First Impression of South Africa🇿🇦|What You Need to Know before you visit

[@SandtonProp]

Thanks for telling the truth about our country, you are more welcoming to visit again in future.

[@zawadiem]

🙏🏾💙

[@lifestylepretoria9181]

An accurate and fair assessment of South Africa. Loved your video. It is cheaper, has great quality products and services and systems work.

[@tefokhasibe3736]

Thank you for visiting us I'm south african

[@ayobampilo5762]

SA is the only country in the world that has hosted the Rugby, Cricket, Netball and Soccer world cup in the world

[@zawadiem]

I learned something new. Thanks for sharing :)

[@Roos3979]

Not true England has done the same🙈🙈🙈 I wish we could claim that but unfortunately the brits beat us to it🙈🙈🙈🙈

[@hugobaloyi5862]

You lying.

[@Roos3979]

@@hugobaloyi5862 England hosted Soccer in 1966 Cricket in 1975,1979,1983,1999,2019 Rugby in 2015 and jointly in 1991 and 1999 Netball in 1963,1995,2019 You are welcome to look it up but it is what it is you can’t change history and we can’t claim something that is not true

[@ayobampilo5762]

@@Roos3979 nope 🥱

[@GEIsraelAKAGodsElect]

Fantastic point of view! Thank you for sharing!!

[@zawadiem]

Absolutely. Thanks for watching 😊🙏🏾

[@NgafuaAndPeople]

Thanks for sharing! Will like to visit someday.

[@zawadiem]

Garcias 🙏🏾💜

[@bodybygray5609]

Great insights. I watched Safarina when I was in Liberia as a child. I vividly remember how it made me feel. I have also made a few friends from the region. I am not much of a party person..but I love their music. And if there's 1 place I wish I could go just for the vibes...it would be SA. haven't made it there yet but I am living through ya vicariously

[@zawadiem]

You summed it up right! The music is 🔥 out there and the infrastructure is similar to the US. Please plan a trip there, you won’t regret it 😊

[@LorraineMosikari]

Sarafiba not that thing you wrote

[@misspzar]

You can add me to your list of friends. I'm South African, based in Johannesburg.

[@tseposenatsi7527]

​@@LorraineMosikariSARAFINA, not that thing you wrote.....

[@HadzabeTribeAfrica]

Thanks for sharing this information 🤗❤️

[@zawadiem]

🙏🏾

[@noxzienocturnal4544]

We drive on the left hand side of the road but the steering wheel is on the right side of the car.

[@zawadiem]

Yeah, thank you for the correction.🙏🏾😊

[@byculla6]

Of course the steering wheel is on the right of the car!! They're not stupid! Haha! Please don't imagine that S.Africa is a country that is full of morons.. The opposite is the case!! Fabulous place .. Get your american asses over there!

[@Sterfillah]

You are so welcome in South Africa. 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@zawadiem]

I can’t wait to head back:)🙏🏾♥️

[@bounceboi_1]

Wow AMAZING 🎉

[@zawadiem]

Have you been ?😄

[@ajvstudiollc4246]

Beautiful content! Now I’m interested to visit SA!! Thank you partner! 🙏

[@zawadiem]

You should!😎 Your new jue is from there anyway lol

[@MoeketsiMohale-r1h]

The huge discovery of Oil and Gas in South Africa need to be something to share with American brothers and sisters so you should come back home if you can to help build this nation together.

[@jamessmithtv8313]

Your videos are amazing

[@zawadiem]

Glad you like them!😆🙏🏾

[@RreSefara]

Thank you for coming. Do come and invest. And spread the word about S.A, we need more tourists and investors.

[@zawadiem]

I’ve been speaking with realtors. I’m looking to invest

[@phathuneluvhada4668]

There are malls everywhere in South Africa even in township or rural lands

[@zawadiem]

Yes!!!!!

[@hlengiwefeliciamabuza7354]

Welcome to South Africa my sweetness ❤

[@zawadiem]

❤️

[@sunelelujabe8075]

Well said. ❤❤❤

[@zawadiem]

🙏🏾♥️♥️

[@rudolphharrigan1804]

Beautiful advise and I am very glad you are sharing your experience with us

[@zawadiem]

Thank you for subscribing and welcome to the community ♥️

[@rudolphharrigan1804]

I am very grateful for been a part of your journey because the best is yet to come for you I can see it just keep pushing and stay focus because anything is possible anything is possible 😊

[@DJKelblizz]

That’s cool

[@zawadiem]

🙏🏾

[@sibusisomajola8081]

Go to Durban as well and Bloemfontein

[@zawadiem]

