Is South Africa Becoming a Failed State?

[@Lufefe]

One of our biggest problems as a country, at least so far, has been this inability to move on from the ANC. Just because they played a major role in ending Apartheid, it doesn’t mean they should be the ones to carry the country forward after Apartheid as well.

[@popalopagos]

EFF will get things moving

[@ayylmao2569]

@@popalopagos theyll turn south Africa into a fourth world country or give us a civil war. DA is whats needed

[@fullmetaltheorist]

@@popalopagos Yekela ukubhema kwere kwere.

[@josephmarch7142]

​@@popalopagosthey'll just become another version of Zimbabwe

[@tonypepperoni3679]

Did the country really go forward after apartheid though? It was a powerhouse that had to be crushed for the sake of optics.

[@vulcanmemes9770]

This is what happens when a political party keeps running on a single good thing they did in 1994 while never giving up the vestiges of nepotism and unchecked criminal corruption.

[@matthewwatson3593]

Good take, the same party running a country for 30 years can only lead to corruption and its not like they weren't from the start

[@daniyalbbd5281]

ANC is our future and our present. South Africa will only develop when all the citizens are just pure Africans ,no white or Indians

[@hydromic2518]

@@daniyalbbd5281have a “pure” society doesn’t just making it a utopia

[@Finkaisar]

​@elfrjzYou say similar comment several times, trying to make indonesia look good by comparing it to one of the worst countries in europe?

[@Aspartame69]

Good thing? Thats like saying the lord of the flies would be a good way to run a country.

[@DGoldy303]

If South Africans keep voting ANC in 2024, then they have nothing to blame but themselves!

[@farhanatashiga3721]

It would simply be moronic if the majority of South Africans kept voting for them after the catastrophic deterioration of the last 5 years

[@Laurentus]

The DA is absolutely shit at fixing their image and a big part of that is because they don't wade into townships and get seen helping people the way the ANC does. So tell me how someone who has no access to any technology and has been told his whole life how the ANC liberated them will ever make a different decision?

[@Ilamarea]

It's them or the red shirt nazis. What they need is for the white men to come back, as crazy as that sounds xd

[@CyanOgilvie]

As usual, the reality isn't that simple. South Africa isn't a homogeneous unit, and the most important fracture line isn't race any more (although that's an easy emotive lever for the corrupt politicians to pull when they want to manipulate people). Now it's the economic class divide that results from being the most unequal society in the world. There are only a few million tax payers who pay any meaningful amount of income tax trying keep a country of 60 million running, where the largest employer is the state and we're trying to institute more and more welfare initiatives. Almost none of those tax payers vote ANC (there is a strong correlation between the number of toilets in the average dwelling in an area and the party with the majority of votes, over the range 0 to 3, which tells a tragic tale of the reality of life for many South Africans). The ANC understands that the mainstay of its political support isn't the tax base, so there is nothing to lose by stealing as much of the public purse as possible - the decades of corruption revelations don't move the needle at all for them - a large part of their support base view it as stealing from the rich who richly deserve it. Additionally, because of this unfortunate dynamic, it's directly counter to the ANC's interest to actually lift the majority of voters out of poverty.

[@Wamuciie]

Viva Eff viva !

[@cobbler9113]

Looking in from the outside, how the entire population of South Africa hasn’t died of shame is staggering. They had such a promising outlook where the nation could have moved on from Apartheid, but instead they’re proving right, those who said the end of Apartheid would bring ruin to South Africa. Just shameful.

[@zell863]

Lol all what they have to do to see future is to look at Zimbabwe.

[@youtubeisdogshit]

@@baguettelauncher8839 apartheid was evil, I think it was kicking out all the educated whites

[@HistoryBuff_0]

@@baguettelauncher8839 Silence racist

[@janetkoster6243]

Instead of fixing their own problems, the S African govt is now throwing genocide accusations against Israel. 🇮🇱 The idiom, People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, comes to mind. ugh!

[@Shikkai123]

We are a proud people. We excel in the global arena when we are fortunate enough to compete. Its a shame we get painted the same due the idiocracy we have for a government. It is Ironic how a party that was meant for the masses, a party that was the spear point for equality in country rotten with racism did more damage to their fellow country man than elevate them. We were competing with the world, now we compete with a salary from month to month worth less than minimum wage in our more developed countries

[@robstone4537]

AC=Alternating Current, DC=Direct current, ANC=Absolutely No Current

[@spaghettiisyummy.3623]

Creative!

[@FTL1511]

☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️👏👏

[@Hati321]

Good one.

[@PastaSenpai]

💀

[@friedrichjunzt]

😂

[@Charlie0l9]

ANC's knee jerk response to any criticism: 1) "You're racist!" 2) "You're a colonial sympathizer!" 3) "Apartheid!" Oh no. I just said something bad about them. Guess this makes me a pro-Apartheid racist and colonial sympathizer. Dreadful.

[@peterflohr7827]

At least you'r not a satan-worshipping LGBT nazi. 🤣

[@soltier8965]

Well at least it was a functioning civilization then.

[@joesterling4299]

It's the same all over. The US is no different. It has become impossible to point out, let alone try to solve, the failings of a certain race, unless you're a member of it yourself.

[@tshepo5537]

​@@soltier8965 For a minority which is not a good thing. The ANC is still trying to rectify the past injustices. More than 90 percent of the country did not have electricity 20 to 30 years ago. Today most households have electricity.

[@tshepo5537]

@@casualSimRacer3312 By back then you mean during apartheid? Back then you can pay people peanuts based on skin colour. Meaning you can pay 10 people with a salary that will pay one person today. On paper it will look like many people are employed but in reality they could not afford basic needs. Today most people might be unemployed but those who are employed can afford basic needs and are paid their true worth.

[@matthew1882]

Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique and now South Africa... at some point you realise that the 'freedom fighters' just wanted their turn to act as the oppressors.

[@WorldIsWierd]

Funny thing its hurts because now you know these countries could be run well because you seen it happen. Now you just got to look at yourself and your own culture for its result

[@xtomistanbulx7140]

So the white people had good reasons for wanting to keep apart from them

[@levismith7444]

Except unlike before there’s no power and worsening infrastructure

[@joesterling4299]

It also shows that when you have a system that works, destroying it destroys the country, regardless of good intentions. Nelson Mandela understood this, and SA survived the revolt and end of apartheid rather well. He knew keeping the Western-society people who knew how things work was crucial. Then, he died. His successors went on to repeat the same errors as in the other countries you mentioned. And SA joined them in their misery.

[@Bumbaclart247]

If only European powers hadn’t meddled in these countries. They could have been like Botswana

[@wilfredruffian5002]

Did anyone ever expect anything different? You can ignore reality but it never ignores you.

[@nigelhamilton815]

Well said.

[@prophetsnake]

Well, I certainly didn't expect anything different from the likes of you.

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

True

[@prophetsnake]

what th ereality of a country ruined by the Brits? Yes yes.

[@wilfredruffian5002]

@prophetsnake interesting that the only countries that didn't benefit from British colonialism are in Africa.

[@CaraTheStrange]

As a South African young adult there is just no hope. Jacob Zuma used the country like a fleshlight. If you dont laugh at everything falling apart youll cry. Cyril was suppose to bring change and end the horriffic corruption but then we recently found out he is also corrupt. Brain drain is a big problem as well but as someone looking to move to canada i dont see why i should stay, i love my country but not enough to give up my future.

[@hydromic2518]

I’m moving to Canada too. I hope to comeback one day to do something to help but I don’t have much of a choice

[@CaraTheStrange]

@@hydromic2518 I’m currently spending a gap year in canada and its so much better here. Luckily i have some family here as well

[@peterfireflylund]

@@hydromic2518so you know the situation is dire… why do you then write so many desperate comments here defending the ANC?

[@peterfireflylund]

We always knew Ramaphosa was corrupt ;) At least he seems somewhat competent which Zumba definitely wasn’t.

