Hey family! History is painful and many people who went through this painful event is still living. No racist or disrespectful comments will be tolerated.
Thank you I am 67yrs old man from South Africa I am part of that generation who fought for freedom. I now call you my family for reaction in this video we love as South Africans it was very tough and painful in those days thank you
The first two stanzas of the national anthem is an African hymn, “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika” (God Bless Africa), sung across the diaspora in Africa. It is sung in 3 indigenous African languages. During the struggle, that part of the anthem was sung as a stand-alone chorus and was eventually banned because of its association to anti-apartheid movement.
Another one 😊. I agree with those who are saying please watch Sarafina. Just make sure that you have a box of clinax when you do because I watch this movie over and over again but each time I watch it I am in tears. It's very educational in terms of our history but it's also a very sad movie.
The coolest part is that all kids in Africa around my age watched the Movie Sarafina to commemorate the kids of Soweto that were shot, jailed and tortured. I won't lie though...life here on earth makes me yearn for heaven. Because if it's not here the same problems associated with violence are everywhere
For this reason I'm now a dedicated fan of this channel. You guys are officially my number go to channel. I appreciate you learning about South Africa on this level. I think it's time you guys start looking into visiting or relocating. I know for a fact South Americans would welcome you with warm hearts. We truly thank you for learning about this👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I’m African American as well. Until recently, we were never able to see anything about South Africa, but Thanks to social media, and especially tv shows like how to ruin Christmas or blood & water, people are starting to talk about South Africa more.
Watching you (African Americans) learn about us is an experience one cannot even describe. We, in South Africa, have learned about you for decades, felt your pain even more because we were going through our own stuff in our country. Watched Roots and shook our heads thinking just how long this has been going on. Finally our brothers and sisters have looked across the Atlantic and learned that they are not alone, never have been alone.
This happened on the 16th of June 1976, it hasn't even been 50 years yet. People tell us to forget about the past and embrace our place in this unjust society.
Thank you again guys for reacting to my suggestion I'm highly honored I love you so much ...pleasecwhen you come to South Africa I wanna meet you I wanna teach you Zulu 💃 🤣🥰
Our history in South Africa was really a painful one. You'll really need to review content on Winnie Mandela incarceration. There is some content about how bad things were in South Africa. The movie Sarafina documents some of what happened to black South Africa. Thanks for reviewing South Africa history.
My nephew was 11yrs old shot 11times the left side of his face was gone ,its hard were a traumatized nation and its true the youth of today is lost if they can just watch the video and understand what we went through maybe maybe they will understand and respect June 16
I'm sorry for what happened to your brother. Stories like this are the reason why I'm always shocked when people say they "celebrate" Youth Day ... drinking and dancing.... instead of commemorating the day respectfully.
literally...they rolled down my cheeks. I am a South African and feel so privileged to have not experienced what our parents and grannies went through. 😢😭
Omg, am Ugandan but listening to such mischief upon Africa's youngster literally made me tear thinking about my younger siblings in such situations. It's not only the Whites with such ruthless acts, but also Fellow Black leaders in countries like Uganda. Whereby in the last general elections, over 60people died in police shootings in a period of over 1 month in Kampala due to protesting against oppression and unfairness demonstrated by certain government agencies in brutally silencing any opposition leaders... To the extent that in Central Uganda which is the most developed region of the country government still lost tremendously with over 95% votes towards the opposition and opposition members of Parliament.
I'm South African and I have two wonderful Ugandan friends whom I met in Jordan (middle east). I'm so sorry you guys are experiencing so much injustice 💔
Find that anthem. South Africa's National Anthem is one of the most beautiful anthems in Africa...I would say the world too. As a Kenyan, I would vote for ours first, then South Africa. Add these anthems to your react schedule if possible.
Watched that movie when I was 12 with my parents. I cried tears that day. I still wonder how y'all were able to forgive them and still mingle with them in your country😥😥😥
Mbuyisa Makhubu was/is my highschool principal' brother , the news would come to school on Youth day the 16th of June and interview him. The most painful thing he (principal) said to us is that they may never get to know what happened to their brother or even give him a dignified funeral if he has passed on.