Aha, I plan to visit Cape Town and Durban during my upcoming visit. I’m excited :)🙏🏾

[@hosealumadi5869]

Small correction dear : OR Tambo international is the largest and busiest airport in Africa. Cairo airport is number 2 followed by Cape Town at number 3 ❤ from South Ahh🇿🇦

[@zawadiem]

Thank you. The info is conflicting because according to one cnn article, Caro was the busiest airport in 2022. www.cnn.com/travel/gallery/busiest-african-airports-2022-spc-intl/index.html

[@zawadiem]

However, there are other articles referring OR Tambo as the busiest and largest.☺️

[@fud338]

Cairo...biggest...goggle it

[@xolisangcengedizzyworld]

The answer is yes sister and we have a growing number of South African Americans here, who actually have relocated and staying here now for good🙂.

[@zawadiem]

I plan to definitely buy a property there and make it a home, whether part time or full time :). Thank you for your kind words and supporting my channel.

[@Nyameka-j7z]

​@zawadiem you GO Girl ❤

[@jamaicanonthemove.3239]

I have relocated here from America.

[@zawadiem]

@@jamaicanonthemove.3239 oh, nice. Where did you relocate from, and where in SA did you relocate to?

[@jamaicanonthemove.3239]

@zawadiem I lived in New York and Florida. I relocated to Johannesburg. My 10 year old daughter loves it here. There is so much activity to do with the family and children.

[@solomonrabohale4746]

We really need people like you to promote tourism in our Country. So many black Americans that are coming to our country to enjoy their Holidays here.

[@zawadiem]

Well noted. 🙏🏾 I have a few more videos coming up! I love SA🇿🇦

[@solomonrabohale4746]

@zawadiem Will appreciate that, plus already subscribed your channel 👍

[@zawadiem]

@@solomonrabohale4746 thank you ♥️

[@sranprince506]

Thank you for the Video. Please also do another one of your country, we also wanna see some other parts of Africa aswell than watching SA alone. Thank you 🥰🙏

[@zawadiem]

For sure. Have you seen my other videos? 🙏🏾

[@mossmokwena5032]

Thanks so much to selling the country love you 😍 😘 🙏🔥🙌👌

[@zawadiem]

Of course💜

[@sellopuo1304]

Nope, O.R. Tambo international Airport is the largest Airport in Africa. Cairo International Airport is the second largest.

[@zawadiem]

Not according to a CNN article that came out in 2022. Lol

[@mtshedamarunyane5465]

​@@zawadiemwho trust CNN, go to Egypt

[@michaelinegeegbe7160]

Beautiful as always❤.

[@zawadiem]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@HomeboySA-px2qe]

Welcome to wakanda ❤

[@zawadiem]

Forever 😄

[@SouthAfrica7788]

You Welcome sister ❤️🇿🇦

[@zawadiem]

Thank you. I can’t wait to visit Cape Town and Durban 😁🇿🇦

[@Tyran_Thompson]

We hope you enjoyed your time here with us 🇿🇦

[@zawadiem]

I surely enjoyed my time there. I will be back in December. I learned December is a culture not just a month 😁

[@atcshabe007]

Your hubby ❤

[@zawadiem]

Oh, yeah?😂

[@QueenB_ZA]

I like the point about policies, that is very important for order

[@zawadiem]

Yes, one of my favs.😊

[@Gamerjs123]

Thank you for sharing this info with us.❤❤❤ You look gorgeous.

[@zawadiem]

Thank you for watching. Let me know when you visit SA😁

[@samuellubisi1944]

We are not there yet 🤨 we have a couple of smart cities on the pipeline

[@feliciadousuah]

Aww so nice and inspiring. Next time take me with you

[@zawadiem]

Let’s go to Saint Lucia 🇱🇨 😉

[@LufunoMukwevho-m3l]

Welcome to SA😊

[@zawadiem]

Loved my visit ♥️ 🇿🇦

[@hlongandlebeelingezwa6739]

So far this is the best video compare to all the videos that we see on KZbin woman talking about culture shock in south Africa only to find out they never been to south africa they just copy other contant from another channel

[@zawadiem]

Thank you. It is important to tell stories based on first hand experiences.😊

[@BenjaminNdebele]

SORRY MY LADY OLIVER TAMBO IN JOHANSBURG IS THE LARGEST AIRPORT IN AFRICA CORRECT THAT

[@zawadiem]

Is that right? Do you have the info ?

[@BenjaminNdebele]

@@zawadiem YOU DONT NEED TO ARGUE ABOUT THAT OTHERWISE YOU WILL GET LAUGHED AT.