[@hydromic2518]

@@peterfireflylundnot defending the ANC but I can’t accept racism or people that make terrible claims without understanding the entire situation

[@tokoloshi214]

Takeaway lesson: Incompetent people cannot by miracle run an advanced economy.

[@coffeebean_tamer]

Someone on our local radio station said Africa has to fail be design. Why does every African country except for Namibia, Mozambique and Kenya relativity stable have this issues?

[@jrpark05]

Only eight upvotes while the others around it have upvotes in the hundreds, all the while this comment is closer to the point than almost any other. Just goes to show you that most people are so criminally stupid that they would rather see their countries decay, and the standard of living of their descendants be greatly reduced, than to be branded the scarlet letter of our time....being a racist. Pathetic.

[@ch.3569]

Well its a few things 1. is corruption, it takes strong principled leaders and government checks and balances to limit corruption not something you get over night. 2. A lot of Afrika scares the shit out of investors. instability (wars and unrest) + Nationalize or redistribute talk is not good for long term investments.

[@A-world-of-My-Own]

Try Greedy and Corrupt ANC people. They take as much as they can in 5 years then move on. Till there is nothing left. The New Zimbabwe. All Politicians are corrupt, but it is the greed and speed which is killing SA.

[@poppinc8145]

@@coffeebean_tamer Kenya's 2017 election had the incumbent President winning by 98% of the vote. Kenya disputes maritime territory with Somalia, supported the toppling of the unified Somalia government back in 2006 which reignited civil war, and Kenya has been intervening in Somalia and fighting insurgents within its own borders ever since. Mozambique is literally in a state of war in the north since the late 2010s after insurgency broke out following decades of neglect, exploitation and the most poverty despite Northern Mozambique having the richest energy and mineral resources in the country.

[@austinowings4904]

It's really tragic. South Africa was dealt a winning hand; abundant resources, good demography, relatively few regional rivals, Africa's best climate, and its most developed and advanced technological and industrial base, and they've managed to fuck it all up. Instead of leading the way for Africa, they've regressed to the mean.

[@xtomistanbulx7140]

Maybe there's a good reason why the white people wanted to keep apart from the black people. Now look.

[@joecruiser]

Exactly. But, alas, they are not quite satisfied with their handiwork of destruction yet, still some stealing and f.....g the remaining bits to go.

[@sillyname6808]

> Good Demography Uhhh google Average ZA IQ bruh.

[@TheJewishAzovMember]

Well duh, anyone who had a working brain saw this as the only outcome

[@andrewalbers856]

The Whites made South Africa into an advanced country and now under the blacks it no longer is.

[@Jarrydjakepearson]

As a South African, now living in Poland, getting out opened my eyes to how bad it actually was. The idea of safely being able to walk around city streets at night seemed like an absolute fantasy. Safety, Politics, Finances, Transport and a host of other major talking points are in the gutter in S.A. I only hope that the rest of my family manages to emigrate before the situation devolves into some sort of seemingly inevitable armed conflict.

[@adrianolszewski231]

I hope you are happy in Poland.I visited your country in march and I was absolutely stunned how beautiful the nature is. Garden route is amazing.

[@Martina-Kosicanka]

Yeah, when so many young people is unemployed.and without any perspective, armed conflict seems like granted. Sadly

[@MsJubjubbird]

My aunt came to visit us in Australia before covid. She couldn't believe that you could just walk up to the front door of people's houses

[@xjmmjbnqfstjdijoj2044]

And imagine that there are even safer countries like Japan where people literally leave their personal belongings unchecked (cellphones, wallets, purses, money, laptops) in public spaces or cafés because they know no one would steal them...

[@everettduncan7543]

More and more cities in the US are similar, though rural areas remain safer.

[@adrian_vsk7203]

How long will it be until the people of South Africa realize that the ANC are not the answer. The time of gratitude to them for helping to end Apartheid is over, the dues are paid. Now it's time to vote in a party that actually wants to help the people of the country, not just their own bank accounts.

[@fullmetaltheorist]

People already don't trust the anc. Just to give you an idea in the municipal elections the anc got 46% of the vote but only around 6 to 8 million people voted for it. Keep in mind that almost 40 million people in the country are old enough to vote. But a lot if people felt as if the anc was going to win ayways and so stayed away from the election. But this mentality has changed over the past 2 years.

[@shasha023]

there is no such party currently - DA are sellout and who dont seem to understand or want to learn how the majority feels and thinks, they will never win more so now after their pro west agendas have been made public - EFF are radical racists they will never win the presidency we can only vote for cANCer because its the better option

[@Mike_Viola]

Problem is, the party gaining the most votes in each election isn't the DA, its the EFF.

[@popalopagos]

EFF then.

[@theinfinitevoidiscringe2819]

Blacks can't maintain civilization, in other news water is wet.

[@david-jr5fn]

No what actually happened to South Africas power grid can be summarised by these newspaper quotes: 2014: "Eskom is set to axe as many as 3,389 skilled white employees, including 1,081 white engineers and managers, as it ramps up its affirmative action policy." 2022: "South Africa's power grid is collapsing and outages are disrupting the economy " 2023: "Eskom brings in former employees to deal with crisis"

[@niculaelaurentiu1201]

That's absolutely tragic it's comical but I can't even laugh

[@jeromejooste3493]

That idiotic move was hugely destructive to Eskom but is only one of many terrible management and government decisions that brought it to where it now is. If you were an engineer that got booted I feel your pain. I lost my contract with Eskom literally overnight due to the same "white cleansing" of the SOE's.

[@dixonhill1108]

Lol the ANC was marxist even when apartheid was going on. It's pretty funny anyone imagined it'd be anything but this outcome. Even the OP TLDR guy can't admit that marxist nonsense is the root cause.

[@sotirismp2883]

Taking the whites out of something means taking the civilisation out of something

[@darthplagueis13]

Isn't affirmative action usually supposed to only affect hiring policies? Firing people over it is immensely stupid, both because you don't wanna exchange so much senior staff at once and because even if your long term goal is being more representative, laying people off over their race is straight-up racist discrimination.

[@nathanseper8738]

"You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain," sums up the ANC in a nutshell.

[@me0101001000]

"YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE"

[@peterfireflylund]

The ANC were never actually heroes except in the Western press. They were always criminal. They were always corrupt. They were always incompetent. They were always terrorists.

[@johnmonrow9981]

Since when were they the hero's? Their leader Mandela literally chained tires doused in gasoline to the necks of white political opponents and set it on fire.

[@benfubbs2432]

Thing is the ANC were never the hero, but it was fun to pretend when Mandela was around.

[@BrutusAlbion]

it was literally a terrorist organization from the start lol

[@alexsteven.m6414]

BRICS wants to build a new currency. It is also worth noting that gold has historically been used as a store of value and a means of exchange, and some countries still hold significant amounts of gold in their reserves. However, it is unclear how a new currency backed by gold would function in the current global financial system and whether it would gain widespread acceptance. Ultimately, any decision to create a new currency would be subiect to numerous economic, political, and logistical considerations.

[@fresnaygermain8180]

It's interesting to learn more about the discussions and proposals around BRICS nations and their potential use of gold. There are several reasons why people may choose to buy gold, including its historical use as a store of value and means of exchange, its potential as a hedge against inflation or currency devaluation, and its relative scarcity compared to other commodities. Additionally, gold can offer diversification benefits to investment portfolios, as it tends to have a low correlation with other asset classes like stocks and bonds. However, it's important to note that investing in gold carries risks and may not be suitable for evervone. and investors should carefully consider their investment objectives, risk tolerance, and financial situation before making any decisions.

[@bernisejedeon5888]

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[@yolanderiche7476]

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[@bernisejedeon5888]

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[@lucianioncelescu3302]

BRICS themselves just said there are no plans for any new currencies but leave it to the BRICS fanboys to dream 😂

[@injest1928]

Corruption destroys nations

[@lukemeier8917]

And religions, they corrupted the entire Jewish religion so bad with their fake satanic Son of God there had to be a new testament and only begotten son of God to fix the mess..Jesus was betrayed murdered and crucified for being white and right...