Why we as Black people we must come together. The war between Africans and African-Americans has got to stop Black people we have to work together✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
Afrikaans is a Germanic language descendant from Dutch; the primary language of the descendants of Dutch and other European settlers, as well as many mixed-race (e.g.Rehoboth Basters) living in South Africa and in Namibia. Also, one of the eleven official languages of South Africa and until 1990 one of three official languages of Namibia.
This is so heartbreaking 💔when I think that our grandparents went through this,even today if I learned something at school about apartheid I get home and ask my granny like did u really go through this because it so hard to believe this to put it to reality
I keep loving your reactions... To be honest I did history in school and even as a young person it really hurts to see what our parents and grandparents went through... But overall I love your work guys❤🌈
I visited Soweto in December of 2021 and listening to this story and being there broke my heart. Till today I still can’t delete the photos I took. The boy carrying Hector Pieterson in the photo is said to have just disappeared into thin air. There’s so many rumors as to where he is but nobody knows.
16th June we are celebrating youth day today because they lost their lives thank you so much for reacting on our beautiful history although it hurts❤ it's my second time watching this reaction 🇿🇦amandla🇿🇦
You guys are amazing. You are now part of us, with that said, here are your official South African names. Thandiwe (The Loved One) for the lady, and Nkosinathi (God is with us) for the gentleman.
Always appreciate these videos, and love the consistency, and interest 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 FUN FACTS even many South Africans gloss over: 1. The date of June 16 was chosen by the Students to actually represent Black Power (as it was initially even called "Black Power Day"), to coincide with the date Kwame Ture coined/popularized the term "Black Power" on 16 June 1966. One of the main kids who organized these protests, Teboho Tsietsi Mashinini, would actually even live with Kwame Ture in Guinea while in exile. 2. Hastings Ndlovu (15/16) & Hector Peterson (13. child in the picture) were some of the youngest children (amongst many) to be killed by the SAP (South African Police). This wasn't the only incident children were massacred by the Police (see also Trojan Massacre in Cape Town in 1985). 3. The Student Uprisings were not just limited to Soweto, but spread across South Africa from June 1976 to early 1977. 4. The South African government actually blamed some older Political Leaders (of the PAC) for "inciting these children to protest, and fermenting revolution" (they didn't), and held a secret trial called the Bethal 18 Trial/Bethal Treason Trial (the ONLY one ever). They would kill 4/18, and attempt to kill 1 during the trial. The remaining 13 were found guilty and the "leader" (Zephania Mothopeng) was sentenced to 15 Years for something he wasn't even involved in, and solely because of the then Black Consciousness Movement.
The lady relating the story is the one on the picture wearing a school uniform. Hector Peterson whom is also in the picture is her brother. He died because he was short by the police. Sad!
I personally appreciate you guyz for reacting to a video like this. many Americans will now start to understand reasons behind the struggles of African people and stop being ignorant✌💛✌💛
if you wanna check out the national anthem & understand the lyrics , find the "Decolonized anthem" the current national anthem is a bit different from the one which was sang during apartheid. some lyrics were omitted to "accomodate" the so called rainbow nation/ democratic country
chile....our history really does require for one to sit and breathe because when I hear my parents' stories about what they experienced first-hand. I get so mad at white people. Thank you for this
History is painful. The things our people went through all over the word is heartbreaking. Not all of those people are bad (today). We must educated for understanding to prevent these things from happening again.
