Nelson Mandela's Legacy In South Africa Today | NowThis World

For the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth, we’re exploring the everlasting impact he's had on the world. Nelson Mandela spent almost 3 decades of his life in prison fighting to end apartheid. Here’s a look at his legacy in South Africa and around the world.
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Nelson Mandela, hailed by many as the father of modern South Africa, was the first black and democratically elected President in the country. In this episode of NowThis World, Versha Sharma will explore Mandela’s legacy in South Africa today, and explain how he brought down apartheid, which was the institutionalized racial segregation and sanctioned discrimination against the black majority population in South Africa.
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[@pampsuisselosangeles7145]

You should probably talk about all the killings of farmers going on and the expropriation of their land that is about to occur

[@edifon3926]

"their land"

[@LejunglerenardThejunglefox]

Last Time I Check, White South Africans aren’t Native Africans. So you can play the White Genocide Card to make yourself fell better, but it doesn’t make what you’ve done for the past century to the Native Africans any more right.

[@pampsuisselosangeles7145]

I guess It's time for some payback back then, Right?

[@ten8472]

afrikaner here, it isn’t really ‘our land’ i must agree. BUT in my opinion, regardless of who’s land it is, i personally don’t think it’s a good idea to evict white farmers. Boer farmers make up around 75% of the farming population i believe, so my only fear is it may mean that land goes to some more inexperienced farmers, which would then be bad for the economy? not that it’s already thriving or anything, but still. but the farm killings are without a doubt unneeded.

[@davidulanovsky8943]

It doesn’t exist. The whole ‘crisis’ has been invented by the American far right.

[@retak4110]

And look at what happened to Zimbabwe...

[@NicitoStaAna]

retak And its sort of a bit idiotic. To tell that Nelson Mandela could have "sellout" by not taking white farms for "equality". Racism is NOT solved with Racism That is NOT what Martin Luther and Nelson Mandela would have wanted.

[@marcelob.678]

Nicito Sta. Ana But it is their legacies, regardless wether you think they wanted it or not.

[@retak4110]

Who mentioned Mozambique? What does it have to do with this?

[@florin.simonescu]

How powerful is Romania 🇷🇴 please

[@johnnyscifi]

Fluffy Unicorn Lol...not very

[@erockstoenescu6171]

I’ve been asking them for years...

[@Nassark]

Spoiler alert!... Pretty weak

[@user-mq9yg5hs8b]

Is that chadian flag 🇹🇩🇷🇴

[@florin.simonescu]

ls7orBust not anymore, they are in the west now

[@freelanceopportunist559]

He married a woman who delighted in putting tyres around the necks of her enemies, and setting them alight.... Idk

[@hayteren]

As long as you know his wife was a maniac

[@momololo3223]

Free Market Capitalist She's right, its british english.

[@deathborn2000]

I don't think he knows that there are other English-speaking countries in the world.

[@oktv1479]

Great Bengal Famine,Tell me the cause and casualties?shame on you!!!

[@Imilmano]

He protecc He attacc But most importantly He effecc

[@kevin080592]

Mr. Dr. Genius looooll!! you're so funny!...i'll report you

[@ecuadorian_gamer]

You forgot to mention the fact that Nelson Mandela was a communist and admired people such as Fidel Castro, Muammar Gaddafi, and Yasser Arafat. However, I am not implying that this is a bad thing.

[@marius_titus2v134]

@Liam Tan-yi > So you are a hypocrite?

[@jamesedwards.1069]

Seems like people are toofa king stupid to figure out that politics only gets you so far. At some point you actually have to produce something of real value and not just expect to be able to expropriate everything and redistribute everything.

[@emailwilliamgrobanmanageme6677]

A risk money was took from a friend who invented in AUTOMATE Company. In 1 hour ago..

[@kandas5815]

Please do a part on after Mandela. "How the ANC is destroying South Africa"

[@DaryXnfinite]

I wonder why they "forgot" to include the CURRENT situation in South Africa. Isn't that what Legacy means?

[@KeZaRo0o]

I love Morgen Freeman

[@harrypounds456]

Theyve already made a video of the problems and anti white movement happening in SA at the moment. Theyve been fair on the topic i think.

[@lavanniek]

Harry H should be fair by discussing corruption in Nelson Mandela’s party and family

[@TheAdekrijger]

we all now how the whole taking land business worked out for Zimbabwe.