[@technomad9071]

But Zuma convinced us it was the African way

[@theinfinitevoidiscringe2819]

@@technomad9071 It is the African way. The entire continent is corrupt. there is not a single nation in African that even comes close to the level of high trust in institutions or government that an European country, Asian country does. It just seems to be the natural state, that when blacks are put in power, they become corrupt.

[@susanthejew6351]

the whole world is corrupt yet most of it seems to be functioning so that's shortsighted and ignorant

[@OtakuV2]

The citizens are too daft to realize.

[@dannyarcher6370]

South African here. It is already a failed state. Only the private sector is still functioning.

[@kerbytamares6403]

As South East Asian, I viewed South Africa as a kind of 1st world country, but now learning what SA is going through these past several years and the current situation in the country, it seems that states like Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam are much better economically and politically compared to it, and will, or has already surpassed it.

[@khdr829]

Because they challenged the West, that is what will happen to you if you do not take their orders.

[@MarleenB]

I am a South African who lives and works in Vietnam and I can confirm that I truly experience a much better quality of life than I ever did in South Africa. It isn't easy though - much is sacrificed for it. It would be a dream come true if I could actually find a way to live in my home country, feel safe and thrive , but it simply isn't possible. I visit South Africa once a year to touch base and check in with my loved ones - and every time I can see the increased level of decline, resentment and hopelessness. It's a bid for making ends meet and survival. I see my friends lose all their dreams and it breaks my heart.

[@eisbeinGermany]

even Germany sees SA as a third-world country, when i moved to Germany and went and applied for a medical aide--they call it a sickness insurance the woman at AOK told me i do not qualify for the cheap one as i come from a third world country namely South Africa and must go apply fora private medical aide

[@xpusostomos]

South Africa was a 1st world country if you were white, and the do gooders mistakenly believed the blacks could live like whites if only they had power.

[@minecraftingmum5574]

It used to be that way. Under white rule. Ever since the black rule has taken over, everything has gone downhill. Same thing happened to Rhodesia, when it became Zimbabwe.

[@RichieRouge206]

Being a born and bred South African and even being very aware of how it’s been going for a long time and most of my family having moved away, it still breaks my heart. Great video

[@jackholman5008]

When your trying to care for everyone it's hard when your trying to care for 5%ofthe population like apartheid you can have paradise,EASILY

[@JustMe99999]

@@jackholman5008 Or maybe it's because the average IQ of a sub-Saharan African is 62. That might have something to do with the problems.

[@yannick245]

I can't be THAT bad! If I type in any city in South Africa + _"real estate/mansion",_ I can see brand new _(not left-overs from "better times")_ beautiful houses. Houses that don't exist in my first world country of Germany. I won't say that the situation isn't bad. But I've been reading the same comments by, probably, White South Africans whining since the existence of KZbin. While, probably, typing these comments from one of these mansions. You will never get the political power back. This ship has sailed in 1994. But you created your own police forces and still live a much better life that you will admit. And talking about migration. The White population has been pretty stable, since the huge migration wave in the years right after the end of apartheid. It even rose between 2010-20.

[@henkstols9326]

​@@yannick245I would like to inform you Im white and live in a rental apartment typing on my non contracted phone, dont assume all whites or anyone else are living the colonial dream out here. Food has become very expensive and in general the cost of living has shot through the roof.

[@yannick245]

@@henkstols9326 I know that there are even _"Afrikaner townships"_ today and not every White person in SA lives a lavish colonial lifestyle! Btw, I have Afrikaner roots too. My last name is Erasmus. I know that not everyone was able to secure their pre 1994 _(financial)_ status and didn't have a wealthy background, but lost everything during the transition. But it's definitely true that the average White South African has a better financial background, than the average German. The housing/real estate is just amazing in SA! If I had enough money and the energy crisis would be solved, I'd settle in South Africa.

[@ACBReacts]

Great video, I'm a South African based in Cape Town. We've been suffering for years... The ANC is a Cancer, that's been killing our country day by day.

[@EdinburghExile]

How is the crisis affecting politics in the Cape? I remember reading that there’s a growing independence movement there.

[@Glory_to_Arstotzka]

Isn't the democratic coalition in power

[@cxzact9204]

​@@EdinburghExile The idea of Western Cape independence is today considered racist and white supremacist in South Africa. The DA, who most remaining white South Africans vote for along with a small chunk of the black, coloured and Indian populations, run the province and Cape Town city and it's by far the most successful system in SA. There are still issues like policing and public transport issues that fall under the national government's jurisdiction and that they can't do anything about. But Cape Town has become a magnet for people from other parts of the country who want to escape ANC mismanagement. But basically, the only effective, relatively uncorrupt party is seen as a white party. And the ANC who have managed our decline for 30 years while stealing everything they could are seen as saviours. South African politics are so fraught and emotional. Never rational.

[@ThisNinjaSays_]

Why are the Africans not kicking out the colonizers? They clearly hate it there and don't reinvest in the economy. Send them back to England.

[@tandiemakiwane3731]

REALLY? Western Cape boasts of successful goverance, why not go National?

[@francisarmitage8142]

As a white South African I must say I'm happy that TLDR has covered the situation here. I'm a British immigrant who supported the ANC and then realized in 2002 that things were going south. You have summarized the situation well. Keep us in your loop because we're in serious trouble!

[@aredub1847]

@@discerningmood2674 You can live like a king for very cheap. If you dont mind having bodyguards and walls.

[@simplesimon5739]

Get out if you can.

[@guydreamr]

Why in the world would you want to remain in South Africa? Even the shitshow that has been British politics over the last few years has got be a veritable garden party compared to what's going down in SA.

[@cobalt-teal9589]

@@aredub1847and no power for 16+ hours

[@oqo3310]

"things were going south" lmfao

[@Ondar007]

That's what happen when you have criminals running the state.

[@susanthejew6351]

every european or american goverment is like that idiot, that's what happends when you have incompitent criminals running the state/country

[@southcoastinventors6583]

I blame the prawns myself

[@Bumbaclart247]

UK gonna be a failed state then

[@moosesnWoop]

not only, criminals run every facet of the country - the stock market itself has some of the biggest crooks. "This is Africa" - Leonardo DiCaprio

[@rosecroco2787]

suka wena ama south africans ngamasela and rapists stop blaming foreigners for everything gourven yourself accordingly

[@robmancuso964]

As bad as things currently are in South Africa, the really scary thing is that it can actually get much worse and probably will.

[@mazambane286]

The looting started long before zuma. The arms deal was under mandela's watch. Its been nothing but a looting spree since 1994. People tend to forget the anc is a criminal organisation.

[@nealnaidoo698]

As a South African this is a very accurate summary of what's going on.

[@camiscooked]

Ah yes cause the Gupta's were the CEO of eskom

[@susanthejew6351]

npc

[@Boahemaa]

We went through it in the 90s I hope it gets better for you too.

[@bravesirkevin]

As a South African who has actually paid attention, this wasn't very accurate at all... they misunderstand a lot of things, and in places they get things completely and utterly wrong.

[@ACBReacts]

Agreed.

[@l9ino170]

I am South African and actually worked for the government until I left because of incompetance and people running departments like their own personal fiefdoms. All I can sayy is that exactly 30 years from the historic moment of April 27 1994, we have an opportunity to boot out the ANC and make more hisstory at next year's general elections.

[@joandebruin3847]

unfortunately the majority of Blacks still see the ANC as their Saviour who will supply them with free housing and medical care,social grants and jobs as long as they vote for them.😭

[@konstruct11]

I wonder how many countries are right behind sa/ socialism is great until you run out of other people money

[@daveprice790]

@@joandebruin3847 Yup. It's how they fooled them in 1994 and it's still going on!