[@zawadiem]

@@BenjaminNdebele Noted. I've read conflicting info; however, CNN reports that OR Tambo is the largest airport, while Cairo is the busiest. Hopefully, Ethiopia won't change this soon.. LOL

[@SandtonProp]

Our company offers rent-to-buy solutions for both locals and foreigners. Another opportunity to consider for AirBnB if you don't consider living there full-time.

[@zawadiem]

Please send more info to my email @[e-mail]

[@tripattendynt]

Next time take me with you 😊. Great Video🙌

[@zawadiem]

You will be in my backpack. Lol 😂

[@philad1439]

Am few days behind but am glad u enjoyed ur stay in SA pls visit again there is plenty more to see, and perhaps one day u will move permanently. Its not that am patriotic but everything u said its on point. Thanks for the good impression.

[@zawadiem]

Thank you. I plan to buy a property there. 🇿🇦 for the win:)

[@WillyMaraba]

My Lady your it come to Soweto there's a hunk waiting for you. Our makoti

[@zawadiem]

Is that right?

[@WillyMaraba]

@@zawadiem Yebo yes 100%

[@aezean5618]

South Africans drive on the LEFT not right side

[@zawadiem]

I clarified this. I meant to steering is on the right 🙏🏾

[@hewantssomespecialtreatmen7163]

Maybe you wanted to say in S. A we drive on the Left hand side, that's why you will see a rule of the road which says,,, KEEP LEFT PASS RIGHT on our roads in S. A

[@zawadiem]

Correct. 🙏🏾

[@gottimaranzano9409]

Beautiful name, it means Gift .it's a swahili name

[@zawadiem]

Definitely 🚀

[@rainbowtrust6347]

Americans visit and relocate in Cape Town and Joburg only. They don't know other cities and the whole country. They all want to stay in Joburg only. African Americans don't know what you're talking about, Africa is SA, and SA is Joburg and Cape Town 😂😂😂😂😂

[@zawadiem]

😂😂😂

[@alinamatselisobonde5354]

THANK YOU my DEAR SISTER LOVE YOU FROM DANMARK PROUT TO be africa🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇱🇸🇱🇸🇱🇸

[@zawadiem]

Thank you, sis 🙏🏾♥️

[@liberia-motherofpan-africa9671]

🎉❤ big up

[@zawadiem]

Hey you 💜

[@makhosazanamsimang7180]

The music is loud and distracting!!

[@zawadiem]

Will do better ✈️

[@martinshabalala4525]

I'm glad you had a nice time. Please make it your next home, you belong

[@zawadiem]

Looking at investment opportunities.🙏🏾❤️

[@building_keevo]

This is great! Tune in to AE tomorrow, 8am pacific. We're going to share your video on our channel.

[@zawadiem]

Great.🙏🏾😁

[@zukile7896]

South Africa is the most developed in Africa hence you fired all African and, Pakistan, Bungladesh people flocking to SA. You don't find a lot of South Africans leaving SA to Pakistan, Bungladesh and other African countries

[@zawadiem]

Thanks for sharing

[@rainbowtrust6347]

True and reality. Why should you choose less for best. Nothing is best for SACANS in Africa and America, UK and anywhere in the world except that Australia is better.

[@Beteadyekini]

I knew such a comment will find it's way on your page. Trust my sister if you do another video using your Liberian instead of your American accent, The first thing you will hear is GO HOME!

[@viwembande9497]

Thank you for Visiting us, Hope to see you soon.

[@zawadiem]

Definitely. I will be back soon :)

[@auntyfermsongraphics2716]

Tell me more because when I come you will drive me through

[@zawadiem]

I only own a small bike 😅

[@TshepoDDH]

The South Africa that you will never see on TV… en spite our issues, I love my country. Next time visit Cape Town and the Mpumalanga Province… if you are impressed by Johannesburg, I don’t know how you going to feel about those two destinations

[@zawadiem]

I’m looking to purchase an investment property in Cape Town. I will be there soon :)

[@MafudiMudau]

Our country is really cheap nothing is overcharged.

[@zawadiem]

I concur with your perspective, even if others disagree.

[@Jay-rd3hn]

South Africa 🇿🇦 is the country that went through five phases of colonialism in the world.

[@zawadiem]

🤔

[@Jay-rd3hn]

@@zawadiem yeah check the history of South Africa 🇿🇦 from 1652 until 1994 then you would understand that South Africa went through different phases of colonisation.

[@childofthesoil1163]

Not sure whats your point all African countries where colonize except Ethopia

[@bjh903]

4:00 huh?

