# Black Serpent

Site: https://blackserpent.co.za/

## Recent posts

- [South Africa's Economy Built a Bridge That Never Opened](https://blackserpent.co.za/south-africa-lost-economic-ladder/): This article discusses South Africa's economic transformation, detailing how traditional paths to upward mobility like factory and mine jobs have disappeared. It explains the current mismatch between the advanced skills demanded by the modern economy and the inadequate education system, creating a national trap for young South Africans.
- [A White South African Chose Prison Over Apartheid's Conscription](https://blackserpent.co.za/billy-paddock-apartheid-conscription-refusal/): This article details the story of Billy Paddock, a white South African who, in 1982, refused conscription into the South African Defence Force (SADF) during apartheid. Paddock, from Durban and training for Anglican ministry, chose imprisonment over military service, directly rejecting the system's racial bargain.
- [Western Cape's R821 Million Housing Failure Leaves 680,000 Families Waiting](https://blackserpent.co.za/western-cape-housing-crisis-r821m-failure/): The article reports on the Western Cape's R821.5 million housing budget shortfall, affecting over 680,000 families. It discusses the government's explanation of illegal invasions and extortion as project blockers, contrasting it with arguments for an underlying administrative delivery problem.