Apartheid ended 30 years a go, its no excuse anymore. Bheki Cele, the police minister is to blame alongside the ANC government.

I live in Cape Town. 80 murders per day. I have been a victim of crime a few times. You get robbed on the trains too. I never go out anymore.

If you think Capetown is bad you should do a video on Johannesburg..

Went from 500 murders nation wide per year to 3,000 a year in just one city. Wouldn't blame the past for what's happening now. That's just scape goating

Your'e a British national, you don't really comprehend the history of this country, to say this chaos is the 'legacy' of apartheid is quit the opposite of the truth! Apartheid kept this chaos at bay! There was law and order during the apartheid era, the cities were clean and things worked!

The problem we face in South Africa is that criminals have more rights than civilians. And even when you defend yourself you as the victim can be convicted

I absolutely hate it when everything is bcoz of apartheid! I’m an expat I left to get away from the crime too many things happened to me and my family including the death of my one sister I lived in constant fear! Things got bad bcoz the current leaders are corrupt and rob all government run business that in turn makes the criminals think they can also do it, especially when one of the leaders told people to just take what they want, but with violence! It took me a good 10 years before I could relax I’ve been in the UK for 20 years and still wake up by the slightest noises! It’s not the UK fault it’s the legacy from living in South Africa once the ANC got power!

This video was filmed in 2008. Its unfortunately a lot worse now.

I know a guy who was carjacked in the airport. He hadn't been in the country more than 15 minutes. The car rental people shrugged their shoulders and handed him another car.

I am from South Africa, I can tell you that there are many beautiful, wonderful parts of the country. but currently what is happening in this documentary is real. Definitely too frightening for many lifelong residents to go near.I only go there if I don't have a choice.

My daughter, her grandmother and two others got robbed at knifepoint in houtbay cemetery yesterday. My sis and her husband smash and grab near tableview Dunoon side. It's not safe anymore

I am from Cape Town and this video was made many years ago.

The high level of crime in South Africa is not a RESULT of apartheid... Apartheid was an attempt to stop this level of crime from taking over South Africa....

And another thing is it's time for Africa to take a long look at their own cultures and make a decision to stop blaming the past or other cultures and to look at how their own cultures are failing to support ordinary citizens who deserve better. Most politicians and leaders in Africa use their position to enrich themselves with the result that the lives of ordinary citizens are considered cheap and pointless. Africa needs to get its act together and stop waiting for some other culture to sort it out for them. Africa needs to sort out Africa and Africans .

If i had to speak the truth here i would get kicked off KZfaq. .... We all know the truth.

I lived in Cape Town for over a decade. Beautiful city and I am grateful not to have been a victim of crime....but many people were affect. Always lived in fear. Something needs to be done. With real leadership, it can change.

You use the word "black" very loosely. According to current South African legislation, most people in the Cape flats are classified in a minority group and discrimination is mandated against them by a plethora of racist laws. Not as badly as against white South Africans, but still. The ANC vowed to end Apartheid and transform the country, but instead they transformed Apartheid and ended the country.

Johannesburg is even worse than Cape Town. Please make a video on Johannesburg.

What a pity. Cape Town is breathtaking.

As an Irish man living in glorious Cape Town....I'd rather be over here than over there!!!

It's difficult to believe that anyone from the UK can be quite as innocent as this man. We used to live in Durban and moved to England in 2018. How it has changed! Within a month the shop at road level had been robbed at night by men carrying AK47s, in our very building! In a small town/big village. The UK has drug issues, loads of knife crime and a thriving black market. Rough sleepers are everywhere in the cities and tons of illegal immigrants arrive from France in good weather.

Thank you ANC

@RealStories I love real crime documentaries! Your channel is fantastic. I have liked and subscribed! Keep going with the killer pro content!

My country Ghana 🇬🇭 is heaven.........never in my 35 years, I've seen anything like this , have lived in Accra all this years.

I lived in Cape Town from 1979 till 1991. In 1981 I lived in Claremont (the Southern Suburbs which was English speaking) and slept with my ground floor window open. Imagine that!

still blaming apartheid after 30 years!

When was this filmed? It looks so dated.

Bring back the Death Penalty in South Africa *NOW!*

The rot starts at the top.

It's a shame that these programme makers think it's good to drown out the dialogue with loud noise.

To the ANC(SA government), whatever you do, don’t take responsibility for your actions, blame it on Apartheid which ended over 30 years ago.

No matter what weapon,a rock,a gun,a sword or a stick Humans have always hurt one another..

That fog dispersion unit needs to be implemented in every store in the US!!!! I think claymores would be better for anti-theft, but I bet that'd be frowned upon.

Nelson Mandela should be thanked for this. He promised equality a better living standards.. he delivered nothing. The slums still exist

It's no wonder why the Western Cape wants to break away from the rest of South Africa. Maybe being their own country (or with more governing authority at least) they can finally do something about crime. Something that I don't think will happen under the current South African government.

