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thecommonsense.co.za > polls > only-three-ten-anc-voters-say-ramaphosa-innocent

Only Three in Ten ANC Voters Say Ramaphosa Is Innocent

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (129+ words) – September 10, 2026 To support our journalism, and unlock all of our investigative stories and provocative commentary, subscribe below. Full access to insight, analysis, and data. Help shape an organisation committed to our values. We asked voters whether the country is on…...

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thecommonsense.co.za > Editorials > the-ancs-misplaced-urgency-1

The ANC’s Misplaced Urgency

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (460+ words) – September 9, 2026 Two things happened in South Africa this past week. The African National Congress (ANC) forgot to register some of its candidates with the Electoral Commission (IEC) for the November elections and South Africa’s economic growth rate came in at…...

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thecommonsense.co.za > Politics > in-the-end-even-cyril-ramaphosa-s-grand-plan-to-hold-the-anc-together-failed

In the End, Even Cyril Ramaphosa’s Grand Plan to Hold the ANC

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (957+ words) – September 7, 2026 Ramaphosa has consistently argued that ANC unity and preservation of the ANC family (ANC, SACP, COSATU, and their splinters in the MKP and the EFF) was essential to the party’s political survival and ability to govern. That “the unity…...

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thecommonsense.co.za > editorials > sa-s-failed-foreign-policy-increased-risks-poses

SA's Failed Foreign Policy and the Increased Risks it Poses

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (843+ words) – September 5, 2026 The time may finally have come to state what has long been obvious: South Africa’s flawed foreign policy has been years in the making. It is the result of ideological rigidity, weak and indecisive leadership, an old grudge against…...

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thecommonsense.co.za > Editorials > anc-big-business-brought-themselves

The ANC and Big Business Brought This On Themselves

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (568+ words) – September 3, 2026 What do the construction mafia, zama-zamas, March and March, vigilante organisations, the Trump administration, AfriForum, and the rise of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) have in common? They represent a spectrum of hardline actors whose influence rose in response…...

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thecommonsense.co.za > Politics > anc-blames-iec-after-missing-candidate-deadline

ANC Blames IEC After Missing Candidate Deadline

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (540+ words) – September 2, 2026 The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has rejected a claim by the African National Congress (ANC) that a technical failure prevented it from submitting some of its municipal election candidates before the deadline. The ANC said problems with…...

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thecommonsense.co.za > Politics > zuma-targets-judge-after-losing-another-court-battle

Zuma Targets Judge After Losing Another Court Battle

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (104+ words) – September 2, 2026 The retailer’s expansion shows that South Africans reward companies that keep prices down, improve convenience, and respond to customers instead of instructing them. Pretoria has returned to the ICJ to increase pressure on Israel and the US just as…...

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thecommonsense.co.za > Editorials > common-sense-its-thinking-around-anc

The Common Sense and Its Thinking Around the ANC

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (218+ words) – September 2, 2026 The Common Sense wants to be a two-way street to become a community of sorts in which its readers participate. To that end projects are under consideration, from live streams to Q and A platforms and cutting-edge tech options....

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thecommonsense.co.za > polls > approval-gnu-has-stalled-below-half

Approval of the GNU Has Stalled Below Half

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (136+ words) – September 1, 2026 To support our journalism, and unlock all of our investigative stories and provocative commentary, subscribe below. Full access to insight, analysis, and data. Help shape an organisation committed to our values. We asked voters how the ANC is handling…...

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thecommonsense.co.za > polls > voters-now-rate-anc-s-gnu-performance-more-poorly-than-well

Voters Now Rate the ANC's GNU Performance More Poorly Than Well

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (131+ words) – September 1, 2026 To support our journalism, and unlock all of our investigative stories and provocative commentary, subscribe below. Full access to insight, analysis, and data. Help shape an organisation committed to our values. We asked voters whether the Government of National…...