[@ritafernandes7218]

Amen 🙏

[@yaimavol]

Do you really think they are going to allow themselves to be cut off from all that money?

[@johnhi47]

I lived and worked there for 10 years. The fear was that the ANC would not have the talent, skills, & self awareness to run a country. They got the benefit of the doubt, the country was handed over to majority black rule and we prayed for the future. Thirty years later - corruption is rampant at the highest levels, the power grid is failing, police don't turn up, hospitals are third world, buildings and roads are not maintained, the national airline has gone bankrupt, the masses are suffering, youth unemployment is rife and crime is rampant. Our fears have become a reality. South African was a rich country with great infrastructure and a working civil service. It is now a failed state, civil unrest a constant possibility.

[@mosesmm5473]

As a young South African, this hurts as it's something we all just accept as part of life. Incompetence and corruption are so common that it barely makes the evening news. Eskom isn't a defacto monopoly, it IS a monopoly as it's illegal for private energy providers to operate, even if you create your own electricity and try to sell the excess to neighbour, you can easily find yourselves hit with a cease and desist letter. Even if you disconnect from the service entirely and perhaps rely on solar, you still need to pay a fixed monthly fee seemingly as a reminder of the fact they know they hold all the cards

[@whitegoose2017]

They don't want you to get wealthy, because that would allow you to take control of your own life.

[@joecruiser]

It's waaayyy worse than EsCum only my friend. Educate yourself, please.

[@CalCalCal6996]

People should just start sabotaging equipment

[@tiaandeswardt7741]

You are a few years behind on the energy legislation... all licensing requirements for private generation have been scrapped. These wind farms and solar farms you see popping up are private energy providers, not Eskom

[@joecruiser]

@@tiaandeswardt7741 Check out the intended ANC PP energy Legislations generally aimed at retaining their corrupt Monopoly for Cadre "job" creation and providing new Troughs for them to Eat at.

[@alphonsdewit7852]

In 1994 we had 4 million tax payers for 30 million population. Today 2 million tax payers for 67 million..,6 million entrepreneurs outside tax system.. rate payers pay their rates to municipal authorities, but municipalities not paying suppliers .. constant bailout from National Govt funds to corrupt Municialities... exhausting the 2 million remaining tax payers to breaking point.

[@bafanamahlatse1923]

This doesn't make sense.everyone pays some form of tax ..Di you even know the tax system in South Africa.. The number s you've give are all made up ..do you even live in South Africa

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

DA run municipalities don't have that problem so much. The rest of the country is slowly catching on to this fact.

[@tshepo5537]

Where are you getting your stats😅

[@dannyarcher6370]

@@tshepo5537 Your own gubmunt.

[@moosesnWoop]

@@tshepo5537 dude's never seen a textbook let alone a tax form in his life.

[@calvinsmith1295]

It's not becoming a failed state..........it's already there.

[@ekesandras1481]

Things like that happened before, like when the Romans left Britain. The aqueducts were still working for a while, the roads could still be travelled on, but nobody maintained them. And slowly everything crumbled and went back to the way it was before the Romans.

[@chopstick266]

The roads were for the romantic army. What aqueducts were they?

[@qhayiya252]

Yeah, we'll hopefully not need one and a half centuries of war to get out of our predicament

[@kalebbruwer]

Sometimes I wonder if we're already a failed state, because our justice system is a joke. Gangs are rampant and criminals seem to get away with everything. Which begs the question: is a country even a country if it doesn't have laws?

[@vuri3798]

I'd say in the XXI century mostly economy makes a country, and then corruption is what deteriorates it. Obviously there always will be some of it, but you don't want it to step too far and let that slide. If justice doesn't do it's job then the population either have to accept it and see their future get taken away from them or fight united like there's no tomorrow, but that's understandably not an easy thing for people to do when they have families. That's also the reason why eastern Europe didn't become what we thought it could be post USSR. The mafia's one thing but when prime ministers start stealing 10% of the GDP you're in trouble.

[@bananaempijama]

Poverty and corruption are always hand in hand

[@PunkDogCreations]

There is also the Afrikaner genocide happening.

[@PinkNoise-z6f]

Gangsters and thugs basically run Eskom

[@Hati321]

You failed to mention the role of all the racist legislation introduced by the ANC to replace minorities with incompetent political appointees. The ANC is, of course, not exactly diverse. The resulting retrenchment and natural attrition of experienced personnel played as big a part as the corruption of their replacements.

[@bafanamahlatse1923]

Do make up nonsense my guy ..the legislation was put in place to insure non whites were included in the economy since throughout apartheid they weren't..😂😂

[@mimo5853]

Come on…..we all known “diversity” does not include white people, in fact it means to EXCLUDE them. These people are racists, but no one wants to say that because they are black Africans.

[@VanGroan]

Correction: 04:51 De Ruyter didn't resign "a few months later". He was poisoned on the 12th of December, then his resignation was announced publicly on the 14th of December.

[@kennethausten]

All our South African friends now returned to UK 25 years ago. Businesses they had were confiscated and destroyed within months. They were unable to bring any money out , so had to rely on friends and family. Very sad. They made it and have a happy retirement here in UK.

[@michaelsimarmata5880]

and they say BRICS will beat EU and NATO🤣

[@me0101001000]

Who's saying that? The BRICS don't even like each other that much.

[@blazer9547]

​@andrepache_cothere shouldn't be a counter balance to the West. West is simply good and getting better.

[@לעזאזלעםגוביידן]

@@me0101001000 Putin and tankies

[@craigkdillon]

BRICS has a membership requirement -- being a failed or failing state. India is applying for that status.

[@kushagraverma4943]

Brics recently crossed g20 in ppp, will cross nominal in 2030. China alone has gdp of EU.

[@MojoMachin3]

Kleptocracy has been the norm in Africa for many years now. To see it happen to a country that was poised to be a shining example of economic growth and development in Africa is really disheartning. It's a shame, many African states will continue to face precipitious economic and social decline until fighting corruption becomes the main political agenda across the continent. Chances of that happening are slim to none.

[@Boahemaa]

I was skeptical about it being a shining example of economic growth because of the incredible inequality that has always existed. I think most people bought into the marketing.

[@Kodakcompactdisc]

russia will teach them how to run a free democratic successful financially prosperous country free from corruption 😂

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

​@@secretname4190apartheid is no more, thats what changed.

[@lochnessamonster1912]

Kleptocracy aka capitalism

[@SuperJibulus]

@@lochnessamonster1912🎶 one of these is not like the other, one of these just doesn’t belong, can you tell me which one is not like the other, before I finish this song? 🎶

[@MrFeierkind]

I was in SA this year, most beautiful country I ever visited. But it's baffling how badly it's run. Africa needs to realize that gaining independence from colonial powers and having black rulers is not an automatic way to utopian society

[@rmtab6511]

Africa is in no way independent. Foreign powers and now foreign companies have been meddling in local affairs and inciting escalation in conflicts the entire time. They maintain a strangle hold on mineral wealth by keeping countries unstable.

[@varunshivan9569]

​@@rmtab6511100% true, you can't have a powerful seller if you want huge discounts on resources.

[@splashafrica]

Well consider this SA is like up there playing with economic powerhouses like the G20 its a member of the club after all but unlike the others that have 30% plus collage and uni education for its population SA is at around 8% it really demonstrates the global imbalance in opportunities South Africa is uniquely challenged but the fact that it's playing in the big leagues at all just shows its still worthy of upliftment from it's fellow club members

[@SelfProclaimedEmperor]

​@@rmtab6511if you want to blame anyone for most problems, blame the rampant corruption by the locals, not colonialism from 200 years ago

[@YESYES-qz2ex]

South Africa has never been a rainbow nation. Since 1994 the country has gone to total ruin. Even if the anc is voted out, it is going to take years and years to get the country back on its feet.