I'm from the Cape Flats this video is very old ,crime has quadrupled since then

I’m from Cape Town and I love the place and the people. The government let the citizens of South Africa down.

very impressive and instructive footage.

Great to see the ANC have developed the country so well! wait till melema gets to be president.....you ain't seen nothing yet

So very glad I LIVED in Rondabosch in 1970 . What wonderful people and what a gem of a city. Unforgettable. Thank you for this documentary.

The crazy thing is I came from watching a video of Orania into this video.. what a difference.

Grew up there. Man , that was really living. Apparently it took apartheid to make it safe. Wouldn't move back there if you paid me.

That makes for a great Hollywood movie...It is so good that even Hollywood does not come close...the police sirens do make for a dramatic effect. Well produced movie. You should do one highlighting the rampant pickpocketing, random stabbings and out of control gangs in Europe.

I live in Cape town, I carry a dummy phone and fake notes just to hand to the robbers. Worked twice before when getting a gun put to my head. ❤ 🇿🇦

Well done, you did an entire documentary on Cape Town without using the word “coloured”.

Brilliant documentary

Number one and two cities with highest murder rates, are in South Africa? ANC, is in charge, so who's responsible?

The Mother thought that was her only option. So tragic. I know the pressure family member can put on you to get their fix. I hope I would not do what the mum did , but in self defense emergency situation, well

As soon as the apocalypse have cleared out the mess I'm moving there. Climate& landscape looks awesome

I feel sorry for mama that unlived her son. I can understand why she done it.When they are drug addicts they are no longer the child you know .

😂😂talks about the “most feared crime boss in the city” next minute the “most feared crime boss in the city” is gunned down 😂😂 THANX CAPETOWN❤❤❤❤

It’s NOT easy to buy a gun LEGALLY in SA. Citizens have to jump through many hoops and usually get turned down. You not allowed to use self defence as a motivation to own a gun.

My late mother in law got pistol whipped (needed stitches) and my brother in law had a gun against his head in their living room (Johannesburg). She had Parkinson's and couldn't even stand up off the couch by herself back then. They stole a TV screen and a button cellphone. This was behind a 2 meter motor gate and a security gate (no challenge for a pick axe). Glad to have left South Africa and would die rather than go back.

great job. Its so sad

Kinda like Detroit or Baltimore... I wonder what the connection could be?!

South Africa has become a slaughterhouse of humans, with 75 people killed every day - the 2nd highest murder rate in the world. The chance to be murdered in South Africa is 4-5% for every individual living here. Only 14% of murder cases are solved. Organised crime is on the rise with almost zero consequence for violent offences. The South African Police is the single biggest source of firearms in the country- whether being stolen from, firearms being lost or provided by the SAP. Life is cheap in South Africa and crime is easy.

I'm born and bread in South Africa.... At 44 years I have lived in all 3 main provinces and seen so much abomination and evil I dare not say here. It's been such along time since apartheid so hearing that word makes sore from the sheer sillyness and rather yawn. However we choose to stay here and always expect the unexpected and pack hard arms in order to protect family and friends. Otherwise it's absolutely beautiful 😊

I lived in JHB and moved back go to Cape Town because of the crime in JHB and Pretoia and else where.

I like how the grannies hit that accelerator 30:46

27:50 that cut to him sitting on top of the playground was so unserious💀 why did he do that 😭

So typical that apartheid still considered to be the cause of crime in RSA. It’s nearly 3 decades since apartheid ended. Now worse than ever. Violence and corruption had been Africa’s problem for centuries. So I left this dump for the better.

I don’t know how Louis does his job, and the others in this report. Amazing folk ❤️

VERY difficult to get a firearm license here.

When you have a large gab between the haves and the have not,add drugs, alcohol and slow service delivery to the have not them you get Cape Town

Very quiet when i lived there in 1971 . Walked home from town centre to green point late at night many times ,no problem .. What on earth as gone wrong with the place ??? Answers on a postcard ..

Apart from the scenery you could do this story exactly the same in some American Cities, including gangs using children, no Apartheid there, so drugs, lack of opportunity and lack of support and government services are the common thread.

Were things better under apartheid? Seems like there was at least a handle on the crime and poverty.

I can't wait to go home but scared😢

Id suspect some hard cores even own some of those security companys lol. Its perfect !

Thank you for shedding light on this. I cannot understand for the life of me why the UNHCR is classifying South Africa as a “safe” country when it clearly isnt

Why not go to Mauritius? It's very beautiful and safe too 😂

South Africa, as long as you know how to keep yourself out of harms way, its not as bad as it looks.

Your narration is tainted by throwing in apartheid. The degradation of SA is caused by the greed of the current government, not apartheid. Your incorrect assessment of the situation does not help the current situation! You're simply ignorant.

