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Approval of the GNU Has Stalled Below Half
4+ hour, 49+ min 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…...
Voters Now Rate the ANC's GNU Performance More Poorly Than Well
4+ hour, 43+ min 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…...
South Africa's White Population Is Disappearing - Watch on
10+ hour, 9+ min ago (77+ words) South Africa's White Population Is Disappearing The Common Sense Reine Opperman talks to Gabriel Makin about South Africa's changing demographics. White South Africans are projected to fall from roughly 7% of the population to 2% by 2066. Reine Opperman walks Gabriel Makin through…...
SAPS Disregards Merit, Public Service, and Its Own Commitments:
22+ hour, 43+ min ago (672+ words) – August 31, 2026 The South African Police Service (SAPS) has been ordered to pay R543 672 in compensation to a police captain who was overlooked for a Hawks promotion despite achieving the highest score in the interview process. This was announced by trade union…...
South Africa’s Roads Have Worsened Every Year Under Ramaphosa
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (784+ words) – August 31, 2026 The Common Sense has examined the state of the country's road network, and it does not make for a smooth ride. In late August, President Cyril Ramaphosa addressed the sixth Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium of South Africa in Cape…...
Most South Africans Would Stay Even if America Offered to Take
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (128+ words) – August 31, 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 South Africa should protect…...
Voters Would Trade Security Cooperation for US Investment
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (126+ words) – August 31, 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 American firms should be…...
The ANC Has Ignored Mandela's Warning
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (35+ words) The Common Sense The ANC Has Ignored Mandela's Warning Bheki Mahlobo talks to Gabriel Makin about a warning by Nelson Mandela on South Africa's finances which has been ignored....
Voters Want the ANC and DA to Work Together
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (427+ words) – August 31, 2026 The breadth of that support is striking. Among black voters, 68% support such an arrangement, while 70% of white voters agree. More importantly, majorities of the parties' own supporters are comfortable with cooperation. Fully 82% of ANC voters support an ANC and…...
It’s Time to Privatise Forensics
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (364+ words) – August 31, 2026 The solution is to privatise the state’s forensics capacity. Private labs should be contracted to deliver services ranging from visiting crime scenes to collect forensic evidence to testing that evidence, developing a national DNA database, and then presenting that…...