South African Border War | Mercenaries | Namibia | 32 Battalion | TV Eye | 1981

The reporter doesn’t dare ask why the Cubans are there in the first place 🤦‍♂️

The reporter flying around in a Russian supplied helicopter, basing your conclusion on a 'random' civilian opinions. This is propaganda, not reporting.

A pro-Communist “journalist” how rare. 🙄

I salute the brave men of 32 Battalion . This British reporter did not once speak out against communists, Russia , Cuba and East Germany. After all he was their guest.

During early 1978, we were stationed at Ogongo, a support base camp in Northern Namibia, we often had Bat. 32 and Pathfinder troops stop to re-supply and bring POW's to be transported from a helipad just outside the wire, we had to form a defense perimiter everytime a heli came in for a drop or pick-up. Crazy times.

About the white Angolan, for those who don’t know, in all Portuguese colonies there was white population since long, especially in Angola and Mozambique. There is nothing suprising in a white Angolan or a white Mozambican. In 1975, there was over a million of them (the large majority fled these countries in 1975). Needless to say, they can hardly be distinguished from a Portugal-born Portuguese. The man in the report was among the ones who chose to stay in Angola joining the Communist side, as there where others who joined South Africa (or Rhodesia) fighting namely in SADF’s 32nd Battalion.

Wonder if this journalists is still so pro communist after Covid 19?

I remember that the publication called "Soldier Of Fortune" was covering this "brush war" when almost none of the Western news media reported on events there.

British journalism has always worn the tag of Lugenpresse with pride.

I was there if the south african government did not cave to international pressure unita would be in power. When making videos about angolan war please get your facts straight

I was born in the fifties so did military service long ago and can let you know... seriously KAK reporting and journalism. A huge number of place names mentioned in Angola are false or did not or don't exist I so enjoyed Ovamboland that I went back after service to farm and lecture as senior agricultural officer at Ogongo agricultural college now University...for the Administration for Ovambos... The Old African...

FYI , its not RUNTU but RUNDU !!!! I was there in 1984- 1985

No disrespect to Rhodesia intended, but South Africa was the region's superpower, a fact now often overlooked in commentary on the wars in southern Africa.

So cute this reporting ... SWAPO were monsters to local villagers who had nothing to do with anything. Thank God for the SA military. Cubans and Russians (and East Germans at the time) were trying to set up a “new” domino in Africa ... South African military were top notch

"The nearest they get to air defence radar is a man up a tree with a decent view of the bush". Now that is both aw some journalism and very funny!

South Africa is not a country to play with. Africa's superpower. These people had nuclear weapons. A hard country, tough people.

These old videos are SO important, thank you.

I met a man which was in Rekkies The Cubans payed heavy price in Angola Many Zulu fought side by side with them

Just how far back does 'fake news' go?!

What was Gerry Adams doing in Angola?