Living under siege - Somali shopkeeper's tale in South Africa
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- čas přidán 19. 11. 2012
- Over the last two decades, thousands of Somalis fleeing civil war have migrated to South Africa, a country that grants freedom of movement to asylum seekers and refugees and the right to study or work. Many, like Abdul Abdullah a 27-year-old Somali refugee, support themselves by running small grocery stores in townships and informal settlements. But their status as foreigners leaves them vulnerable to violent crime and xenophobic attack. IRIN's latest film "Living under siege" tells Abdul's story.
Somalis are very hardworking people my allah bless them every where they are
i feel like crying. brother im so sorry but u must keep on praying brother please please god is always there for us dnt forget that im also a south African but bealive me im not same like them these people are jealous of what u have yet they cant work hard like u me im gonna pray for u u wont die may the holy spirit be with u and your family because u re just trying to support your family which is a good thing im so sory brother
Thank you for the kind hearted
I wish everyone could have been like you. So kind hearted. God bless people like u. Love from Somalia
Under South African law he can own and purchase guns for self defense so what’s stoping him
@@daviroza4700 since you are talking about law, to open a business and apply for a business visa, an applicant must have a minimum of R5 million rand available for investment. This store is not even worth 100k and it's not registered with the CIPC
Brother not even only Somalian... Even all foreign shop keeper face same problem...... Like Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Ethiopian
I saw them stolen indian shop
Bangladeshi and Pakistani are also black people...Nobody cares ...
I Am Zulu I welcome any Somali in to South Africa we are all African
ICEO
Stop it
Maybe you guys forgotten the support you got from somalia and African nations in your time of need. Maybe your good person but there is lots of animels there.
ICEO that’s a fucking lie just last year a South African killed my uncle out of hatred
@@yasmin-qj8zm I’m soooo sorry for your loss.
blood ❤ only the one I can believe 💯 thanks so much
Come to Kenya u Somali its better here than there South Africa.
We dont wantm
we kwenda uko
You're very stupid indeed, who gave birth to you.
Absolutely not
What's so special about Kenya.. the worse country in Africa
This video is 8 years old, I have a hunch that this young man has made it and he became rich , because he was sacrificing his own wellbeing in order to care for his family. Does anyone know what happened to him
Brother may Allah help direct a better and safe life, then you getter now Ameen Ameen.
Its unfortunate that people treat others this way. very unfortunate for Black people in South Africa to hate others who need help because they are running from war. Very unfortunate.
South Africa the baddest people in Africa igronant society
Yes we and proud 🇿🇦💃
We are the kindest nicest people in Africa
Amen
GOD BLESS SOUTH AFRICANS 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦
This is so sad. The South Africans could unify with the Somalis instead of fighting and killing. The Somalis are working hard to make Africa better.
adove they should make Somali land better. This pest can’t even have a government in their own country cause they fight. Pirates 🤮
Never Voetsek
Go back to where you came from
ThePingpong77 that’s true because they can’t get jobs they kill the people that do it’s not our fault us Somalis are hard workers and business owners inshallah we take that back to Somalia one day
This is why africa will never be same as europe cuz they hate each other
@@lilijody Visit 2021 mogdisho
So Sad to hear this happening in My Continent! Just be Strong but hope this Brother is Still Alive!
Wish u success and better life, brother.
GOD please send someone to save this people so sad
That's so sad I don't know what's wrong with South African people Africans against Africans That's why black people we never go nowhere😭😭😭😭
Anybody who is not Bantu seems to be attacked Somalis included
Somalis ain't bantu
@@dibmalek6412 I know that is why I said who is not Bantu including Somalis
They attacked Nigerians and Ghanaians stop talking like that
Even people from neighbouring countries are attacked
@Bomedy Biru He's saying that because he's a somali who's obsessed with bantus.
may god almighty intervene
i feeling so sad to see this video one day soon you will the life you look for 😭😭😭
Wow! sad story
let the haters hate, its all love baby
im south african i love u guys.
sphola polapaka no tf u don’t
Are you sure that you love somalia people??