[@JustMe99999]

Most major US inner cities... Haiti... most of sub-Saharan Africa... hmmm... I wonder what the common denominator is?

[@Jay_76]

What?!? Giving Political Leaders absolute power has led to absolute corruption? Who'd have thought _that_ would ever happen?!?

[@susanthejew6351]

yeah luckely that ONLY happends in south africa and not in our western modern culture,right?!

[@PszemoxD]

@@susanthejew6351 There is NO "absolute power" in western political systems.

[@unknow11712]

@@susanthejew6351 the missunderstanding that you will have no corruption, ever , somewhere is quite stupid. you don't give absolute power to someone , because if he\her is corrupted , you just fucked up the whole nation . see all dictatorship \ fail democratic states as example, or judges "for life" inthe US or "for life" senate member in many other stats . the moment you allow someone to be "for life" you more or less give a free pass for corruption .

[@Joey-ct8bm]

@@susanthejew6351 The difference is that in the West they skim from the top and in South Africa they skim from the bottom.

[@suzygirl1843]

​@@Joey-ct8bmGood thing BRICS is here

[@crazedaze7256]

This is so true! as a South African living in the West Cape I can say that Load Shedding has gotten even worse here, as much as four, two to four Load Shedding's (blackouts) a day in some parts. And this video isn't even talking about the wide spread ANC corruption, massive increase in crime rates, mass killings, looting's, Government sponsored theft, Farmland being taking away from farmers, heavy reliance on imports (specifically China), and most recently scandals of the ANC supporting Russia and suppling a Russian Submarine with ammunition. It''s gotten so bad that there is also genuine call for Secession within the Western Cape (the only non ANC lead province). With all this in mind I would almost 100% agree and say that yes South Africa is heading towards becoming a failed state, (if it hasn't done so already). Thank you for making this video and bring this to problem to light, hope you guys will cover more from SA in the future. (This comment was written in pitch darkness).

[@lonerider5933]

Actually Western Cape should drop the rest of the country.

[@monkeeseemonkeedoo3745]

They should secede with how bad things seem in the rest of the country. Also, in such a scenario, I think it would be important to have allies before seceding, in case things get ugly with the EFF flirting with the idea of genocide

[@lonerider5933]

@@monkeeseemonkeedoo3745 And also I don't see genocide stopping on whites. Indians, Coloureds and Asians will be next on the list unfortunately. The issue with SA whites, Indians and Asians is that they are spread around the country like butter on a toast. No majority in any region and Pretoria and Cape Town and a bunch of farmland spread all around the country is just a recipe for being overwhelmed. Even greater the risk for Asians and Indians in mostly some cities. Coloreds are a majority on the West at least. All minorities in South Africa should unite to be a player in the politics of the Xhosa and Zulu beef.

[@tiaandeswardt7741]

No one seriously thinks the Western Cape will secede. The Cape Independence Party received next to no votes in the 2021 municipal election

[@alenparker3056]

Western Cape should form their own country named just that. They should also freeze all ANC assets and ban entry to the country for everyone involved in these degenerate parties.

[@john_doe_not_found]

Corruption kills. The ANC has been ruling from on high for so long they assume the nation's tax base is their individual personal bank accounts. Their kids get the best jobs, their family gets the best land, their members get preferential treatment. And they think that is normal.

[@jonasv.c.8924]

Indeed. And all of that under the pretext of "rectifying injustices of the past."

[@Labyrinth6000]

They know 100% certain if they lose power, They will lose everything. That’s why they remain in power. To them, it IS their normal.

[@Skyduke]

The "economic jewel of Africa" is a risible misnomer. The only reason why its economy was doing so well was because it wasn't being run by the people who run it now.

[@razaplaza3538]

It was at it's peak in the early 2000s not during earlier. Read a book or look up any stats.

[@LouisIreland]

I lived in South Africa for two years from 2019. It’s a lovely country but really sad to see what’s happening. A lot of people are leave because they see no future there.

[@fredperry523]

@@the_sepia_wolverine It's just a big black hole now !

[@LouisIreland]

@@the_sepia_wolverine nothing. I was only planning to be there for a couple of years with my parents work. If I could stay longer, I would. Cape Town is a lovely place

[@fractionaldebtisfraud2187]

​@@LouisIrelandCan Cape Town remain immune from what is going on in the rest of the country for decades, if so what gives it this privilege?

[@stlouisix3]

❤️‍🔥May Christ ⛪ bless Ireland☦️ 🇮🇪✝️

[@OscarOSullivan]

Eskom would put the ESB of the 1970’s and 1980’s to shame with awfulness

[@believeroflight9888]

how does 62% unemployment even work .... I feel like at that point it would be just mad max ...

[@Hati321]

The 62% doesn't even count people discouraged from seeking employment.

[@IanBoshoff]

Some facts here aren't totally right. Eskom has a state-imposed monopoly on power generation not a de-facto monopoly. The government has consistently blocked private sector competition, compounding the problem. And the Guptas are Indian, not South African. They later managed to get South African passports through their connections to the president

[@MartinHugo]

De Ruyter also did not take over from the Guptas - they were a supplier

[@bri1085]

​@@MartinHugoand they were out of the country long before de Ruyter was considered for the Eskom role, probably 2 or 3 CEOs before him

[@danika9448]

I emigrated out of South Africa but have returned home every year to see my family. It is so sad to see that a country with so much potential, and indeed hope, post-apartheid, has declined so dramatically since the reign of that parasitic president, Zuma. Our current president is better but is extremely complacent and seems to avoid really confronting the challenges of his position head-on. The ANC refuses to admit their incompetence and failures. In one way I understand, but they need to stop protecting their party and their pay checks and face reality. They have let their own people down. They have failed to uphold democracy. I still hope and pray for a renaissance in South Africa. I still have faith that the country can become truly prosperous for all.

[@Ultizer]

It's not going to happen due to demographics. The country is long gone.

[@Denominus]

To be fair, the energy crisis actually started with Thabo Mbeki and his decision to not build more power plants against all advice to do so. This decision took a while to play out. He at least wasn't a thief though, just incompetent. Zuma however ramped it into overdrive, a brazen criminal as well as completely incompetent.

[@razaplaza3538]

​@@UltizerWhen it recovers, your ideology will be debunked.

[@tristonvisser]

As a South Africa, corruption and poor mangement is so common that we mostly see it normal and have stopped caring about it long ago

[@giullianpadilla361]

So pretty much like most african countries on the continent?

[@cameronpillay8050]

Also MOST black South africans are the most racist ppl amongst all the race groups 💯👌

[@mormatus]

Well, that at least explains a lot

[@giullianpadilla361]

@@mormatus It seems to be quite The norm in The continent so this was probably expected to happen regardless, corruption And incompetence always destroy these nations Potential

[@chrundlethegreat2251]

As a South African I'm going to answer the question posed in the title as YES. I was born here in 1992 and I've never even dreamed of leaving. Now, however, I've decided to vote next year and then leave.

[@holden5478]

Get out while you can.

[@danielmhango9594]

@@holden5478 Curious... where to if you dont mind me asking?

[@Jilldo]

It's sad cuz I would love to return to be with my family, but how can I when I know I'd never even get a job in SA! Would love to get my family over to me in the UK just so they have some sort of opportunity and life!

[@ProcaviaCapensis-ts8ub]

What is failed about it ? We don't have a complete breakdown of law and order even if crime levels are high. Our economy still functions and inflation is manageable. Our public services still work even if their efficiency is low. We still have free and fair elections on a regular basis. What do you define as a failed state ? Continuation of the ANC could cause us to become a failed state but they are steadily losing power . Perhaps you think that SA will become a failed state before the ANC loses power ? I don't. Society is fighting back.