You need to hear the original Anthem (song) as composed by the honourable Mr Enoch Sontonga. It happens to be the national anthem of Zambia . The sad things is that ours was mixed up for reconciliation purposes and regarded as an interim national anthem, to date we're using it unfortunately
The National athem now is a rainbow nation anthen which involves which involves 4 languages, Stellenbosch University choir Nkosi sikelela is the 1st anthem, you should check it out
React to “Sarafina” movie which might help you understand the history of South Africa and the entire Southern African countries. There was no slave trade in Southern Africa, but the people in the region were enslaved within. The first genocide in the world was done in Namibia 🇳🇦 a Southern African country whereby almost a million Herero people of Namibia 🇳🇦 were killed by the Germans/Dutch who had occupied the country. Try and react to Sarafina movie, it’ll give you an idea. Whoopi Goldberg was an actress in the movie.
"God Bless Africa", is an African song every nation sings in their language. South Africa modified the song and made parts of it its national Anthem. "Nkosi sikelela iAfrica." Zulu/Xhosa version.
I love how you navigate through our history big ups ❤❤❤❤. Since its the month one of the founding fathers (Steve Biko) of Black Consciousness Movements was killed which inspired the June 16 1976. Please do a reaction video on him.
Love what you doing guys. PLEASE also check the Namibian genocide, even tho Germen have agreed to pay reparations but it seems everything is being kept under a raider.
I once heard a USA comedian saying Africans don't understand what blacks there have been through, like bro everywhere the yts went left havoc...we do understand our cousins. We were mistreated for a long time too..jim crow was literally apartheid
I just spent 20 minutes trying to write a comment only to delete it again. Either the words would be too graphic for a comments section or I’d end up in tears for the next 3 weeks. Our past is painful. It was not about Nkosi Sikelela iAfrika. From a son of Graaff-Reinet, Robert Sobukhwe’s home town.
When they talk about Afrikaans, they mean the medium of instruction was going to be Afrikaans. Imagine having to, all of a sudden, learn maths or physics in Afrikaans, when it is not your first or second language.
After seeing all that… we were still expected to make peace and live along the very same people who did such inhumane acts to us. And never even had the courage to say “Sorry”.
How ever bad the events in Soweto were, after it, the liberation struggle really lifted, apartheid could not survive. Many of the youth left the country for training in the armed struggle. South Africa became ungovernable.
Hey family! History is painful and many people who went through this painful event is still living. No racist or disrespectful comments will be tolerated.
I'd suggest looking at the #FeesMustFall movement that took place in 2015 & 2016 in South Africa.
✋ I highly recommend this story on Kenya and what really wen down with he British. Sorry covered by AlJazeera: ua-cam.com/video/K4sSGd2w_rk/v-deo.html
@@TheeTage students got shot ...I was there to witness fees must fall although I was a part time student at Wits plus
@@Coudz-x4e I was also part of it and think it's definitely an important part of what our country issues look like now
Thank you for your sensitivity to our pain, pride and history
These stories mean a lot to South Africans, I'm glad you took time to learn
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Thank you I am 67yrs old man from South Africa I am part of that generation who fought for freedom. I now call you my family for reaction in this video we love as South Africans it was very tough and painful in those days thank you
We commend you for standing with your country. Thank you for welcoming us into your family. We're proud to have you apart of ours.
Nkosi Sikelela iAfrica means God bless Africa
The first two stanzas of the national anthem is an African hymn, “Nkosi Sikelel’ iAfrika” (God Bless Africa), sung across the diaspora in Africa. It is sung in 3 indigenous African languages. During the struggle, that part of the anthem was sung as a stand-alone chorus and was eventually banned because of its association to anti-apartheid movement.
The national anthem said in the African languages. Is basically a prayer.
God Bless Africa💔🇿🇦🌍
Another one 😊. I agree with those who are saying please watch Sarafina. Just make sure that you have a box of clinax when you do because I watch this movie over and over again but each time I watch it I am in tears. It's very educational in terms of our history but it's also a very sad movie.
The coolest part is that all kids in Africa around my age watched the Movie Sarafina to commemorate the kids of Soweto that were shot, jailed and tortured. I won't lie though...life here on earth makes me yearn for heaven. Because if it's not here the same problems associated with violence are everywhere
For this reason I'm now a dedicated fan of this channel. You guys are officially my number go to channel. I appreciate you learning about South Africa on this level. I think it's time you guys start looking into visiting or relocating. I know for a fact South Americans would welcome you with warm hearts. We truly thank you for learning about this👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I’m African American as well. Until recently, we were never able to see anything about South Africa, but Thanks to social media, and especially tv shows like how to ruin Christmas or blood & water, people are starting to talk about South Africa more.
