Stellenbosch Transparency investigates and publishes the truth about elite manipulation of communities
OUR LATEST ARTICLES
Emerging consensus of the Usindiso tragedy
Preface: News reporting functions to develop emerging consensus about the meaning of news events. In an earlier article I explored ways in which the fire in the Usindiso building in central Johannesburg, on 31 August, was reported by three news publishers, The South...
Invade and settle on land: class struggle over housing shortages
Preface This article reflects the implications of people who invade and settle on land. In November 2021 my colleagues at Stellenbosch Transparency, Mike Hyland and Arumugam Pillay, and I did a practice-run of analysing news reports about a vexed issue in our society:...
News reporting connotations of burning building
By Paul Hendler, Stellenbosch Transparency.I reflect on the news reporting connotations by three news publishers, The South African, Eye Witness News (EWN) and The Independent on Line (IoL). In the early hours of the morning of 31 August 2023 a fire broke out in the...
FEATURED VIDEOS
Informal – A Story of Street Trade
Earning your living from a trade of your choice. Being free to occupy spaces conducive to trading. These are basic human rights.
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Wendy Housing Homeless Cloetesville
Homelessness in Stellenbosch is indicated by the extent of informal housing on the one hand and the extremely limited supply of affordable housing on the other hand.
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LATEST BULLETIN
Community Voices Bulletin 4
- Lockdown and the struggle for access to adequate and quality housing
- Housing as a Right
- Resolving the housing question – think global, act local
Crime and evidence
Why "crime and evidence"? Crime and evidence refers to proving that a definite individual committed a specific crime. Through violating a specific law, or common law. On 18 May Boetie Sheldon Johannes appeared in the Stellenbosch magistrate's court. They charged him...
Enclosure mentalities: safety, information
This post explores enclosure mentalities. That is, the mental constructs we erect to enclose ourselves and nature. It is a continuation of three previous posts from 2018. At that juncture I was engaging the ward committee and the neighbourhood watch regarding the...
Stop-and-frisk harassment
This is a story about stop-and-frisk harassment of the homeless in Onderpapegaaiberg in Stellenbosch, South Africa. It records the experiences of one Boetie Sheldon Johannes.
Adequate housing essential for decent quality of life!
What is meant by adequate housing? And how do we get adequate housing for all South Africans? The Stellenbosch United Action Group met with the Human Rights Commission (HRC) in October 2020. They raised the question of what constitutes violation of the right to housing.