# Black Serpent

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

## Recent posts

- [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.