My advise to Somali's living in poor townships across SA. Is to pack and go and go elsewhere because poor masses in SA are frustrated to the core, this is only the beginning , it's going to get worse so wake up. SA gov is neglecting the poor that's why they vent out on foreigners
Predtiction 100%
Damn after all this years Good lord many havd died many many people ffs
Came back home now is save
Somali kor ma ahan wax aan ku farxi karno in aan iskuulada noolagu dhigo dhibaatada umadeena ka soo yeerayso dowladane ee wax ka dhaheenin
Waa wax aan noo qabsoomeenin
Iam wondering to know how he's feeling now
“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.” Nelson Mandela
"During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to see realised. But if needs be, my lord, it is an ideal for which I am ready to die." - Nelson Mandela At the Rivonia trial, 20 April 1964
Stay strong bro😓
Khaatumo super market wow
It's disheartening to see such tales whereby a refugee goes to another country tries not just to sit and wait for assistance but encouragingly starts something for themselves, work for themselves and the host community doing all sacrifices and contributions but yet they are not acknowledged and top of that being targeted and harmed. Look at that young man how hard he is working for his family far away from home with that age just incredible but yet receives no mercy and is under threat.
Somalis are racist
100% ture . I have same experience in south Africa. 10 year never sleep nicely. Robbing killing end burning business is normal in south Africa. Even police end local community sporting robber.
To open a business and apply for a business visa, an applicant must have a minimum of R5 million rand available for investment.
pure hell
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Is that guy holding Giraffe legs at 4:30?
😂🤦🏾♂️
It is hard life
The rainbow nation i used to live in P.E uitenhage , and i knew S.A went through hard time of Apartheid and how bad it was i can't imagine. but now when i see what they are doing to same colour, same continent and African immigrant. It confuses me its
What they are doing really contradicts their struggle on apartheid period .
#Don't kill in their NAME
I mean the good south African who don't strand for what you are doing
They did not fight and shed blood for somilains to benefit economically on south Africa. Why they don't fite their own enemy instead of being cowards. Where were they when South africans bled for their country. Its not personal, south Africans are not free and at peace in their own home, so there will be no peace for anyone else
@@lovedlover2667 they failed to make their own native countries to be better now they are crying for SA😂😂😂
How many Somalis killed by gun fire in Somalia?
Why are you laying you come from khatumo area is peaceful and there is no alshabab you went to South Africa on economic benefit just say the truth
qolspony Those are terrorist killing innocent Somalis in Somalia
The ashabaab attacks doesn't happen that often and when it does it's all over the news around the world.
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my ppl lets not insult all africans or black race generally,Condemn their deeds but not the black race,we are africans and black ppl too..
They are bantu wtf are you on about even Allah didn’t make us the same fuck off
really for southafrica a country with so much history and war because of equality ...this a downgrade nelson did not spent so many years in jail for this .southafricans also went in exile during the war .this is bad learn to live with each other .for those that do this you are sick
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We like chaos Boy but not Islamic ones, so choose your battle wisely. Going back is also an option
ragrag dhalay
dukaanka iyo idinkuba waad khaatumaysan tihiin rabi haydinku
xasiliyo xolahana ha idin barakeyo
waaan idin tagersanahay SHAQAYSTA WAA DHERGA SHAAHISANA WAA HELA
Asc
@Hodan Hassan Saax walal .
Saax walal.
sideed sano kadib markaad halkan joogtaa waalala
We are here for businesses, Somalia are good at
But the Lebanese take it to another level and they are united manshallab
This people must go, they dont even pay tax, and are here illegally, this year they must leave South Africa
which people
I feel sorry 😞 😔 😢
I once leaved in South Africa, I knew this people wth their wicked heart,very heartless set of idiots,but today I thanks God am now reside in United States of america I really thanks God.
Wicked are those who abandon their own land
And why did you leave your holy country to come to S.A🤔
1 day is 1 day 😢
wake up 05:00 early hard worker but south africans they wake up 14:00 they need to stole foood so weird
Sax Wa runta brother
@@shuebali8759 what's true, black South Africans are richest black group on this continent
So be it what happen has happened lets watch the end of SA these people ahh hungry people they need help, dnt wait allahs punishment meet u dea.
