The White Slums Of South Africa (Poverty Documentary) | Real Stories

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living there like that. I don't think so, why not? I'm telling you straight, you're lying, no, I came to this hill expecting some kind of rich, arrogant

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kids, it was the complete opposite, white families still earn six times more than black families on average, so I can understand the stereotypes that I have too, but if black people can't even accept white

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, I can't see a way out for jd hardest and heli I'm on my way back to see hardest. I'm surprised to hear that you've been given a last-minute job interview. It could be good news, but I find it difficult to be positive.

I see your children walking barefoot and I see used needles in the car and drug dealers hanging seconds from your open door, it

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ly depresses you, it makes you think Jesus, that's interesting, they are police, many, please, I'll find them. Find out what's going on, excuse me officer, if you come in from that side. That other people's building is inside the breach, did something happen in that building? I don't know if something is going on with all the main people. Okay, thanks, something's happening, hey, take advantage, what's up? Are you okay, mom, yes, so what's wrong, what's wrong?

What do you feel? They're busy doing a drug bust. Drugs. Cigarettes. If you are going to buy. If they find any secret about you, they will confiscate it. Are you there? Well, luckily I'm a smoker. I'm going to start smoking, uh, Vivian, I noticed that your store signs come down, so if they had seen the sign, what would happen? They will search them, if I find something, they will look for me or give me a good life. and the hardest part is that I was lucky, but escaping a break is not the way I choose to prepare for a job interview.

Today it will look like the rainbow nation. Oh seriously, why those shoes with crazy black colors? Yes, don't you have black and whites? there's nothing let's go to that job it's funny about where you are in the world there are wives still dressing their husbands they're interviewing for a door to door sales job looking stylish hello look at you well let's do this it's a great opportunity He doesn't come very often. I applied for this job two years ago. Wow, two years ago and finally, um, yeah, this is a good 30 minute drive from your house. How are you going to get here if you get the job?

So what is the situation? um aaa I hope there is no such thing this time, even if there is, I still hope they convince me, I convert them to actually give me the chance, this is the first time I've seen it appear. I'm not sure about something you know, in any scenario you would understand, but in this one there is a lot more on your shoulders. You know it's not just someone trying to get a job to make some money to pay for their satellite subscription. I

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ly hope it's for the best. You can get your dream job, but the competition is tough.

This is only the first of three interviews you will have to take to have a chance, even if you are successful. His ultimate goal is not only to leave his home but to get his family out of the

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. Africa, like many Afrikaners I have spoken to, fears for the future. I have come to a demonstration of a popular movement called eff that is sweeping poor black youth in South Africa. Red Berets think affirmative action hasn't gone far enough. We are demanding more extreme measures to help black people out of

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, such as taking back farmland and nationalizing lucrative minds that we will take over and that belong to us.

They have become controversial for singing an apartheid rebellion song. Shoot the child. Kill the farmer. From old women to little children everyone is screaming just because there is now a black government doesn't mean that poor black Africans don't continue to suffer or angry we are going to celebrate 20 years of so called independence I'm just free to sit next to a white person on the bus but I have no income I have no money I can't buy anything for my children my children only see how life comes back to people like Hardis, you get the idea that he feels he is not part of what is happening in South Africa it is no different to the people here, you know that they feel equally marginalized, they are not listened to and just as the ignorant people here want a change and there is a militancy in the air when their commander in chief, julius malema, appears, he receives a welcome that David Cameron I could only dream about it the entire time I was here.

I heard about this Kill the Boy song. Clearly, Malema has become popular with that because you know it's something that is very sensitive to the Afrikaans population here. He now he has changed the lyrics. The funny thing about the kissing song is that it is quickly followed by people saying pow-pow different words that have almost the same meaning. I have never seen any British politician sing with the people and sing traditional songs, yes, and he sang there. They killed the boy's song but he changed the lyrics to kiss the boy. Yes, do you think it's a kiss?