Much love! Our trip is pending. We appreciate you!
Watch Chief Daddy!
Watching this again breaks my heart, my parents told me about the apartheid as a kid, it was just heartbreaking..
Love your channel, ❤❤ from Nigeria
Much love!
Today in South Africa, the events in the video you reacted to is commemorated to a public holiday called Youth Day, which happens on 16 June
Watching you (African Americans) learn about us is an experience one cannot even describe. We, in South Africa, have learned about you for decades, felt your pain even more because we were going through our own stuff in our country. Watched Roots and shook our heads thinking just how long this has been going on.
Finally our brothers and sisters have looked across the Atlantic and learned that they are not alone, never have been alone.
This happened on the 16th of June 1976, it hasn't even been 50 years yet. People tell us to forget about the past and embrace our place in this unjust society.
Our country has been through a lot.
Thank you again guys for reacting to my suggestion I'm highly honored I love you so much ...pleasecwhen you come to South Africa I wanna meet you I wanna teach you Zulu 💃 🤣🥰
Yes, come teach us Zulu! Connect with us on Instagram.
I have so much respect for yall as a channel ❤️
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Our history in South Africa was really a painful one. You'll really need to review content on Winnie Mandela incarceration. There is some content about how bad things were in South Africa. The movie Sarafina documents some of what happened to black South Africa. Thanks for reviewing South Africa history.
Send us videos. I watched documentaries and movies about Nelson & Winnie Mandela.
My nephew was 11yrs old shot 11times the left side of his face was gone ,its hard were a traumatized nation and its true the youth of today is lost if they can just watch the video and understand what we went through maybe maybe they will understand and respect June 16
Oh Ma 💔🥺
MH 🤔 sorry man l know but it opens wounds again is not easy to forget neh jho
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I'm sorry for what happened to your brother. Stories like this are the reason why I'm always shocked when people say they "celebrate" Youth Day ... drinking and dancing.... instead of commemorating the day respectfully.
Everywhere in South Africa was like that.We had no time to go to school because of this. Always fighting and running to the mountains.
The number of pupils killed in the 1976 Soweto students uprising is estimated as 700 fatalities
This bring tears to my eyes and it's painful to watch because I am a South African😭😭😭😭😭😭
literally...they rolled down my cheeks. I am a South African and feel so privileged to have not experienced what our parents and grannies went through. 😢😭
@@msizikhanyile3667 eish bra😪
I was there at the age of 16 .The pain of losing our fellow students still pains me.Police brutality at its best
@@thabiletladi4687 Ncese Thabile and we are forever grateful to the youth of 76
The sad part is that those that fought the real fight are now forgotten and the politically connected are thriving and looting from the state.
I'm tearing up here watching this again. We've still got a long way to go here in SA, it's good to remember how far we've come.
Omg, am Ugandan but listening to such mischief upon Africa's youngster literally made me tear thinking about my younger siblings in such situations.
It's not only the Whites with such ruthless acts, but also Fellow Black leaders in countries like Uganda. Whereby in the last general elections, over 60people died in police shootings in a period of over 1 month in Kampala due to protesting against oppression and unfairness demonstrated by certain government agencies in brutally silencing any opposition leaders...
To the extent that in Central Uganda which is the most developed region of the country government still lost tremendously with over 95% votes towards the opposition and opposition members of Parliament.
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I'm South African and I have two wonderful Ugandan friends whom I met in Jordan (middle east). I'm so sorry you guys are experiencing so much injustice 💔
Yeah😥😥Our country has been through a lot💔
Y'all keep making our hearts cry with these requests.