[@onkarvigy]

He resisted the temptation to being a Martyr or Mahatma but preferred to achieve a relatively peaceful & prosperous transition for everyone around him. Without him it could have been worse than India-Pakistan partition..

[@lavanniek]

onkar athith it is worse.. and was worse

[@ionutserbanat2502]

A true leader,a man for the people who cant express their opinion,a true model of a democrat leader.

[@johncahill4259]

Ionut Serbanat if a true model o a democratic leader is a member of a known terrprist organization set on forcefully seizing power and comitting genocide against whites well then he is the definition of a democratic leader

[@hayteren]

A man for 'a' people. Not all people

[@thevikasnam]

May I ask the name of the background music?

[@klater5842]

Long live the spirit of Nelson Roihlahla Mandela. Also please let's not tarnish the legacy of Mandela with lies and false news From South Africa 🇿🇦

[@sudiptokumar986]

Yes . Medalas policy on economic distribution may be considered wrong by some. But remember all the African countries are trapped in the civil war and even situation worst then before.

[@thembanitheone]

This was when the real work began

[@VisionnaireJulius]

Do a video about what is happening in Eritrea and Ethiopia and how there is finally peace

[@thatomofolo452]

President Nelson Mandela 🦁👑♥️💫

[@steveyetsko4854]

Compare South Africa of 1991 to today. See how far they have come.

[@The.Real_Fr]

Mandela effect

[@theinternet4270]

Do One about Ethiopia and Eritrea peace agreement That's Historical !!

[@rohitprasher9082]

Great personality

[@ogdarkness1]

can you please do more how powerful episodes ? thank you

[@jontibloom]

SA probably hit its Zenith in 1996 ….its being going downhill ever since

[@ricecristi]

Today is my birthday! We had the same birthday ❤️

[@suserman7775]

Weren't the Dutch in South Africa before the Bantus?

[@franksorrian8510]

I'm a white South African

[@franksorrian8510]

ThinkTrey... no?

[@nicolasjalon9063]

Lorenzo CaldeiraYT123 there are so many ignorant people in this comment section I'm getting annoyed to. Hello from Namibia

[@ieatwhitetrollsforbreakfas4764]

Death Angel No he should stay there to get a taste of his medicine.

[@thembanitheone]

Representation matters..

[@tasneembashir4880]

Bitter white South Africans in the comments and all those coloureds who think their white😂. You all will hear about Nelson Mandela till you DIE and your descendents will too. Get used to the Greatness. The man has an International Day. The world adores him. Truth is, it must kill you that a BLACK MAN is considered by the world to be arguably the greatest Man of all time. A white man will never smell that title. The man has statues, roads and bridges named after him all over the world! Now that's POWER AND INFLUENCE.

[@lukebadenhorstmusic4003]

William Gumede’s son if my good friend😂😂

[@paulhan1615]

You, who is scrolling down the comment. Scroll back up if you don't want to lose your eyesight. Trolls have taken this one already.

[@emailwilliamgrobanmanageme6677]

A risk money was took from a friend who invented in AUTOMATE Company. In 1 hour ago..

[@matthewmitchell68]

Great man!

[@templarjustice7137]

Lmfao, he created a failed state and was a violent terrorist. Stop believing every piece of propaganda that comes out

[@shipwreckedpoet3]

I miss this channel. Please bring it back.

[@jonathanmendiola3775]

Can u report about how white farmers are getting killed in South Africa and the government is doing about the situation

[@alyakhan3699]

Mandela a great person

[@lavanniek]

ANC brought down South Africa and Eskom.

[@jackieher5606]

Mandela my hero!

[@taariqm-star6162]

now this bias

[@alexanderaubrey8483]

Taariq M-Star 616 how?

[@nathanlong8295]

Mandala was a role model for me plus wasn’t there some blacks who own their own land or was that statistic wrong?

[@sohelpanchbhaya5176]

nice

[@________7811]

100 years

[@joshuazhu2376]

great man

[@randomquacker9653]

I like tacos

[@boogeymann6686]

same

[@frederiklunden744]

You didn't even address how the economy and currency is dropping like a rock how the crime rate is among the higgest in the world or the government's determination to the redistribution of land. This video is a stain of shame on the channel.

[@marius_titus2v134]

@Frederik Lunden > Glorifying terrorists is the main reason behind fake news. It is half lies and half-truth that destroys the world around us.

