by Paul Hendler | 14 Oct 2023 | Uncategorized
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...
by Paul Hendler | 5 May 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
by Paul Hendler | 11 Apr 2022 | Uncategorized
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...
by Paul Hendler | 6 Apr 2022 | Uncategorized
Stop-and-frisk harassment This is a story about stop-and-frisk harassment of the homeless in Onderpapegaaiberg. It records the experiences of one Boetie Sheldon Johannes. Boetie and his partner Rosaline are part of a homeless community. It lives on the margins of our...
by Paul Hendler | 18 Nov 2020 | Uncategorized
Adequate housing essential for decent quality of life! Introduction 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...
by Paul Hendler | 18 Nov 2020 | Uncategorized
Struggle for Decent and Affordable Homes Introduction There is a social struggle over the meaning of ‘adequate housing’. The struggle is to determine where this housing should be located. And the struggle is also about who should pay for it. The large number of Idas...