[@desmondmareka2112]

​@@danielmhango9594hope he will not be those ones that will say they rather suffer in south africa than any other country after what they leaving for fails

[@merrickbrent160]

South Africa already failed in 1994. Greed and grand scale theft by the ANC just plummeted into destruction

[@Partiallygore]

As a proud South African, this reality makes me deeply uncomfortable

[@hydromic2518]

Same but I have hope

[@masingitachauke6678]

Eish

[@samedcibi3390]

How can you be "PROUD" South African? Your people and your country are failing, you are proud of what nepotism, corruption, stupid decisions.

[@fullmetaltheorist]

As a proud South African I am also hoping for the best and bracing myself for the worst.

[@greatjudge218]

Nambia or Botswana if you can’t run to Europe. If the country dose go to shit easiest way to avoid everything.

[@Castaca27]

As a South African, your channel has risen in my esteem. This article is 100% accurate.

[@danielbenington4814]

It's interesting to see how South Africa is following in the footsteps of Zimbabwe/ Rhodesia.

[@vincentvanmeow]

It’s almost like racial demographics are important

[@gbone7581]

The target is to be like Sothern Sudan.

[@bishopofsahs]

It’s because of the coloreds

[@Labyrinth6000]

@@vincentvanmeowI’ll say it again, the British made lives much better. Roads, sanitation, electricity, auto transport, agriculture, list goes on. It’s like they were the only ones that were able to keep order.

[@deannewarman6625]

Sad but true

[@KDean22]

MAIN PROBLEM IS LOW INTELLIGENCE

[@amartyaroy3754]

Considering the average security system on a South African house looks like a maximum security prison yeah it has pretty much gone down hill.

[@fullcirclehistory]

As a South African, yes, we probably are

[@onri_]

@@mb1326 or NZ, lots of SA folk here (though to be honest NZ kinda ass go to Aus instead)

[@MattHaller-l4w]

And it is a shame at least......

[@Flipflopflopper]

@@mb1326South Africa is a developing country, they don’t have the money to just “leave”

[@Newtype2259]

White South-Afrikaan or a black majority Afrikaner?

[@Flipflopflopper]

@@Newtype2259 South Africa also has Indians

[@nadeemb3300]

Yep, the ANC makes no decisions before figuring out how they can benefit from it first, legally or illegally. It's the reason why hardly anything works.

[@CyanOgilvie]

Isn't that true of any rational actor, or even anything alive? It will attempt to act in its own best interests. The trick is to build the system so that those interests are reasonably aligned for all parties (symbiotic relationships, good governance) rather than misaligned (parasitic relationships, criminal governments feeding on their people).

[@charlesarmstrong5292]

An excellently researched and presented article. As a recently emigrated ex South African citizen, I have watched it all fall apart since The ANC took over. My synopsis is; there is no hope of anything but abject failure for the country. Very sad and unnecessary.

[@tonitappous2422]

Please vote from overseas next year in SA's General Election.Google DA Abroad for more info.

[@pineapplepizza5733]

The Political situation in SA is truely laughable... or not laughable but insanely sad

[@ph8077]

The new Zimbabwe...once the economic jewel in the the crown of Africa. I wonder what changed...hmmm!

[@pseudonym745]

Shhhhht! How dare you! 🧐

[@ruppollock4392]

Corruption

[@pliat]

@@ruppollock4392 lol

[@jrpark05]

@@ruppollock4392 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....after all these years you people still cannot admit you were wrong.

[@davidgiles5030]

Friends were in S.A .recently. The fact they couldn't keep the power on 24 hours a day and the massive corruption caused them to conclude that S.A. is a failed state and will not recover anytime soon.

[@hubreydavid7864]

Unfortunately the problem started decades ago because the Electricity only supplied White privilege minority the Blacks never had Electricity in the first place, and what country producing now can't cope with all those Black townships who are now getting Electricity from illegal means. Hopefully, South Africa will be building nuclear power plants for future generations 🙏 Mistakes are made. Hopefully, the government will learn from them. Apartheid government created the monster and never learned from their mistakes, China and India took decades to rise to where their countries are today .They had the lowest literacy standards and looked at what they achieved. No pain, no gain. A United Africa is on the rise of Africa, one continent, one country. UBUNTU. South Africa is so rich with resources, but it's all foreign ownership.

[@thefinancialanalyst31]

I visited the Western Cape this past March/April and I was expecting to experience bad blackouts. Honestly, and this is sad, if you have money, you will likely never even experience load shedding in a meaningful way. So if you’re a tourist, you’ll probably be in areas where the rich South Africans are, and they definitely don’t experience load shedding in meaningful ways. What I really wasn’t prepared for was how poor the country actually was for most people who live there. Townships are alive and unwell and many, if not most, Black South Africans live in them outside of the cities. This is probably where load shedding takes most of its toll (anyone who lives there feel free to correct me). It’s just a stark reminder to never rely on GDP per capita statistics for a country that is that unequal. Using a median as your central tendency is likely the best way to home in on the truth.

[@anissyahromi5671]

They tried to assinate the guy who wanted to fix the country? Damn the level of corruption

[@samkelo27]

He was already failing even before the attempt on his life cause truly speaking the only way to fix eskom is to purge management and the criminal enterprises attached at the same time

[@Richi_Boi]

This will trigger a domino effect. Everyone who can afford to leave will, including companies. This has always been a thing but it will increase.

[@jonasv.c.8924]

A Belgian prime minister once famously said: “Si tous les dégoûtés s'en vont, il n'y a que les dégoûtants qui restent." Translation: "Disgusting folks are all that's left when all the disgusted folks have gone.” (edited: I had incorrectly attributed this oneliner to the French)

[@4424718]

@@jonasv.c.8924 Very true

[@meiklefourie8831]

An important bit you missed, Eskom is a State Owned Enterprise with a state ensured monopoly on power. Also Cyril was in charge of Eskom for quite a while during 2010, claiming to have fixed the problems. Cyril was also involved in the Marikana Massacre and was Zuma's right hand man during Zuma's presidency. South Africa also spends more on Welfare than anything else.

[@fullmetaltheorist]

True. He really had me saying "what?" Millions of people here live on grants.

[@samkelo27]

The thing really helping the ANC is that there's low political participation

[@heavenonearthmemes830]

As a white man in south africa, it is incredibly difficult to find a job. I had a job as a nurse at a commercial hospital and was fired after two years with the words on my slip being "too light skinned". I am not joking. Those were the actual words written on that page. I also talked to an old black man the other day and he said that he was actually doing BETTER off when apartheid was still in play.

[@TheTruthIsFiction]

Yes South Africa should be like Australia where the unemployed get 20000 rand every month for doing nothing. Then the crisis will be that nobody wants a job and millions of illegals will be accepted from across the border to fill the jobs nobody wants to do.

[@ericksalinas6976]

My white South African grandmother had told me the same thing. There were good and bad things, there is no doubt about that. But if we mention the good things, there was more security, there was always employment, the streets were cleaner, everything was cheaper.

[@M0rmagil]

Yes. Next question. Going the way of Zimbabwe, as predicted.

[@eddypan8]

It says a lot about the people in a country when they keep voting in a party that they clearly see that's ineffective.

[@gbone7581]

Your mind has clearly been colonized!

[@OuraníaWasHere]

They don't believe that the inefficacy is a fault of the ANC.

[@Labyrinth6000]

Stockholm syndrome is a mental illness with voters there

[@dixonhill1108]

@@OuraníaWasHere Because they're flat out stupid.

[@jrpark05]

@@gbone7581 You can ignore reality all you want but eventually you will be faced with the consequences of ignoring reality. Cope and seethe all you want, but we all know why South Africa is a craphole now and why it wasn't before 1994.

[@PandamaticBreakcore]

"Things got so tense he was poisoned in his office with cyanide" yeah that wasn't caused by "tension"

[@Daz912]

I’d feel bad, but all they had to do was look at Zimbabwe to see the eventual endgame of ‘majority role’.

[@VaiOr6]

A failed African State? I'm shocked 😮

[@JP-pq9xi]

No one wants to admit the obvious.