[@oliran4766]

I just research Nelson Mandela in Google before this video was made and then the video was made after the research! Conspiracy(probably not)? Prediction(kind of)?

[@jacondo2731]

*privatisation *having a good economy choose one.

[@omniseptric1242]

He kind of looks like martin luther king jr

[@ngalahansel6066]

Just to add that "colored" in South Africa refers to mixed race people

[@majorskies7091]

He a hero. Not a saint tho. But I suppose neither I am.

[@lebohangmofokeng4480]

You forgot winnie mandela

[@stefansmith2]

And where is Zimbabwe now! Please verify all you facts.

[@PhilipJackson03]

So many people still don’t even truly appreciate Mandela’s Vision In South Africa. He made it clear it was a nation for EVERYONE. And it needs to be implemented, it’s shameful.

[@youtubesubscriber7356]

do a video on Papua New Guinea

[@thedrawingegg4685]

Guys it,s my b day

[@boogeymann6686]

i dont know what day is your bday but happy birthday

[@oscarwright1421]

Do stuff on history e.g. the history of China 🇨🇳 ?

[@uyiegharevba5160]

Was Mandela corrupt??

[@Jason-ze8zk]

Uyi Egharevba Yes he was

[@appleislander8536]

Meanwhile, in Zimbabwe...

[@polishherowitoldpilecki5521]

never heard of it

[@chicknorton8839]

But why "1 man 1 vote"?

[@mr.normalguy69]

*WE WUZ KANGZ.*

[@randomusername8767]

jonathan smith Black people were kings

[@papastalin1543]

Why fighting on the topic such as black and white let's all live in peace , that's coming from a brown guy

[@SagoAndGreendove]

Wu abut muh YtE gEnOcIde!!11111!!!

[@thembanitheone]

Amandhla awethu

[@Daniel-wu2ql]

Mandela is the MLK of south africa and vice VERSHA 😂😂😂😂

[@lavanniek]

DANIEL SPENCIFICENT mlk stole money too?

[@pocki892]

Nkosi Sikele Afrika

[@aldemir6127]

that's a white zionizm to me.

[@kierankeddo-powell1991]

It’s all well and good saluting a legend but where’s ur video on the epidemic of white farmers being raped and killed in South Africa? Also didn’t appreciate the sympathetic tone regarding the violent seizure of white farmers land in Rhodesia...

[@banukasilva6153]

Modern day ESKOM 😂😂😂😂🤪🤪🤪🤪 one result of Mandela legacy

[@EvilBakaCat]

His legacy? Hundreds burnt alive in tires, farmers butchered for their race and his country and people far wore off then they were before he was around.

[@lukebadenhorstmusic4003]

First

[@renatomanuel1470]

Third

[@GuyverU01]

plaasmoorde

[@simrcchannel]

South Africa, an almost failed country right now...

[@user-dx7fw1dj3x]

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[@ieatwhitetrollsforbreakfas4764]

I love Nelson Mandela he's a hero we need another guy like him inn the United States.

[@templarjustice7137]

Lmfao, yes let’s topple another economy and start another failed state. Morons like you would have us in the dark ages within a generation

[@aurathedraak7909]

OOF

[@grendo45]

you mention zimbabwe like the seizing of land owned by white farmers didnt cause a national catastrophe and could be a good idea.

[@randomusername8767]

grendo45 Implying the translation of power the whites did had no significant effect on Zimbabwe*

[@lavanniek]

Random Username positive effect on Zimbabwe

[@ethansunker1871]

Apart-th-ate

[@matkosova3482]

You are making it look like the Zimbabwe's "equality" reforms were actually productive. Not everything that seems equal always is. Zimbabwe is currently one of the poorest countries in the world also thanks to this inefficient reform. Helping raise wages for black Zimbabweans, yes of course! But giving large amounts of Zimbabwean economy to inexperienced workers is a time bomb. And BTW South Africa's economy isn't collapsing because of the white minority, but because of Jacob Zuma, who tried to create an oligarchic republic similar to Ukraine or Russia. So please for next time, please do not insert your ideology in future videos or at least not as visibly. I still want to believe you are an independent information source!

[@ninglumks8330]

Mandela is my model. He really changed mankind's thinking and belief.