Find that anthem. South Africa's National Anthem is one of the most beautiful anthems in Africa...I would say the world too. As a Kenyan, I would vote for ours first, then South Africa. Add these anthems to your react schedule if possible.
I really want y'all to watch the movie Sarafina, you would love it
Watched that movie when I was 12 with my parents. I cried tears that day. I still wonder how y'all were able to forgive them and still mingle with them in your country😥😥😥
Why are you making us cry...😭🙆🏽♀️
No, why are y'all making us cry? This video ended our recording session that day. Y'all keep making us do the hard stuff.
Dude....😭😭😭
Watch a movie called "Sarafina" to get a full picture of what went through
I'm looking at this but can't stop tears. I was 7 years and living in Soweto when this happened.
Mbuyisa Makhubu was/is my highschool principal' brother , the news would come to school on Youth day the 16th of June and interview him. The most painful thing he (principal) said to us is that they may never get to know what happened to their brother or even give him a dignified funeral if he has passed on.
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The love you guys have South Africa is big . Best believe we love y’all too and watch Sarafina 👏🏼
Why we as Black people we must come together. The war between Africans and African-Americans has got to stop Black people we have to work together✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
Afrikaans is a Germanic language descendant from Dutch; the primary language of the descendants of Dutch and other European settlers, as well as many mixed-race (e.g.Rehoboth Basters) living in South Africa and in Namibia. Also, one of the eleven official languages of South Africa and until 1990 one of three official languages of Namibia.
Love the reaction like always there’s a movie based on this call “Sarafina” with Whoopi Goldberg
I will watch it this weekend.
And please do a reaction on it.🙃
@@TheDemouchetsREACT its based on those events but barely shows the full picture
Yeah sarafina! Very touching
Really love the real and true emotions You guy put on this channel, much respect
We're glad to have you on the journey with us!
@@TheDemouchetsREACT, As one of the people that lived through apartheid, even though I was young, I appreciate You guys learning about our struggles
When you get time check out "The sharpville Massacre" another peaceful March led by Robert Sobukwe that turned out to a horrible shooting
Send to our reaction request form.
nothing wrong with song.
the national anthem simply says God bless Africa
As I am watching this I have tears in my eyes sad memories!
This is so heartbreaking 💔when I think that our grandparents went through this,even today if I learned something at school about apartheid I get home and ask my granny like did u really go through this because it so hard to believe this to put it to reality
I cried watching this video
Got a new follower because of this video. À member from South Africa
I keep loving your reactions...
To be honest I did history in school and even as a young person it really hurts to see what our parents and grandparents went through...
But overall I love your work guys❤🌈
Thank you, Thank you so much. Let us never forget the evils of apartheid.
Forgive ,but never ever ever forget
You're welcome.
To lighten-up the mood a little..please watch Samthing Soweto ft Mzansi choir Medley.. it's beautiful!
Send to the reaction request form.
This makes me cry even now it's very emotional for us even today
This made me cry😭😭
I’m from Nigeria this Bree am my heart so much!!!!!!😢
The song they are referring to is sang by the Stellenbosch Choir - Nkosi sikelela iAfrika. Not the Anthem we are now singing
I visited Soweto in December of 2021 and listening to this story and being there broke my heart. Till today I still can’t delete the photos I took. The boy carrying Hector Pieterson in the photo is said to have just disappeared into thin air. There’s so many rumors as to where he is but nobody knows.
16th June we are celebrating youth day today because they lost their lives thank you so much for reacting on our beautiful history although it hurts❤ it's my second time watching this reaction 🇿🇦amandla🇿🇦
You guys have already reacted to it✌️✌️🎉🎉
You guys are amazing. You are now part of us, with that said, here are your official South African names. Thandiwe (The Loved One) for the lady, and Nkosinathi (God is with us) for the gentleman.
Thank you.