[@mimo5853]

The problem isn’t the Continent, the land, or the resources……the problem is the people. The people in power that are corrupt, and the people that keep voting the corrupt people into power.

[@jrpark05]

@@mimo5853 Bingo, and if you notice you only got three upvotes. A lot of pearl-clutching virtue signallers wailing about the current state of South Africa but would rather see the country go down in a crapheap than be labelled a racist.

[@Balorian]

The history of South Africa is pretty crazy, and you can really see how political and demographic changes have had such drastic impacts on the prosperity of the country over time.

[@w8stral]

So, culture DOES matter... Who knew? Oh right, history knew...

[@dingus6317]

Rhodesia 2?

[@splashafrica]

​@@dingus6317SA has a bit more going on historically as well as ethnically

[@worldyglobal2533]

Which prosperity?

[@dk.650]

Too much pomping and over breeding has resulted in massive scale poverty, hunger, unemployment, increase in crime.....on and on. ANC love it as it detracts the uneducated voter from the issues caused by them.

[@willemvanriet7160]

As expat South African living in Canada since 2011 I am very grateful for my foresight in leaving...

[@typicalsomeone5073]

Yep from first worldish to third world

[@worldyglobal2533]

@@typicalsomeone5073South Africa was always a third world

[@mkealy7529]

Didn’t really need to be a prophet to see this coming. Surprised it took this long to be honest. Many other countries descended into pre colonial butchery and achieved this in a few short years.

[@THTB_lol]

@@worldyglobal2533 correct as it was neutral during the cold war

[@aimhigh3701]

We didn’t have power for 4 hours this morning. This week 21 trucks were intentionally burned in Mpumalanga. Sadly the people who inherited this great country have no idea how to run it.

[@skinwalker_]

As a South African who has left SA I can compliment you on your good summary of the situation there. Well done.

[@abrqzx]

Why did you left and where?

[@truth-Hurts375]

Why the hell do you stil care about SA??? Sort the shit out in your new homeland ..you don't live in heaven now.

[@joecruiser]

​@@abrqzx Why?? Have been residing under a Rock somewhere??

[@trinebula]

They forgot to mention abartheid is coming back and causing whites, mixed race and Indians to be fired from firms. This is driving emigration

[@abrqzx]

@@joecruiser LMAO different people have different reasons why they left a country so is it wrong to ask about it?

[@adamcarroll3498]

I'm a long time viewer from the UK, living in South Africa. I don't think SA is going the failed state route per se, but definitely stuck in a paralysis with too many competing concerns to break the deadlock. It's a shame the country could be so much better than what it is, and yes the ANC are a joke needless to say.

[@CyanOgilvie]

I'm one of those optimists who has continued to believe in the eventual success of the South African project. I reject the racist notion that African states are somehow fated to fail, and my observation has been that, when not being actively sabotaged by criminal syndicates pretending to be political parties, the average South African has deep reserves of grit and resilience to get on with the task of surviving and moving forwards in the face of the formidable economic and societal challenges we collectively face. Actually I think this is true of people everywhere, it's just most visible where the situation means it is that or fold. We don't even need brilliant, inspired leadership to save us from this mess, collectively we'll muddle through, we just need the corrupt clowns (a tiny minority of the country) to please stop making it worse. But for all that optimism, I have grave concerns about the current power situation. As an engineer I have a career's worth of dealing with the damage caused by non-technical managements' delusion that they can treat systems problems as personalities and decree them to work by force of will, intimidate or threaten them into working, or manoeuvre around them. Physics and mathematics always win in the end. We've had increasing levels of load shedding for a lot of years now as the engineers have done what was necessary to prevent system collapse under increasing constraints, but in the last few months for political reasons the government has attempted to reduce load shedding by the usual delusional management techniques - by decree, as if the problem was an uncooperative subordinate personality to be cowed into compliance. As a result, from what I can see, maintenance has been cut and we're typically running at over 100% of capacity (into the small "emergency" reserve). Added to which, corrupt elements in the top leadership are fighting any real effort to fix the problem, in order to protect their interests in the criminal extraction of state funds. This only ends one way - grid collapse. I don't think people realise how existentially serious that outcome is - not only total nation-wide electricity unavailability for a minimum of weeks at a time (which could be hedged against by a privileged few who can install local solar generation), but also failure all of the other unseen systems supporting civilisation - communication, water treatment and pumping, sewerage pump stations, food and fuel supply chain logistics, health care and policing would all be fatally disrupted for much longer than can be endured. I deeply hate the destructive criminals who have sold our viability as a nation and forced me to have to consider an escape strategy from a place I love and want so badly to see healed and prosperous, which is what the collective actions of our people would achieve if we were just left alone to get on with it.

[@td_8346]

I feel SA is at breaking point, one trigger event could end up with the country in flames. I’m not sure how South Africa can get out of this one, unless miraculously we get our shit together.

[@cxzact9204]

We lost an estimated 8% of GDP growth last year. And this year could lose up to 15% ... that's insane, I don't think we realise how much money and wealth we're burning with load shedding and all the other issues. Police stations are attacked and robbed by mobs in some provinces on a regular basis. Look up Graskop Saps. We hardly heard about it and it could happen anywhere - even Cape Town. What else has to fail before we admit the whole thing is fucked?

[@dannyarcher6370]

As a South African soon to become a British citizen, WTF are you still doing there?

[@RayCharles.]

@@dannyarcher6370 SA is nice if you have money.

[@rebootmyth8753]

SA's troubles just shows that good governance (and at it's baseline - simply competency) is a value of its own, and you cannot assume that it will persist regardless of the socio-economic system underneath it.

[@jrpark05]

Bull. We all know why South Africa and Rhodesia were once first world nations that are now crapholes. However, most people who are PC robots that would rather see their countries be hollowed out and destroyed (and therefore a drastically reduced standard of living for their descendants) than lose social acceptance.

[@daveprice790]

@@jrpark05 Thanks for saving me the need to type it out and saying what we all know to be true!!!

[@wishesandfishes]

​@@jrpark05what, that black Africans are genetically mentality inferior, and biologically incapable of running a modern society? Why are you scared to say that if that's what you believe, if you are not one of the "pc robots"? Perhaps people don't say that because it's scientific racism pseudoscience that has been repeatedly disproven through decades of genetics research?

[@killbot86]

The mere fact that Jacob Zuma was more concerned with lining his own pockets so that his 6 wives and 21 children can live in luxury in their fenced mansion, just goes to show how messed up the ANC was…..

[@TheChrifil]

As a European living in this country for almost a decade, I can say that this video is very well done and researched. Bravo!

[@captainalex157]

bruh GET OUT WHILE YOU CAN!

[@LøvæFråNordn]

Come back home to Europe, NOW

[@TheChrifil]

@@captainalex157 😝

[@PradedaCech]

Any plans to come back?

[@joaocosta3374]

😂 you gone there 10 years ago 😂😂😂😂

[@aldraone-mu5yg]

Almost like it was a bad idea to sack everyone who knew how to run the country.

[@M-tl4xt]

But they were raycis 😂

[@aldraone-mu5yg]

@@M-tl4xt Maybe but shit you want your bins picking up?

[@jrpark05]

Hey buddy, cut it with the wacism!

[@Eechuta]

@@aldraone-mu5yg My old mans bin were stolen twice, twice so he eventually drilled holes in them so the bleks cant use them as water containers

[@papalegba4449]

Such a sad end to a once mighty country...

[@The70s80scollection]

As someone who was born and lived in CapeTown until the mid 70s, can not believe what I'm now seeing S.A, living in Scotland since 1977, power load shedding would just simply be unthinkable in 2023 Europe, I would have been around 15 years old back in 77 when we returned to Scotland (been a few times before), looking at googles street view now of the area we lived in (Rondebosch, Cape Town) everywhere has high fences, gated entries, so much has changed, and sad to say I'm one of the lucky ones, living in SA now must be horrendous, from the outside S.A looks like it is actually about completely fail, one almighty mess.

