]

😢😭 Drug lingo, wow I'm actually amazed how some of these guys are way too smart.

[@valentineisraelshabangu4069]

You can't be smart like drug addicts and thieves

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

That culo guy if u could sit with him. U won't believe.

[@Bishop_Spearsmith]

If you want to take over a city/country you don't target the old men, women and children. The target is the young men who can defend thier country and once you wipe them out with drugs you can just walk in and takeover without lifting a weapon. He said it, there's a bigger plan on motion here and we need to guard our closest ones from addictions

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Thank u. That's what I said. And I meant that. We need to protect ama2000. Now it's crystal meth taking over. Kids are talking to themselves it's scary.

[@lindokuhlendlela255]

but ke the youth was killed by ANC, I am 34 today but since I was a kid I was told I am the future president/leader but we still have the very same people in parliament that were there 34 years ago. so this saying of " intsha abahholi baksasa" its just dream they have been trying to sell to the youth for so long.

[@sephiwejoycesithole6118]

Wasn't that meant that youth would study towards that and practice it until they take over? Like don't we have young generation in parliament?

[@lindelanimashaba1684]

The last part of the A students talk should not be slept on!

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Thank u. It was not slept no by the Nkangala District. After the airing we got so much attention so much that the guys are gone to rehab. 3 at a time. Thanks to our government.

[@sbusisomthethwa7304]

Yoooh this is heartbreaking

[@Streetor1347]

Those shoes hanged on electricity wires amazed me 😅😂

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

18:07

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

14:40 Me

[@wendiebuhle4595]

This is my town witbank, I feel sorry for these people they living in a rich land but their decisions are bad.

[@brendangray1985]

Wish I could help all these people they deserve better😢

[@idahsolomon4691]

the guy in the blue sweater sounds so educated and sharp

[@Papito_ZA]

This cant be life 😢...

[@sephiwejoycesithole6118]

😢My beloved brothers and sisters suffers dearly 💔pain of seeing your life flushes away like that😰💔. South Africa is in trouble indeed. Those enablers who distribute/sell this i hope they sleep at night 😢💔💔💔💔

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

What!?!?

[@khanyisocrowder7731]

This is heartbreaking 💔

[@tshepotshepza8866]

It's sad 😔, but some are of this occurrences are self inflicted. Sometimes we chose not to take advice and warnings ⚠. Dagga seems to be a starting point for many, from there a doorway to other drugs opens wide. Another common factor is friends/chomi, that's a very dangerous and unnecessary animal in 1s life at times

[@kumbeehengari8238]

That is true.. weed is usually the gateway drug

[@SarinaMokoape]

All those people need immediate assistance.We can't let our youths future and lives going down the drain like this. Look at Oupa, he's 42 but looks like an 80 years old man.

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

He died. It was shown on a future episode.

[@prince007yougotit]

Very soon we gonna have such documentaries on gambling Sports betting is becoming a cancer in Africa

[@sehlilesifisoncubencube]

Very true, its so deadly. Even gambling with numbers.

[@shiyeliainkorea]

Heartbreaking

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Hello. Are u in Korea for real?

[@shiyeliainkorea]

@@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq i was in South Korea for 12 years

[@trishstevenson3022]

just look at the state of the post office in the backround!!! shocking

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Truly shocking. If u could see where it is positioned u will be even more shocked. It's right in the middle of the shopping center. I'm laughing as I write.

[@nthabisengmotaung499]

I feel very bad they must deal with the sellers to totally finish this

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Problem is the sellers just give a 'cold drink' to the cops. There is no hope. It's true. There is no solution. Trust me I know.

[@llewellynjaptha5687]

devils drug..recovering addict for 14 years now..there's hope👊

[@KateMakhanya]

I think the government must do something about those people who are killing the country,raised faithfull cops to deal with this bad situations,kidz are suffering

[@sharrelgrootboom1116]

It's really very bad in South Africa so blessed to have left there none of my kids do any drugs here in the States 😢

[@valentineisraelshabangu4069]

But America is the largest user of drugs what's your point

[@nightlove5642]

For real The USA has one of the worst drug overdosing Stats in the world.

[@roswithanuuyoma7780]

That's like saying you're happy u moved from the hood coz those kids are smoking weed here and there maar u move to the suburbs where the kids do cocaine

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

That's great.

[@Lee_807]

My heart breaks for my childhood friend culo mfethu

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Eish boy. Do u know his name though?

