I am an African

[fariefowler09]

well said uThabo. I am a Zimbabwean and I feel proud to be an African.

[KaptenKrokant]

02:33 omg umbrella

[nardu5visser]

Awesome! This brings tears to my eyes... Thank you Pres. Mbeki.

I am an African, forever...

[percyrification1]

Everytime i here this speech i take of my hat for this man

[bushdoctor1777]

The most beautiful words i have heard in my life.....

[MrOneDr]

I'm an African Khoe-San

[youSamolapo]

I am kenny Samolapo, and I am an African.

[youSamolapo]

The man no one can ever silence, The true son of the soil, the noble but yet humble figther of the poor.... The archetect of African Renaissance...Thanx for assisting in the Greatest part...for our bid of hosting 2010 FiFA World Cup, we did it, and we did it succesfully thereafter....but we forgort to give you credit when it was due.....

[bisvo14]

This has to be one of the best speeches ever it gives you that amazing feeling . Africa with all its wars, poverty, political troubles and unending suffering is still amazing. This speech makes you identify with the uniqueness of being African which i think us as citizens of Africa take for granted and we intended to forget that we as Africans are still blessed in many ways. Inspiring . i know non-dare challenge me when i say i am African.

[Sanababe2]

today, a colleague reminded of this speech that I think as all Africans should listen to without judging but obsorp and the feeling that comes with is amazing! African and only proudly!

[ulula97]

as much as i love this speech and how much i luv south africa i am still angry with what happened between mbeki and the zimbabweans

[mystique29131]

Excellent video. It really embodies the sentiments of Africans/South Africans living both abroad and at home. Well done kmfischer for putting this together!

[ani1616]

Lolz love from sierra leone Africa unite

[Furahini]

This is an absolutely incredible speech. I now live in Norway, but used to live in South Africa, and still love the country, its people and the different cultures.. It is absolutely incredible.

[KISTOVI]

THIS IS SO INSPIRING AND EXCELLENT VIDEO.. love you dear Africans...

[Srbongani]

my dear president, Hon.Dr Thabo Mbeki.

I love every squere meter of this beautiful land and all its people. Blacks, Whites , Indians and the greens.

I am an African

[ani1616]

We are all Africans

[tintsap]

@Srbongani julius malema is an embarassment

[holekani]

mbeki was a real president, and i think we need another real president fast. i think all these protest have shown that indirectly ofcourse

[segatman]

Mbeki had his flaws and I personally never liked him but in this speech the simply flawless....great poetry indeed!!

[msweran]

a great speech indeed

[philspahn01]

this video is great-it really does represent all of us africans. ADENMINE- are you trying to say you've never heard a white man say he is an african? Well, i don't know why you find that funny. Here I am, a white 18 year old boy, claiming that I am an african. Born and raised. Black and white do not matter, what matters is if we stand united together. Just because I speak afrikaans and you speak something else shouldn't separate us. God Bless Africa.

[we5026]

ek stem saam boet! i am an african i speak afrkaans and zulu, proudly! I wouldnt want to be anything other than a proud african!

[Srbongani]

God Bless you.

I pray that more white would think like you. I am black and I also think colour shouldnt matter.

No one should dare contest you when you say you are are an African

[donnie9012]

the speech represents ol African no matter ure race and I believe if we stand together as one and not be discriminative we can achieve more..IM PROUD TO BE AN AFRICAN

[bisi1980]

i am an african too!!!! proud and black! i love uganda!

[ADENMINE]

yes, Africa is the land off Black ppl. Whites went there to colonize and enslave Africans! AFRICA=BLACK! NO QUESTION ASKED!

[Emmoni90]

ain't no such thing as no damned "white african" they are who their ancestors are! I am in da U.S. and i'm mu'ur an African than any white person born there! thx

[RagingSnowman]

Mbeki says the exact opposite, in the full version of this speech. Google "I am an African" speech.

That white South Africans are just Africans, no better or worse.

"

The constitution whose adoption we celebrate constitutes and unequivocal statement that we refuse to accept that our Africanness shall be defined by our race, colour, gender of historical origins.