[@NakaidaBeauzec]

Had a relative who limited in rondebosch rouwkop road I think

[@karlosxzy]

Really sad to see this happening in SA. Have been wanting to come and visit for many years but it's too unstable and dangerous now. Hopefully things turn around in the future and the country can find its way to peace, prosperity and stability soon!

[@tiaandeswardt7741]

Yet, tourist numbers are almost back at their record pre-COVID levels. Talk to some people that have travelled to SA recently, and you'll find that it is an amazing place to visit, even currently.

[@jeannetteviviers9851]

It is still one of the best tourist destinations.

[@muzak913]

​@@tiaandeswardt7741i just came back from a month long trip and can vouch this, went all around the eastern part of the country

[@nickandrews6423]

Don't let fear stop you from visiting, Cape Town is still a well run city and is probably the last world class city left for a while. It's beautiful and safe.

[@RICHARD-oh9ke]

YOU SHOULD NOT VISIT YOU GIVE THESE CORRUPT GOVERNMENTS MONEY TO CARRY ON THEIR DEVIOUS PLANS

[@quintonballenden1436]

In addition to what was mentioned in the video, the ANC will not permit the private sector to enter the electricity market. The reason is that Eskom is the ANC's cash cow. They won't be able to get their hands on private sector cash. The ANC's next target will be the Revenue Service and then the Central Bank. Better find a new expression for a failed state.

[@Johan4WD]

LoadShedding will also never stop. Rhe main reason is that every time the power goes off, diesel/petrol and gas is being burned for electricity, called generators. This gives the ANC 70% profit margine/liter of fuel. Way more profitable than Eskom electricity. There is nothing left here.

[@Antipodean33]

It's summed up with one simple and devastating word CORRUPTION

[@jacques855]

I hope the West takes note of where letting Identity Politics mix with governance leads a country. We've been doing it for 30 years and not a single government institution has improved, in fact they have all failed.

[@frankvonfrauner]

This is what western leadership wants. This is why they're enacting "climate" policies during a recession which are essentially just taxes on the poor. Our real food inflation rate is around 100% over the last 3 years in Canada, and in response our federal government has decided to add a SECOND carbon tax to fuel that will ensure an increase in the cost of consumer goods.

[@fullmetaltheorist]

More than 30 years actually. Apartheid itself was identity politics. I hate the current government and I hope the eff never steps foot in government. We have to move on from the past.

[@dannyarcher6370]

@@fullmetaltheorist The inconvenient truth for you is that apartheid proved that right-wing identity politics was better for everyone than left-wing identity politics.

[@fullmetaltheorist]

@@dannyarcher6370 I am not left wing by any means. I've only voted for right wing parties if you couldn't tell. I am black and the frustrating thing is that apartheid has basically made black right wingers unlikable because other black people basically assume that every black person who's not a borderline communist supports apartheid and bows down to Europeans. This has allowed the anc to ride of the excuse of ending apartheid as they destroy everything else in this country. I wasn't around to see what apartheid was like but I don't want the generation after mine to be complaining about something thay happened so long ago. I just want to see this country prosper.

[@dannyarcher6370]

@@fullmetaltheorist Well, as much progress you have made in becoming a free-thinking black man, I can see that your mind is still captchad by apartheid. Still blaming it albeit in an indirect way. Skhokho, the reason black people still vote for the ANC is because the ANC is a tribe. In tribal culture, you don't abandon the tribe no matter how abusive it is. If you abandon the tribe, you get eaten by lions or starve to death. That is why socialism is so popular in Africa.

[@marcanthonyfranz]

Hit the nail on the head. I hope this goes viral so the international community can see and understand what we have to put up with.

[@samkelo27]

I hope it doesn't go viral cause we don't need the bad attention that can lead to low investments towards the economy and even a drop in tourism

[@guguigugu]

@@samkelo27 the world is already perfectly aware of whats happening

[@felixyoghurt3291]

@@samkelo27 I left the country over 20 years ago and make a point of telling anyone that is interested (most people don't really give a hoot abt. SA anyway) what a stuff up the ANC has made. No intention ever to return to the rainbow shit hole.

[@Tespri]

@@samkelo27 who the heck wants to be tourist in country where white people are killed for their skin color alone?

[@Flugs0]

@@guguiguguyea especially inverstors, they certainly will be

[@obvious-troll]

Mandela could still fix the energy crisis. He is turning so fast in his grave, electricity is being generated. Just channel the electricity into the energy grid.

[@iMorands]

That Nelson Mandela Nobel prize sure is aging well.

[@lightmonkey1520]

As a young South African, I can say this is just the tip of the iceberg.

[@willemvanriet7160]

I'm afraid this miss management of the country and economy kinda shows why South Africa wasn't ready for democracy...

[@ramasodimalete2699]

This is a very informed and excellent, detailing of the situation in SA. It is not a lopsided, view that is highly political trying to sell a western agenda. It's simply the truth.

[@simstander5471]

I disagree with the characterization of it as "very informed and excellent." I would describe it as merely decent reporting that overlooks many complexities. I don't hold them responsible for these omissions since it is only a 10-minute video.

[@marcusmoonstein242]

As a South African I can say that this overview only shows the tip of the iceberg, but it's still a fair summary. The only dim light of hope we have is that we are still actually a functioning democracy with substantially free and fair(ish) elections. We can still turn this country around before it's too late.

[@ilaibavati6941]

Are you certain that the ANC would actually step aside if they lost the elections (not that that's likely to happen)? This democracy is still young and fragile and has yet to be put to the test.

[@cxzact9204]

@@ilaibavati6941 That's a very good question. But South Africa does still function as a relatively free and effective democracy. Rigging elections would legitimately be too much work for the ANC and the courts would probably side with a winning coalition if the vote is certified. It'd be a fair bet to predict riots, civil unrest, mass sabotage of infrastructure and government facilities and probably a fair bit of violence propagated by ANC die-hards if the ANC were to lose an election. We saw a miniature version of those events play out at Eskom when a white man was made CEO (the only corporate CEO in the country who would accept the position) and when the Constitutional Court tried to incarcerate the former president who started the decline and full scale state looting.

[@dannyarcher6370]

_The only dim light of hope we have is that we are still actually a functioning democracy with substantially free and fair(ish) elections_ Ummm. That is exactly the cause of the problems, boet.

[@trinebula]

What do you think of the new race based jobs law? 10% of my investment portfolio used to be all South Africa. I sold out entirely when the blackouts were getting bad last year. I'm staying out

[@marcusmoonstein242]

@@trinebula One of my best friends emigrated back in the 90's while I stayed. He was the smart one.

[@martinnel1347]

Been a follower for quite some time and as a South African I thank you for the vid (through sort of depressing😂). My country is an awesome place, but needs a new government ASAP

[@craigkdillon]

I thought it was a failed state.

[@Aelfraed26]

As an Argentine, the ANC sounds even worse than the Peronists

[@6lackjesus719]

1. We've kept the ANC in power since 1994. Liberation parties don't have a good track record when it comes to governing. 2. Apartheid is still fresh in our people's minds & the ANC uses that against us. 3. We have a population of 60 million but only 18 million people voted in 2019. 4. We have some promosing new parties like ActionSA but it'll take some time for them to effectively take over. We will prevail. 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@mormatus]

Seems like the country lacks a prominent leader capable of inspiring citizens to come and vote for a change

[@PunkDogCreations]

Please refrain from using blasphemous usernames.Jesus was neither black nor white.

[@6lackjesus719]

@@PunkDogCreations Nah. I'll keep it thanks.

[@ihatelife486]

I am definitely on the side of Action SA.

[@generaladvance5812]

Really puts into perspective your own countries problems.

[@ettoreatalan8303]

The BRICS countries can truly be proud to have a member like South Africa, where the head of government is not even wanted by the ICC by arrest warrant.