[@zawadiem]

Traffic flows on the left side of the road and vehicles are passed on the right. I also observed that the steering wheel was located on the right of the car, whereas in the US, the steering is on the left. So, what I meant to say was mainly in reference to the steering. Any questions?

[@top-gnews8333]

Some people are feeling jealous chest pains

[@zawadiem]

Right 😅

[@codex0418]

Your background music was a real distraction...

[@zawadiem]

I will tune it down next time.🙏🏾

[@BongieBala]

yes please just turn it down a lil but great video and your voice was clear and music is nice

[@SihombileMahanjana]

Beautiful video girl you are beautiful,I love the chocolate colour of your skin 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@zawadiem]

Thank you dear

[@georgeyond1456]

Next time please take me with you 😊🫶🏿

[@zawadiem]

I will buy a bigger suitcase so you can fit in 😀

[@georgeyond1456]

@@zawadiemchey😂🤣🙆🏿‍♀️🙆🏾‍♀️🙆🏿‍♂️looka this beautiful jue...ok Ooo

[@zawadiem]

@@georgeyond1456 that’s the cheapest offer 🤣🤣

[@MrMalgul]

It used to be...

[@zawadiem]

It used to be what?😁

[@heavyhookedup]

SA was the most developed in Africa and in some cases the World, The ANC broke everything within 30 years and now we don't have electricity, our roads are in a very bad state, our hospitals are in a very bad state, people have fake degrees and can act like doctors, our water supply is polluted and people are dyeing from drinking tap water, we have no local service delivery, no quality local transport, our education system is one of the worst in the world (some teachers cant read and write, never-mind the students). The unemployment rate is 64% for students and some crazy amount for overall, hence the crime rate out of control. We have a non functioning police force where most of the police stations cannot open a case because their computers are stolen, they don't have case books, they dont have electricity or they just dont care to. We have one of the biggest governments in the world, the most corrupt and incompetent. Each government employee has got a contracter employed to do their job because they cannot do it themselves, so the government bill is running in the hundreds of millions every month. The sad part is that these corrupt ANC ministers and their cadre deployed buddies are stealing BILLIONS every month from the south african people when most people cannot even afford a bread every day. It is disgusting and the sheep still vote for them because they are uneducated and easily bribed with a t-shirt and a kfc (throwing away their and their childrens future. The country is on the brink of collapse (like zimbabwe) but the people still vote for them or the racist eff party. So sad because the potential is awesome and the people are amazing (without politics). They country is beautiful and yes hanging on with a thread. It can be such a cool place if you have moral leaders with the people's interest at heart. But unfortunately the uneducated still think the whites and educated blacks are out to catch them. Sad situation.

[@zawadiem]

Oh, dang! Thank you for the insight, truly 😯

[@kabelothebe4350]

Which country doesn't have problems like we are the only ones

[@hewantssomespecialtreatmen7163]

Go to where there is no problems, the grass is always greener on the other side, the problem is some of you compare SA with so called 1st world countries even though it's classified as a 3rd world country.

[@molokomoloko5099]

Trust an apartheid beneficiary to decampaign our country whenever they get a chance

[@nzappazapp8360]

Your commentary and expectations and some phrases you use make me think you are originally from Africa, eg expecting corruption to be the norm, POS, expecting dirty environment etc

[@zawadiem]

I live in the US but I’m from the soil of Africa.

[@thandisilec835]

Yes I think she’s west African but moved to US. I think generally ppl think all of Africa is same whilst the true is far from it. What you experience on east to west to north to southern parts of Africa is vastly different.SA has its problems for sure but there are levels to even problems but is far ahead of any on the continent developmentally and standard of living, as I’ve noted with a bit of travel on continent and just informing myself. Think west Africa generally needs better development and leaders with a bit of shame and they’d be thriving. Ppl are waking up though, so expect many parts of Africa including west Africa to develop fast within this century

[@saliemchristian9943]

Hi, u talking about SA, especially Jo'burg, but u showing pics of Cape Town. Joburg has no sea.😅

[@zawadiem]

That is correct. However, most of my images focused on Joburg but the general idea is SA😁

[@mazibukomail]

SA is overrated and underrated at the same time

[@zawadiem]

Thanks for your feedback. Not overrated to me but that just me :)

[@molokomoloko5099]

Overrated compared to what?

[@tumalanomoleme2517]

My sister South Africa has all the troubles of an African country an more

[@zawadiem]

I’m sure the country is without problems

[@alexiz.7569]

South Africa have spiraled backwards the last 25 years, we barely have power let a lone being able to create a industrial zone. Don't be fooled by little things.