[@TireekELane]

Nelson Mandela is one of Modern History's and one of Africa's Main Gods of Liberation, Human Equality, Liberty, Civil Equal Rights, Reconciliation, Independence, and Restoring Glory, Honor And Prosperity for Nelson Mandela's Republic of a United South Africa. And sometime in the future, Renamed, "The United People's Republic of Mandela's South Africa". A country that will end corruption, Rebuild, Re-Educate, Reunify, and to bring back South Africa and it's allies former glory, just like Nelson Mandela once did for his motherland and to his Native African Home-Continent.

[@James-tb6je]

Bias

[@guesswhoiamlol750]

Second!!

[@peterodriguez7134]

Hispanics and Blacks for President Donald Trump...🇺🇸😀🇺🇸😎🇺🇸

[@fortis3686]

Can you maybe do Ferdinand Marcos and how his legacy is somewhat dividing people in the Philippines?

[@kevin080592]

Alonzo Aldaba there is already a video of that.. but not with this channel

[@sdFreerey]

I should've expected irrational racism from KZbin comments. Never disappoint 👌

[@johncahill4259]

Dont see any snowflake

[@marcelob.678]

So mentioning the state sanctioned expropiation of land belonging to boer farmers is racism?

[@RihannaIsIluminati]

Malivamar No. Lying about a fake genocide in an attempt to obfuscate the real problems facing SA is.

[@Pfsif]

SJW

[@playboicartiismydad4842]

@@marcelob.678 Maybe educate yourself on the topic and you will see it isnt racist

[@victorwilliams3186]

Amazing Mandela , you have touched our hearts , fought for the greater good.

[@Neuroninexis_xyz]

All this color stuff just made me note the beautiful color Versha has. Oops, did I just flirt?? ;)

[@TireekELane]

Nelson Mandela is one of Modern History's and one of Africa's Main Gods of Liberation, Human Equality, Liberty, Civil Equal Rights, Reconciliation, Independence, and Restoring Glory, Honor And Prosperity for Nelson Mandela's Republic of a United South Africa. And sometime in the future, Renamed, "The United People's Republic of Mandela's South Africa". A country that will end corruption, Rebuild, Re-Educate, Reunify, and to bring back South Africa and it's allies former glory, just like Nelson Mandela once did for his motherland and to his Native African Home-Continent.

[@MangosColorados]

this documentary is a joke. you only show the side you want to show. either you tell the all story or shut up.

[@fredriko.zachrisson9711]

Life is so much better for all peoples in SA today. Mandela is a genious.

[@virtualdrudgery]

Bored

[@Amitdas-gk2it]

U forget before mandela Gandhi laid the stone to abolish inequality in South Africa

[@meisterproper8304]

Apparently Gandhi himself had quite racist views towards Africans according to a recent BBC article

[@Amitdas-gk2it]

Meister Proper you r completely wrong bbc is the king of propaganda nobody beleives this bcoz it's a lie u should read the biography of gandhi

[@Project808]

He who should not be shamed. Madela was a great soul. RIP

[@hayteren]

He was Satan incarnate. He fooled you. His wife necklaced people. Cool cat

[@Brian-ul2mw]

Mandela was a great man

[@longforgotten4823]

I love biology. There’s no such thing as genetic race in human populations. We share 99% of all genetic information with one another so let’s all get along.

[@longforgotten4823]

Bating people is not the purpose. Skin color is a phenotype and exists do to geographic location in the evolutionary ability to absorb UV radiation.

[@jameswhiteley6843]

Then how come Eskimos and Siberian Asians aren't white?

[@longforgotten4823]

JAMES WHITELEY ever hear of the term population migration. How many races are there. Now, what are the genes that code for race, skin color, and physical features?

[@PLcrafterPL]

We share 50% of our DNA with bananas tho

[@longforgotten4823]

Dave Kohler iq really? That’s not even logical measurement.

[@flashking107]

did you know calling someone ugly is racism

[@riotchock4259]

flash king you're ugly

[@revilorere]

Did you know calling someone ugly is just a disgusting way to behave

[@JaxTheCartographer]

Yeah totally every ugly person is the the same race the ugly race huh.

[@aldemir6127]

flash king tobe honest I don't think I ever called someone ugly.

[@johncahill4259]

Stfu

[@hayteren]

Mandela was a racist. He tried to push through his racism though. Unfortunately only his racist self was remembered in South Africa. Just like Malcolm X...

[@randomquacker9653]

Fake news

[@ieatwhitetrollsforbreakfas4764]

Random Quacker!!!!!! If you talking about farm killings then that truth.