Always appreciate these videos, and love the consistency, and interest 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
FUN FACTS even many South Africans gloss over:
1. The date of June 16 was chosen by the Students to actually represent Black Power (as it was initially even called "Black Power Day"), to coincide with the date Kwame Ture coined/popularized the term "Black Power" on 16 June 1966. One of the main kids who organized these protests, Teboho Tsietsi Mashinini, would actually even live with Kwame Ture in Guinea while in exile.
2. Hastings Ndlovu (15/16) & Hector Peterson (13. child in the picture) were some of the youngest children (amongst many) to be killed by the SAP (South African Police). This wasn't the only incident children were massacred by the Police (see also Trojan Massacre in Cape Town in 1985).
3. The Student Uprisings were not just limited to Soweto, but spread across South Africa from June 1976 to early 1977.
4. The South African government actually blamed some older Political Leaders (of the PAC) for "inciting these children to protest, and fermenting revolution" (they didn't), and held a secret trial called the Bethal 18 Trial/Bethal Treason Trial (the ONLY one ever). They would kill 4/18, and attempt to kill 1 during the trial. The remaining 13 were found guilty and the "leader" (Zephania Mothopeng) was sentenced to 15 Years for something he wasn't even involved in, and solely because of the then Black Consciousness Movement.
Thank you so much for sharing this information with us. We appreciate it.
The national anthem they sang was Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika sang by the Stellenbosch University choir. The decolonised version.
Never be easy for to watch this remember losing my father when i was still young
The lady relating the story is the one on the picture wearing a school uniform. Hector Peterson whom is also in the picture is her brother. He died because he was short by the police. Sad!
This still breaks my heart
16 June is now a Public Holiday in South Africa (Youth Day) in commemoration of this massacre.
Nkosi Sikelela iAfrika (The National Anthem) literally translates to GOD BLESS AFRIKA... It's a prayer!!
this was a emotional video
I personally appreciate you guyz for reacting to a video like this. many Americans will now start to understand reasons behind the struggles of African people and stop being ignorant✌💛✌💛
❤❤ Much live & respect to you all!
I can see the pain in your faces. 😭 Y'all are family.
Don't forget this is a few decades back
This one was hard to watch and rethink of what happened because learning it in school and hearing it from the people's perspective are too different.
you really should listen to the south african anthem and THE MEANING OF IT
It was more than just a song. But, that song, written by a South African, became a national anthem for African countries. Mostly southern Africa 🇿🇦
if you wanna check out the national anthem & understand the lyrics , find the "Decolonized anthem" the current national anthem is a bit different from the one which was sang during apartheid. some lyrics were omitted to "accomodate" the so called rainbow nation/ democratic country
Afrikaans is a mixture of Dutch, Portuguese and German language, remember SA was colonised by the British, Germans /Dutch!!
I recommend you do a video on Gwitjo which is a South African genre 😁
South African Anthem
The title of the national anthem directly translates to "God bless Africa"
chile....our history really does require for one to sit and breathe because when I hear my parents' stories about what they experienced first-hand. I get so mad at white people. Thank you for this
History is painful. The things our people went through all over the word is heartbreaking. Not all of those people are bad (today). We must educated for understanding to prevent these things from happening again.
You need to hear the original Anthem (song) as composed by the honourable Mr Enoch Sontonga. It happens to be the national anthem of Zambia . The sad things is that ours was mixed up for reconciliation purposes and regarded as an interim national anthem, to date we're using it unfortunately
Liking your commentary fam
Now 16 june is a holiday in south Africa because of that day.
I can see the emotion in your eyes, if you are black you can relate ....
The National athem now is a rainbow nation anthen which involves which involves 4 languages, Stellenbosch University choir Nkosi sikelela is the 1st anthem, you should check it out
you guys need to make a reaction video watching Sarafina
You should watch the movie Sarfina please! You get an even better understanding on the Soweto Uprising it even stars Whoopi Goldberg.
React to “Sarafina” movie which might help you understand the history of South Africa and the entire Southern African countries. There was no slave trade in Southern Africa, but the people in the region were enslaved within. The first genocide in the world was done in Namibia 🇳🇦 a Southern African country whereby almost a million Herero people of Namibia 🇳🇦 were killed by the Germans/Dutch who had occupied the country. Try and react to Sarafina movie, it’ll give you an idea. Whoopi Goldberg was an actress in the movie.