[@ellofmanombe6800]

now i understand why its death sentence in other countries if found dealing on drugs...😭😭😭😭😭

[@dankiemathebula9918]

Here is supported by EFF

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Like it is in China. But the problem with us is that we have too much democracy and too many rights. U won't believe the latest legislature. Hala at me if u want more info,.

[@Madanga_On_Songs]

😭😭😭😭 Someone.....Somewhere.....Someday....Somehow must do something about our youth addicted by drugs

[@kennethbekezelanitwala4273]

Why is the government doing nothing about this pandemic and why people who are distributors not apprehended like robbers, this must stop these are our future, something or someone knows a lot about this drugs in the cabinet

[@lindavaluvalu54]

In my area I'm make it sure I give them food sometimes clothes....I they called me mother I real love nyaope guys like my brothers

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Ur makimg me smile. We also have 'mother' here. She buys food and everything for the guys. Well I was once of the guys. I still call her mother. Funny thing is me and her are the same age. Her name is phindi. 🙏

[@VM-9911]

My question is after taking drugs, how is the mental health after drugs?

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

Ask ur question properly. I will answer u.

[@samuelandre1997]

People must stop taking everything to their mouth , your life must have boundaries

[@mvuyisimzukwa2509]

25 years to anyone found sellling drugs

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

In south Africa. Never. For drugs You get arrested Saturday then come back on Monday morning. True story. Ask anyone around the guys they will tell u. I know a guy that gets arrested every week. They even know his name at the court before even seeing his file. They just say "sandile wuwe futhi" "🤣🤣🤣🤣 The other day they made him wash the police can before releasing him just to punish him. True story.

[@tshivhasekhumbelo1207]

Im so heart broken😣😣

[@Mqovas1]

This very heart breaking, addiction is a serious disease...while in that topic look at that deserted Post Office, our government makes me vomit.

[@sephiwejoycesithole6118]

Government should have maybe sold it to a private sector before ruining it🤷‍♀️just like SA Airways following would be Eskom then SABC 💔🤷‍♀️😏🤥im just frustrated blurbing 😢🤐

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

This time the government did well. Let's give credit where it is due.

[@SibusisoHlophe-dp5lq]

The post office is still operational. The narrator is talking nonsense. That post is still working believe it or or not

[@siyasangamali6993]

When I watched this video I was not worried about parents teaching their kids to stay out of drugs as they don't have control. My worry is that these drug distributors are Nigerians, government (Ramaphosa and Malema) protects them at all costs. Why can't they be sent to their country as they don't have papers, and also the law which always get prisoners on parole is insane. I truly lost hope to our black officials such as Ramaphosa, Malema, Bheki Cele and etc. Although I never wanted DA to lead, it seems like we need them as black people don't care at all. It's now evidence that any development of a country needs a white skin and gold hair. How come the government ignore Hillbrow, Sunnyside, and etc. When we stand up they say how dare us hating our own brothers😭😭

[@koketsomokubane]

For your information it's not Nigerians but Tanzanians

[@thekothamaga9970]

The terrible pandemic is self-hate and inferiority than any drug.

[@sephiwejoycesithole6118]

They could be buying from anyone no specific nationality we're diverse in RSA. Hillbrow and Sunnyside is just an example check in 5 to 10 years coming we will have more if nothing is being done😢. I was wondering if us as parents were doing something wrong in raising our kids because in this video, few kept saying i learned from my friend or i was introduced to this by my friend 😢so why not say NO!, was it peer pressure or being bullied into doing it? I just wonder💔

[@comradejohn5302]

Stop behaving like a not a clever person....some Southafricans sell drugs

[@John83118]

The depth and wisdom here are exceptional. A book I discovered with related subjects reshaped my thinking. "The Art of Meaningful Relationships in the 21st Century" by Leo Flint

[@thembimkhize-rs7hk]

This is a pandemic and the sooner our government realizes this the better for all. The trauma of having a drug addict in the family cannot be compared to anything. They still almost everything and as much as you try to be sympathetic, you are also emotionally and financially drained. This is our future but I bet our government prefer them like this because they want to be in parliament until they collapse and die there instead of empowering our youth, getting them rehabilitated and create jobs for them. Most CBDs are infested with these kids and maybe they should move to malls so our government can intervene.

[@KaraboSimonMokgatlhe]

Very heartbreaking yooh😢

[@shweyisworld]

my heart 💔

[@kusasalakhenene]

I want justice

[@habibasouleymanou1855]

🥺💔our African leaders need to step up their game 🙌 the leaders only think about themselves and family