That is childs play compared to the tiny caribbean islands of Jamaica and Trinidad. Cape Town and Joannisberg is pretty civilized compared

I live in George,SA and have had my ex and his "syndicate" stalking me for 4 yrs. The PI I employed betrayed me, the lawyer I went to betrayed me. I have had many narrow escapes, my ex is well educated and tries to cause road accidents to kill me. Sometimes I think they are into body part harvesting as he was a surgeon but nobody wants to believe me

These kind of situations don't work. Surely we have learned from it 👊🏼

S.A. Is Stone Age meets Century 21, huh ❤

When was this video made though? Like damn😂

South Africa is a very diverse country.

Dude steady points the norinco at the guy who shows it to him and the guy is a gun expert? He simply could have brought up the fact that treat every gun as if its loaded

The country was handed back to the original land owners in 1994, the current crime is NOT as a result of a BRITISH SYSTEM over 30 years ago.

Remind me of today's NYC!!!

Been to Thailand many times, Bangkok has lots of poverty there too, and almost no violent crimes. Same in many Asian big cities. Find the answer to why and maybe understand South African crime better. True cause, no BS, no politics, just the root cause.

Basically the future of London 😃

And for all the people saying why don’t the locals just move …… the currency converting rands to 1st world currency is outrageous

Inspector Nel makes it sound like legal gun owners buy and license Norinco 9mm pistols and commit the crimes. He's comment to might have been taken out of context

The documentary is spot on about crime and many social ills, but it never addresses the fact that all these are a result of the problem, inequality and poverty are as vivid as a white cat in a burnt corn field. The POOR can't sleep coz they're hungry and under depression & the HAVEs can't sleep coz the POOR are AWAKE

This is proper gander....

Poor woman who killed her son was found guilty of murder. I hope she fared well.

Lovely documentary.Background music horrible

I live here from 87 from the uk. They love the drama . KTA

Ancient video... not saying that crime has changed in South Africa, but you can happily visit Cape Town, spend weeks here and never see a crime. Poverty yes, be silly and yes, you might get your phone whipped. Cape Town is fabulous! Food! Value for money, beaches, clubs, and outdoor adventure like NOWHERE else!

leave the place to the locals.

Seriously 😂 ive lived here 20 years now, im from the Cotswolds in the UK. I think you should be ashamed of how you have portrayed this. Its so biased and also factually wrong. How can I say that? I own an event company here, we are all over CT daily, I live in the beautiful area of Noordhoek, I drive into Massi and Ocean View daily to collect staff. More importantly I'm involved in Community police forum and DA. If you are talking about the city centre be clear about it. No there are not 40 people killed a day AT all. If you are talking about Cape Province be clear and understand the difference. Its not easy at all to buy a gun in SA. It's a serious process. We are not America, please look into our process its over a 12 month process There are areas in the Cape that are very violent Delft, Mannenburg, Macasser, Lavender Hill, Westgate. They are gang areas, like you have inner city gangs spreasd across London, Manchester, Liverpool and rhe west Midlands, Leeds etc etc and the obviously Glasgow in Scotland, you have knife crime because guns are illegal, but there are plenty of areas your anbulances need police escorts etc Go on the tube late at night, its horrible unless your on the purple line. The drinking issues in UK are horrendous! Acompanied with serious bar and street fights. What exactly is the point you are trying to put accross? You talk about Cape Town city centre and show random old clips of edited footage, you have chosen all the negativity you could find. Also your footage isn't matched to the area you are talking about. We dont have a visible police presance, we pratice reactive policing, not visible policing. We have traffic police obviously, we have law enforcement, they a municiple and local government, then we have SAPS, Metro, Hawks and mounted police for rhe beaches etc. Then you have confused and disrepected the Cape Coloured situation totally, its offensive. Yes we have massive crime issues, in certain areas, and yes we have private armed response companies should you want it for peace of mind. You are showing bars and Maveicks strip club trying to make it look like strip clubs are dime a dozen 😅 its not a big industry here at all You have picked self defence instructors to comment on day to day living... 🤦🏻‍♀️ You have chosen to misrepresent and NOT show the hundreds of fabulously exquisite suburbs that dont serve your narrive. Come back, talk to relevent people on a broad spectrum, not just Sfrikaaans right wing people If you have travelled and absorbed cultures, then report with knowledge, respect and honesty Shame on you, ahoddy reporting

The chief pathology tries to limit the number of autopsies done by each doctor on staff at the morgue to 3 per day; sounds like a good place for medical students to help and learn anatomy . Let's pray for South Africa !

Too much background music and poor sound quality in this video.

A place I’ve always wanted to visit, not so much now 😒

this is a very misleading documentary

Its such a beautiful country with some great people. Its sad its so dangerous. Even Durban ive heard is dangerous from guys i worked with in the uk in engineering. Theyre hard workers and some great people.

It’s actually very difficult to get a weapons license in SA, despite the fact as a private citizen you need one for your own safety, and that of your family