Watched it with my parents when I was 12. I cried tears that day 😭😭
We'll watch it this weekend.
@@TheDemouchetsREACT please do a reaction to it...
The Original version of the Anthem without English ua-cam.com/video/oUemKZdQoxY/v-deo.html
Nkosi sikelel' iAfrika (God Bless Afrika)
Maluphakanyisw' ulhondo lwayo (Raise her glory high)
Yizwa imithandazo yethu(Hear our prayers)
Nkosi (God) sikelela (Bless) Thina (Us) Lusapho lwayo(Her family)
Morena boloka(God protect)
Setshaba se heso (our nation)
O fedise di ntwa(end all wars)
le matshwenyeho (and strife)
O seboloke(protect)
O se boloke morena (protect lord)
Sestshaba sa heso(our nation)
Setshaba sa Afrika( the african nation)
Woza moya(come spirit)
Woza moya woza (come spirit come)x2
Woza moya(come spirit)
Oyingcwele(Holy spirit)
Nkosi(God)
Sikelela(Bless)
Thina(Us)
Lusapho lsayo(Her family)...... Thats the translation. And they killed children becasue of a damn prayer
💔 Such innocence. It makes you wonder... I can't say what I really want to say, but hmmm.
The Movie Cry Freedom, ya'll should react to that, Denzel in it too.
"God Bless Africa", is an African song every nation sings in their language. South Africa modified the song and made parts of it its national Anthem. "Nkosi sikelela iAfrica." Zulu/Xhosa version.
Hey Fam, please watch the south african movie SARAFINA you can see, feel and understand how was the APARTHEID in south africa, Happy New Year 😊
Will do. Happy New Year!
I love how you navigate through our history big ups ❤❤❤❤. Since its the month one of the founding fathers (Steve Biko) of Black Consciousness Movements was killed which inspired the June 16 1976. Please do a reaction video on him.
"Nkosi Sikelela i Africa" = "God bless Africa"
That's the song they didn't want.
I was in std 4 same age. Like hector Peterson 14yrs old imagine
Please react to Sarafina it gives an idea of what students did and contributed in the struggle.❤
Please react to Sarafina, it's base on 16June
Love what you doing guys. PLEASE also check the Namibian genocide, even tho Germen have agreed to pay reparations but it seems everything is being kept under a raider.
Send to the reaction request form, fam.
I once heard a USA comedian saying Africans don't understand what blacks there have been through, like bro everywhere the yts went left havoc...we do understand our cousins. We were mistreated for a long time too..jim crow was literally apartheid
Hey guys! Here's a link to the original SA anthem sang by the Stellies choir m.ua-cam.com/video/5M8426dDv6A/v-deo.html
Yes can they please react to this one.
Thank you.
Note: Afrikaans is not an African language. It is a language created by the white South Africans. It looks like Dutch
The documentary is still painful🥺
Well, the national anthem is mainly a prayer for peace.
I just spent 20 minutes trying to write a comment only to delete it again. Either the words would be too graphic for a comments section or I’d end up in tears for the next 3 weeks. Our past is painful. It was not about Nkosi Sikelela iAfrika. From a son of Graaff-Reinet, Robert Sobukhwe’s home town.
When they talk about Afrikaans, they mean the medium of instruction was going to be Afrikaans. Imagine having to, all of a sudden, learn maths or physics in Afrikaans, when it is not your first or second language.
After seeing all that… we were still expected to make peace and live along the very same people who did such inhumane acts to us. And never even had the courage to say “Sorry”.
How ever bad the events in Soweto were, after it, the liberation struggle really lifted, apartheid could not survive. Many of the youth left the country for training in the armed struggle. South Africa became ungovernable.
What a painful history that South Africa is still trying to recover from..
Thank you for showing educating yourself and showing the word!!