It is a firm assertion made by ourselves that South Africa belongs to all who live in it, black and white.

"

[BoxerMonkey]

hey how come us indian's don't get any camera time in this nice commercial

your "white africans" are represented

we indian's have sizeable community in this continent

[ADENMINE]

this is the first time that i heared white person claime to be i am an african.lmaooooooooooooo

[RagingSnowman]

The words are from Thabo Mbeki's I am an African speach. Full version, not edited as in the video. Which clearly you've never bothered to read. Mbeki, last time I looked, was black.

BoxerMonkey, they are mentioned in Mbeki's speech.

[we5026]

you are an ignorant fool!

[philspahn01]

who are you saying is an ignorant fool??

[we5026]

ADENMINE is an ignorant fool

[RagingSnowman]

Quote:

"

I am formed of the migrants who left Europe to find a new home on our native land. Whatever their own actions, they remain still, part of me.

I am the grandchild who lays fresh flowers on the Boer graves at St Helena and the Bahamas, who sees in the mind's eye and suffers the suffering of a simple peasant folk, death, concentration camps, destroyed homesteads, a dream in ruins

"

[RagingSnowman]

"We are assembled here today to mark their victory in acquiring and exercising their right to formulate their own definition of what it means to be African."

Read Thabo Mbeki's "I am an African" speech. It'll expand your mind.

[will7162]

you certainly are ignorant.

[williamreynolds08]

You're ridiculous and racist.

[82pot]

All white South Africans own yachts and spend their afternoons drinking wine in Stellenbosch. sug

[williamreynolds08]

Yes, including the White squatters in Bethlehem and other White squatter camps.

[KenUbeleveit1]

Please may someone tell me the name of the song in the background?

it's so beautiful..

[drsugarcane]

Its part of the south african national anthem....

[Stormin4815]

I don't think it's from the anthem. I've been looking for this music. I can't find it, though....Too bad.

[jockmcconn]

pity he didn't live up to his fine words and was not big enough to truly embrace all South Africans as Africans!

[zuluamuse]

Very moving! We would all come back if not for the crime. SA is just to soft on crime, period.

A country of amazing natural beauty though.

[thierson1]

Love this poem thanks

[bruinOUdaMainOU]

South Africa, captured

[babyfleur01]

this is beautiful! I miss my motherland

[Dude2403]

what i nice speech bei mbeki. party of my family are in SA and i hope that we will be united one day. not my family...........all people living there. i "could" be nice......

nkosi sikele i'africa...........

[brknwrd]

We have everything we need and all we need now is to be proud that we are AFRICAN

[jankraw]

"africa for the africans" near and far. one love!

[sabelaproductions]

God bless AFRICA! and the Beautiful people of her. may peace stay with you, your time is now or never..

[nfurno]

Thankyou for this beautiful visual display. I am an African. And I miss my Cape Town each and every day that I do not breathe the air it offers. I miss my South Africa each moment I answer the frequent "where are you from?" question. I am an African, for ever.

[mrlox1]

Mzantsi4sure, ziyabila eNew York. Listening to this just makes me miss home immensely.Its true when they say there's no place like home.NY might be the capital of the world but "I OWE MY BEING TO THE HILLS AND THE VALLEYS,THE MOUNTAINS AND THE GLADES, THE RIVERS, THE DESERTS, THE TREES, THE FLOWERS, THE SEAS AND THE EVERCHANGING SEASONS THAT DEFINE THE FACE OF OUR NATIVE LAND"......."I KNOW THAT NONE DARE CHALLENGE ME WHEN I SAY, I'M AN AFRICAN"

Coming back home soon.

[huricaneherb]

lovely just lovely

[kwazih]

Africa, there no place like you, people may say what they want, but theres no place like home

[koresh20]

Indeed it feels good to be an African

[rhodesiahouse]

Our beloved Africa! Lets all just live together in peace. I agree with 'boyshey' do lets stop this rowwing Just sit man, and LISTEN to this message. Come on, "it feels good to be an African!"