Stop tha hate my ppls
4:30
sad when he say the next person mybe it's him
To own a business and apply for a business visa, an applicant must have a minimum of R5 million rand available for investment. This store is not even work 100k
EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED TO US IS CAUSED BY OURSELVES SO DONT CRY MY FELLOW SOMALIS AM SORRY WE ARE STILL DIVIDED BY CLANISIM THEN LET PEOPLE CONTINUE ENSLAVING US AND LETS CONTINUE BEGING EVERYWHERE AND KEEP SUFFERING
Now he's rich and famous 😂
lol truee
Asc
Get out of there it's not worth your life!!!
they are leaving somalia to find better life and to stay alive but
they have no peace of mind,live in fear and are still dying in south
africa??how is this a better opition?also they are made to feel unwelcome,
thats even worst,to know you're not wanted here.somalis get SMART !!
This video is sad who will want to leave their home if they were free what sad they can't even go outside it's jail no freedom
May brother isn't easy to go athor contury make business
what happened to the rainbow nation? the apartheid they had fought for?
Stop what you doing "imperator parva" it is not good what you are doing don't care if you are a South African or not I'm also South African and I am a Xhosa tribe stop it its not professional
Hi Waryaa Heedheh i do understand the pain you going through but please understand something not all South African are doing this kind of disgusting crime / xenophobia. Government is fighting this xenophobia im sure its all being done by these uneducated people from rural areas and location. We are fighting xenophobia and we will fight it and we will win that battle its a promise
Siyabonga Zenani
Thank you, you are a true brother. I want to tell you also there are a lot of fake youtube accounts pretending to be Somali; saying all sorts of hateful stuff about Arabs, fellow Africans, and White people. I was surprised to find out that non of them were Somali when I challenged the to speak our language. If you across such people take it with a grain of salt.
Peace my brother.
You are welcome brother, this is a free country where every person is welcomed these ediots that are doing this are being arrested and we are catching them one by one. There is a campaign we have just started now its for stopping this xenophobic habit to our brothers.
Sad stuff. Let's not forget Mandela.
Come to your own country it more honourable to die and invest in your land
I heard he is dead? Wadan kale ma adi kartid like rwanda
Who is dead
@@vusumuzimathumo-githendu6949 the guy in this video
@@sumaya6201 really, how you know
Mahuubtaa
Hani ma hubta in u dhintey? 😢
It's very. Sad When u know Ex General siad bare was the only. AFRICAN PRESIDENT WHO directly go prison Mandela meet wit And hve direct discussion and Ask. I want out prison realx and we Hve sem Discution and The 2 Guard said go Away. From me and he go wit he's Perssonel Security and Special Somli flight and Abtride group sout African He helping coze Somalia was First 4 Bower Full milatrey that time.2 days Sout African Killer somali and Biliage shop. Its so Shem on you brother Sout African Zulu or wat Ever trip there. 🤔
This is uncalled for these people who are doing this will be punished by God, and by look of things these people who are doing this are uneducated they are bringing disgrace in South Africa. I feel sorry for these guys these people harm no one guys really what i have seen here is uncalled for seriously i don't care whoever says what.
Fuck you,idont have time to exchange words with you ,ihave many things to do in my life.R. I. P cowboy.
Look gentlemen there is no need to fight guys we are one and we are family , we are one people lets not fight together lets love one another and protect one another.
fact remains we should fight xenophobia finish and klaar down with xenophobia this is a peaceful land guys
Hmmmmmm, maybe..... nonoNO...... BUT JUST MAYBE..... the boers of south africa were right
boers were fucking we somalis supported during now here is what we get :)
so this was Nelson Mandelas dream and his hiv positive sons dream
hhhhaa
kjkkkk
elji p.e kostan miyad filmkan ku qabaten
Somalis-- the South African people who hate you are wrong...but you are also wrong when you spew racial hatred and mistreat others in your own country. a hateful people will hate you right back. this hatred between Africans is good for others as it keeps the continent weak & divided and easily exploited. very sad
+maaruz1979 Exactly....
I don't know why most Somali's over here have the nerve to brag about how they helped SA apartheid regime. Please ppl stop deceiving yourselves. Some Sans who came from exile in early 90's gave testimonies of how bad they were treated in your country and some SA blacks were brutally murdered by your fellow countrymen. I 'm a S .African and it pains me to see the way your people are treated. Don't forget that you people are ill treating Bantu Somali's in your country too.
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