[@mogp427]

This is was her experience,it's not like she did not experience all the things she mentioned therefore your opinion does not matter!if you say we moved backwards but on the eyes of visitors who visited other countries as well we still are forward!

[@FictionHubZA]

I'd say for the last 12 years. Things really reversed around 2011. Aside from that we were doing fine.

[@zawadiem]

I understand your perspective but trust me, I’ve been to all the West African countries and stayed over 30-90 days. I also visited East African countries: Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania Seychelles, Zambia,etc. Did I experience load shedding and other tiny issues, yes. However, SA is still the best by far . Cheers 🥂

[@mogp427]

@@zawadiem thank you, am so happy you enjoyed SA, many of our people don't travel therefore they dont realise how fortunate we are, are we perfect? No, but we still are "doing good " than some ,I think we should start appreciating the positives than dwell on the negatives after all no one is perfect .

[@ohlangeni]

Apartheid Beneficiaries i.e White, Indians and Coloureds are really really salty that South Africa under Black rule. They manufactured this narrative that every was much better under Apartheid, that Black people cannot govern, that Africans are incompetent and corrupt. They have been saying this since 1994 (end of European Colonists' Apartheid rule). They will be saying it in 100 years from now. They are bitter.

[@animalworld3440]

Build by white

[@top-gnews8333]

While speaking a white man's language carrying jeleous chest pains

[@zawadiem]

There’s nothing wrong with that! I’m just glad the infrastructure is better than a lot of other countries out there. 😁

[@ohlangeni]

It was and still is Black people who dug gold, diamonds, platinum, coal, chrome etc from the African soil. It was Black people who worked the land, often as part time slave labour (6 months of every year since 1910 to 1986). All the infrastructure was literally built by Black people while the White man was sipping tea from his flask in the bakkie. If you are South African, you will picture the imagery

[@florencediallo8340]

With black labour. So all races contributed to the building of this great beautiful country. I am sure there were once upon a time whites in your country too. So why didn't they build it the same as South Africa?

[@monicalechema]

What's your point, if you got nothing to say better be quite

[@pearcekanyoka2453]

YOU FORGOT TO SHOW WHERE 50% OF THE POPULATION LIVES, ALEX ,GOMORA,,SQUATER CAMP, HOSTELS, AND OTHER KASI AREAS , INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS😢😢😢

[@zawadiem]

I will be back 😉

[@kennedytsokodibane3058]

Less than 10% of South Africans live in informal settlements.

[@kamogelobobo3651]

​@@zawadiemhaters will always hate.

[@thandisilec835]

Most Kasi is developed around SA eg you find many parts of Soweto that match development and fancy houses in Sandton. You’d think you’re in one of the former white suburbs when you go to the old kasis of SA, they have more order and development.Also hostels are tiny minority of where South Africans live, not even 0.1% live there. We do however have urban squalor where many live in informal housing (shacks) and that’s not even entirely South Africans, many of those shack residents are ppl who can’t get government housing and they in large non South African illegal immigrants who’ve moved to SA from rest of Africa without much

[@pearcekanyoka2453]

@@thandisilec835 take pics of Vusumuzi in Tembisa, Alex , all squatter camps & advertise, those Sandton, Rosebank is mainly for white people attraction, stop misleading people... Mention these are the good places of SA, though some stay in shacks. WHO GIVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SHACKS, or its south Africans waiting fit RDP, White men from Europe is an investor

[@Ginger4789]

Nothing works in SA only the springboks 😂😂😂😂

[@zawadiem]

I respect your opinion :)

[@sumtendechaba9717]

The must developed but must foolish. You do not have your land!

[@zawadiem]

There’s no land ownership? Lol

[@hlongandlebeelingezwa6739]

I wonder if that was english or inglish 😢

[@lady-jn3mf]

​@@hlongandlebeelingezwa6739😂😂I'm still trying to make sense out of what he is saying and mind you he's lying with confidence and full chest😂😂

[@hlongandlebeelingezwa6739]

@@lady-jn3mf how long you've been on youtube?

[@lady-jn3mf]

@@hlongandlebeelingezwa6739 since like forever 🤷🏾‍♀️.

[@pertunialamula]

Im sure you are also planning on moving here permanently 😭.. our problems will never end She's inviting her fellos too 😢

[@zawadiem]

No, not permanently. I like my life in California 😉 If anything I will contribute to your economy so be nice 🤣

[@nmosoa5368]

😂

[@trayway9067]

Cringe, as long as shes here legally and respects the laws and people of the country she is very welcome.

[@trayway9067]

ur welcome my sister @@zawadiem

[@zawadiem]

@@trayway9067 thank you. I look forward to my next trip there soon:)