[boyshey]

to all those who continue with these frustrating debates on youtube... black/white/male/female... this video is beautiful and represents a fraction of the potential that we can all achieve. if you want to leave then go. if you want to stay then believe in the message of this clip. this childish argument is tiresome... and i'm sick and tired of the hit and run tactics and the way in which you argue in relative anonymity.

[hermangu]

We should just leave Africa for the Africans, let them sort it out themselves, because as soon as white people want to help they are called colonizers or racist so now Africa should sort out its problems itself, no more help from the west

[nosaokuns]

do u really believe the west helps africa? the west rapes africa, every thing you(westerners) hold dear is AFRICAN

[southafricankid]

i agree with u bru

[cthunda77]

you call apatheid help..... YOU FUCKIN BIGOT!!!

[AfricaUnite001]

OK let's say Black children have a lower IQ. The story shouldn't end here. We have to hypothesize why that is. Well let's look at the history of Africa. AIDS, ILLETRACY, POVERTY, CRIME. All these factors were not brought about by the Africans on themselves!! It was the European man who COLONIZED much of Africa for his ($)ECONOMIC($) interests. Just like the White man did in Australia, North America, and South America to the Natives.

[NYZulu]

I am an African living in NYC, I have almost forgetten how good it feels to be in Africa, but being African, I shall never...for I am an African. In spite of profiling by the Police, disrepect by the those who do not know us, and disinfranchisement from the part of the Coorp...I still love being an African.

[Mzansi4Sure]

Kunjani eNew York mAfrika? Yebo singamaAfrika! Kumnandi ukuba ngamaAfrikans! Today, it feels good to be an African.

[hermangu]

We can see you are an AFrican!

[huricaneherb]

hey hermangu go hung you ignoramus.

[huricaneherb]

herimongul..whatever your name is,your pseudo educated nitwit behind is still stuck on stupid!

[Mzansi4Sure]

We can see that you have a low IQ!

[Mzansi4Sure]

This low IQ comment was in response to Harmangu's comment about him/her being able to "see" that Thabo Mbeki is an African. It much deeper than that, Hermangu. It's a pity that you're not able to understan the gist of the speech. It has very little to do with him and what he looks like.

[hermangu]

Racial Admixture Studies. Black children with lighter skin, for example, average higher IQ scores. In South Africa, the IQ of the mixed-race "Colored" population averages 85, intermediate to the African 70 and White 100.

[bazulu11]

Hey muppet, the only thing that an IQ test shows is how good you are at taking tests. I know black people who can't read or write but show an extraordinary analytical mind, and white people who make a cracked brick seem like a computer.

Race has no bearing on intelligence, only how other perceive and treat you (sadly enough).

[dralega]

how bout ur tranny albino mum's IQ?

[TegaO]

we need more white ppl in West Africa and Africa in general

[encolpius1]

white ppl should only live in cloudy northern europe, in west africa you will recieve excess vitamin D from the sun and a deficiency in folate, there are physical reasons people live in the places they do,

[capeofwhatever]

I'm Egyptian and I am an African!

[neilhaig091]

We have such a wonderfull country, so much to offer. Please sort out the crime, more people will come and visit our spectacular country. We have so many South African's abroad, stop the violence so we can all come home.

[Mzansi4Sure]

Crime affects all of us - Black and white. It is committed by people from all walks of life - Black and White. Whilst government needs to take a lead on dealing with it, communities need to get involved collectively. People know who the thugs are in a neighbourhood. They just don't keep track of what they get up to. We need to collectively ensure that these thugs are put in jail forever. What suggestions would you have for dealing with this scurge? 

[bheki33]

YEBO kunjalo, ngingumAfrica

[boksburgboy]

ah man...now i'm REALY homesick....

[luba84]

i love this video it makes me to be proud to be a South African.But our problem is crime and unemployment.

[deathnails]

i am confident that South Africa will soon become a better place. I just hope that the current South African goverment realise the potential they promote, and tap into that potential.

[huricaneherb]

wow!

[whathehellbombit]

i really like this video