Sxb , first and foremost waan idiin salaamay and greetings be upon the geeljire empire ,
@Parailia somalensis ,
Life here can be hard and easier it depends which part of the country you are in,
In Johannesburg you have to worry about your surroundings often I mean the safest part of the city and heavily secured are the downtown area ,Sandton once you step out from there you experience the real South Africa and Somalis live outside these areas
In areas densely packed with migrants it's safer in the day , riskier in the night , Somalis are risk takers and operate stores as late as 1AM , the rands are hella serious,
In Durban , it's the worst place for Somalis to live in you can't breathe in peace , walk in peace or sleep in peace especially when the entire cesspit are dominated by vicious Koolies who have resentment towards us, it makes Joburg a walk in a theme park lol
In port Elizabeth , the city are full of angry jobless crack addicting murderers but the opportunities are there sxb weliba a lifelong opportunities laakin dilka soomalida ku badan, Somalis are filthy rich there
In Soweto , is popular destination for beginners quick money is there and the highest Somali related deaths happen over there it makes Port Elizabeth a Paradise on earth wlahi, a different environment with different breed of angry looters ,no electricity at night we used candles back in the days and is a contrast than the rest of the country
There are segregated wealthy black parts
this place is densely packed like Dadaab there are no other shops but other than Spaza and Somali shops
There are two dominating ethnics in Soweto and you get their protection
Setho are langaab but friendlier to somalis
Zulus are majority and hate Somalis and take orders from Koolies
In Cape Town and the entire Western Cape we Somalis have flourished well and established several department stores within the municipality and in the townships despite the region having the highest murders rates nationwide, we are relatively safe ,the risk of getting murdered here are miniscule compared with other cities but you have to stay vigilant and aware at night because life is like playing russian roulette but that's if you're involved in illicit business then you'll attract all the gangs, mobsters and mongrels and unnecessary shit ,
The cons Somalis do get killed here at the wrong place and wrong time and not based on xenophobia , waa meesha uga fiicaan wadankaan
The Pros, nice beach nice weather, good business opportunities and the wall Street of the nation this place looks like a first world country
History of somalis
In the recent years, Somalis have been coming here from the mainland continent, wether it was from Kampala, Nairobi , Ethiopia and Somaliweyn, the numbers are gradually increasing , which is crucial for the development SASA
(Somali Association of South Africa),
Somalis from overseas especially the UK, Canada and EU countries have successfully established enterprises thanks to SASA , paving the way for open markets and various byproducts that were limited and unavailable were introduced by these business oriented community,
Somalis are 41,000 nationwide but they are more than these numbers however , majority live in Mayfair District, Hillboro District and outskirts of Randburg which is all part of the municipality of Johannesburg large numbers also live in townships within Gauteng such as Soweto,
There are close knit communities in Cape town especially in Belleville sometimes known as Somtown , Port Elizabeth , East London, Pietermaritzburg, Kimberly and Bloemfontein and many may risk to open businesses in the middle of nowhere and several townships along the Western Cape.
A brief history,
Somali migration date back since the British colonial times, they took sailors from the port of Berbera and had worked for the HMS ships that later docked in Port Elizabeth, Durban and East London , their descendants are still present and reconnected with the current Somalis, the large waves of migration began when Apartheid fell and this is when opportunities flourished although there were many prices to pay for but it hadn't discouraged people from leaving at all
since 2001 and I estimate there have been more than 9000 overseas Somalis living and working in South Africa , the expanding growth brought fortunous wealth we are competing with Eastleigh and Kampala ,
Rent are usually not nice fixed priced but accommodative in bigger cities especially outside the CBD prices can range from 6000 to 11,000 (355$ to 600$) , you get decent house
But you can get cheaper prices in flats most Somalis live in these types of buildings for economic reasons but it's a dense flat
3000-4000(177$ to $247)
Townships are the cheapest but the risk are very high
500-1000(29$ to 59$)
Driving here is not complicated but incase of unwanted encounters, you have to go full speed like fast and furious , JK
for your own safety avoid driving in congested highways and roundabouts hijackers are sharks
I have been driving motorcycle for 5 year and never been hijacked ,
@Guled111 even knows that if you show fear then that fear will tremble you apart you have be a risk taker to survive
The more dangerous it is , the more money you make , when you get rich you can live in rich areas like some Geeljires but mostly return back to invest somalia
Life here are parallel to one and other totally different.
