An Impossible Return

[@Mathilda5xp]

Thank you so much for sharing this documentary, Dr Siona O'Connell. I feel quite emotional. My in-laws lived in Keppel Road, then bought a house in Worcester Road, Walmer Estate. My sister-in-Law was a school nurse in Walmer Estate and Woodstock, and later my youngest sister graduated and was appointed as a school nurse in the same area too. My second eldest sister trained at Zonnebloem College and my brother-in- Law was a teacher at Zonnebloem Primary school. There was a lady who sold the best, yummiest 'Koeksusters and milk tarts, at a bakery shop in District Six. Jackie Heyns was a top reporter. The horrors of apartheid separated so many good friends and families, who lived a good, safe and wonderful life in District Six. Much aroha and blessings from New Zealand.

[@MegaRichard1980]

Thanks for sharing these heart rending stories. Forced Removal was vicious and psychologically damaging.

[@sionaoconnell4397]

Thank you for watching it.

[@chandredewet4100]

Great Documentary, a few tears along the way. :)

[@yusufkarriem246]

Yes, when I look back I remember the happy times I had living in 2nd Ave. We had a biscope (house cinema) right opposite our house (double storey). I would cry every weekend because i didnt had money for bioscope. Shaboodien, the owner of the shop and biscope called me one day and let me in. I later became one of the usher's and eventually one of the projector operators. Garry and Aubrey were the other boys, if you"re still alive, give me a thumps-up!!! i was born there and the sweet memories will stay with me.

[@gregorydesani9311]

We lived at no. 5 Cambridge Street (De Sani Family)....My grandpa moved into this house sometime between 1910 and 1915. My dad was born in this house in 1930. I was born in 1968 (the baby in the family) with 7 siblings. What a beautiful community we had, until we were forcibly removed in 1983. Who can forget Shaboo...especially Saturdays for bioscope? I remember, after paying for the bioscope, Riana would sign her name on our wrisk, as a valid 'ticket' to enter. I remenber Ronnie used to be the 'usher'. Not to mention the bioscope in the yard area...made of zink. What fond memories.

[@GodfreyFortuin-ib3ml]

A very informative documentary.I never lived in district 6 but I had the rare opportunity to sit around with the news reporters at auntie Sammy Kavanagh 🏠 house in district 6.The news reporters,like Jackie Heyns and Norman West use to come and,,,,relax at aunties Sammy's on a Monday..My cousin worked for the Cape Herald in the distribution section and he also came to ,,relax,,at auntie Sammy.I went along as a delivery boy and I had my job as drinks waiter but I was privy to all the stories about district 6 and the horrors of apartheid and sometimes funny stories too.

[@Freudenfreude111]

Thank you for making this. This is a very important story.

[@keithfisher83]

No amount of money will ever repay the injustice that was done against my people. There's a just God waiting on those evil people 😢😢😢

[@Fishingforstars]

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[@rubennaidoo2480]

Thanks for sharing😢😢😢

[@Pure_Boxing]

Thanks for the upload

[@xmc7189]

Losing your home where your life began is traumatic.

[@gersie777]

I agree with the black lady, its only the Cape Malay version of the District Six story that's always heard. Distric Six was packed with black people and the indigenous of the Cape (Khoi and San). I am wondering if this is another deliberate tactic by the shadow government to divide us.

[@PhilosophicaLeo]

​@RoboCorneliusYT Don't talk shit please. District- 6 was a multicultural, multi- ethnic community. Cape Malays are a fraction of the coloured DNA.

[@Lhiza-r2d]

What about the black people who were born there? ​@@RoboCorneliusYT

[@lynn.daphne.rudolph]

Brilliant! Thank you for sharing this. Is David Golblatt the photgrapher at the end?

[@sionaoconnell4397]

The photographer was David Brown.

[@ratow_fun8579]

wow💔🥺

[@patriciahodgson5619]

Does anyone know Armien Mandall ?