We are kissing knowledge. We don't want to fight. We want to fight spiritually, not physically. We don't want to fight with weapons and whatever. we have to fight with knowledge, with knowledge and we have to fight with knowledge. I don't want to believe that everyone here wants to take violent revenge on white people, but singing a hate song doesn't build any bridges. A few years ago, Julius Malema received a tip. as a future president, but he's not someone many people in coronation park would vote for, why do you think so many black people in the townships support melanoma because they want to kill us the shocking guy?

I definitely don't agree, he says, kill the bird, kill the white man and kill the bird, kill the white man, they are going to kill us, they are going to kill us as soon as we enter, they are going to kill us, our parents before our parents treated black people very badly. , they did it and I think Julius Malema just wants to turn it around, but it's wrong, it's wrong, so why do you want to treat us like this? Because what happened at that time of year was a long time ago, but not that long ago, the fact that people are still alive. those who remember that apartheid is a problem, the fact that there are still people who hold on to feelings from that time is a problem and that is why there are some people, not all, some people who feel some level of resentment and why there is anger between whites and blacks they just leave it, there are lessons from what happened and I think the only way to move forward is to learn from what happened instead of forgetting, stupid, these people in this world, that's why the world is like It's because they can.

Don't forgive or forget what happened in your lives, that's why the world is so honest, talk without breaking any friendship, that's why the world is standing, but forgetting what happened will be completely responsible because then you can't learn of what went wrong and that's it. why listen to me Irene out here I tell you I don't know what I think about life yes I just told you anything I know everything I know everything I want to tell you and that is that we are not going to agree, we will never agree, we will never let everyone see my friend, we will never agree, forgive and forget is um, it's not the way I live my life, I mean, I have a tattoo on my arm that says never regret, never forget, you know, um .

I think it's important that you don't forget, it's definitely important that you forgive, that's the only way things are going to change if people forgive, but you should never forget because if you forget what the hell are you going to learn, there's no quick fix. for it. the divisions and inequality in

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the poor afrikaners i have met are certainly getting a tough deal now but if there is a price to pay for decades of oppression perhaps this is the least worst option in pretoria hardis has asked me to meet with he then arriving at the final interview for his sales job, so today was the big day, I have some bad news and some good news, okay, bad news, first I need to get up early tomorrow morning, the best news, I can start working on my birthday which is tomorrow oh my gosh that's amazing that's amazing congratulations what a birthday present yes it is I really wasn't expecting this what does this mean to you and your family?

So, a better life, which is what I've been waiting for. dreaming about yes, there's Vivian, although yes, no, that's not very lucky, obviously, congratulations, we're good, great news, what's the first thing you want to do? Just get off this bus, move into the apartment or something. I can't let them grow behind this place. When I got the yes after leaving the office it felt like I was taking a huge load off my shoulders, so it's a big change for me. I'll still make it. I still will. It's been a pleasure meeting you, take care, good luck, okay, okay, thank you, take care, see you later, little man, hello, give him a hug, oh, will you give me a hug, monkey?

I am very happy that the most difficult thing has at least made a positive change. I come here hoping to see a rainbow nation, but clearly there is a way to go. Integration is happening, but only in the pockets and it surprises me that it is the poor Afrikaners who feel that they no longer belong in South Africa. Basically, black and white people are victims of apartheid and still feel its effects it is a problem that has affected the poor, rich, white and black, do you think you are a victim of apartheid? My generation is definitely paying a price, paying a price for our ancestors, South Africa's past is still haunting us but it won't always be like that change takes time really happy very happy I look 10 years younger that's amazing good job thank you always look to the trees towards the sky remember us so it's a little strange to see them react the way they treat me and the thing is, if I'm going to be really honest, I feel a little strange leaving, I don't want to say that I want to stay here, but you know I'm going home and I know what I'm going for. at home and um, they stay here, I mean, stay here in this, that's how the kids play here, this is a reality for them here and good people, really good people, my time in Coronation Park and Johannesburg has come to its end.

I have been living in a very difficult situation, but they have still made me feel very welcome and that is important. Thank you so much. OK, take care. Well, during the apartheid years I wouldn't even have been allowed to set foot in this park. It's progress at least for me.