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How South Africa's Farm Murders Began and Why the ANC Stopped Fighting Them

In a speech in Washington DC Dr James Myburgh talks about the history of farm murders in South Africa.

JAMES MYBURGH

- 28.9.2026

ANC Calls AfriForum Racist in Defence of Mbalula

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28.9.2026

South Africa Faces R830 Million Embassy Repair Bill

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28.9.2026

Carletonville Massacre Death Toll Rises to 18

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28.9.2026

Rabada in Proteas Squad, Ackerman Gets Debut Call-up

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28.9.2026

Dispatch from Washington

RICHARD TREN

- 28.9.2026

Expert Explains Origins, History, and Consequences of South Africa’s Farm Attack Crisis to America

STAFF WRITER

- 28.9.2026

Reform Is a Moral Question

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

- 28.9.2026

The ANC Is Losing the Voters Who Were Giving It Credit

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

- 28.9.2026

Princy Mthombeni Wants to Rewrite the South African Constitution

GABRIEL MAKIN

- 28.9.2026

WOUTER VILJOEN

The Miracle of Compounding

Life may be lived linearly, but it moves exponentially.

RICHARD WILKINSON

How Racial Ideology Continues to Poison the University of Cape Town

Is peak woke over? Not if you look at the ongoing racial madness at UCT.

PAULA SLIER

When Trouble in Mozambique Crosses the Border

IVOR BLUMENTHAL

The Great Qualification Hoax: How the QCTO Turned Workplace Training into a Bureaucratic Circus

DAVID ANSARA

Threats to Private Property Rights in South Africa

SIMON LINCOLN READER

Lamola’s Ill-Considered Jaunt to the US

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The ANC Is Losing the Voters Who Were Giving It Credit

Who has changed their mind about the ANC's performance in government? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Older Voters Turned on Fikile Mbalula Before the Election Lists Went Wrong

How do voters see the ANC's secretary-general, and what changed between March and July? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Among Retired Voters, Ramaphosa Is Down and Zuma Is Up

How have South Africa's retired voters changed their minds since March? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Ramaphosa Has Lost Half His Support Among the Oldest Voters

Where has the president lost ground since March? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

More ANC Voters Are Backing Nobody to Succeed Ramaphosa

Who do ANC voters want to lead them after Cyril Ramaphosa, and has that changed since March? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

The GNU's Gains Are Felt by the ANC's Voters, Not by Its Partner's

Has the Government of National Unity made life better? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Voters Have Turned on the ANC in the GNU, Not on the DA

Is the Government of National Unity losing support, or is one of its partners? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

The ANC Has Lost Ground With Voters Since March

How do voters feel about the governing party now, compared with March? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Jacob Zuma Keeps a Foothold Among ANC Voters

How do voters for the ANC, DA and MK see Jacob Zuma? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

The ANC Is Losing the Voters Who Were Giving It Credit

Who has changed their mind about the ANC's performance in government? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Older Voters Turned on Fikile Mbalula Before the Election Lists Went Wrong

How do voters see the ANC's secretary-general, and what changed between March and July? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Among Retired Voters, Ramaphosa Is Down and Zuma Is Up

How have South Africa's retired voters changed their minds since March? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Ramaphosa Has Lost Half His Support Among the Oldest Voters

Where has the president lost ground since March? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

More ANC Voters Are Backing Nobody to Succeed Ramaphosa

Who do ANC voters want to lead them after Cyril Ramaphosa, and has that changed since March? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

The GNU's Gains Are Felt by the ANC's Voters, Not by Its Partner's

Has the Government of National Unity made life better? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Voters Have Turned on the ANC in the GNU, Not on the DA

Is the Government of National Unity losing support, or is one of its partners? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

The ANC Has Lost Ground With Voters Since March

How do voters feel about the governing party now, compared with March? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Jacob Zuma Keeps a Foothold Among ANC Voters

How do voters for the ANC, DA and MK see Jacob Zuma? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

The ANC Is Losing the Voters Who Were Giving It Credit

Who has changed their mind about the ANC's performance in government? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Older Voters Turned on Fikile Mbalula Before the Election Lists Went Wrong

How do voters see the ANC's secretary-general, and what changed between March and July? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Among Retired Voters, Ramaphosa Is Down and Zuma Is Up

How have South Africa's retired voters changed their minds since March? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Ramaphosa Has Lost Half His Support Among the Oldest Voters

Where has the president lost ground since March? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

More ANC Voters Are Backing Nobody to Succeed Ramaphosa

Who do ANC voters want to lead them after Cyril Ramaphosa, and has that changed since March? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

The GNU's Gains Are Felt by the ANC's Voters, Not by Its Partner's

Has the Government of National Unity made life better? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Voters Have Turned on the ANC in the GNU, Not on the DA

Is the Government of National Unity losing support, or is one of its partners? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

The ANC Has Lost Ground With Voters Since March

How do voters feel about the governing party now, compared with March? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Jacob Zuma Keeps a Foothold Among ANC Voters

How do voters for the ANC, DA and MK see Jacob Zuma? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

The ANC Is Losing the Voters Who Were Giving It Credit

Who has changed their mind about the ANC's performance in government? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Older Voters Turned on Fikile Mbalula Before the Election Lists Went Wrong

How do voters see the ANC's secretary-general, and what changed between March and July? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Among Retired Voters, Ramaphosa Is Down and Zuma Is Up

How have South Africa's retired voters changed their minds since March? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Ramaphosa Has Lost Half His Support Among the Oldest Voters

Where has the president lost ground since March? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

More ANC Voters Are Backing Nobody to Succeed Ramaphosa

Who do ANC voters want to lead them after Cyril Ramaphosa, and has that changed since March? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

The GNU's Gains Are Felt by the ANC's Voters, Not by Its Partner's

Has the Government of National Unity made life better? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Voters Have Turned on the ANC in the GNU, Not on the DA

Is the Government of National Unity losing support, or is one of its partners? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

The ANC Has Lost Ground With Voters Since March

How do voters feel about the governing party now, compared with March? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Jacob Zuma Keeps a Foothold Among ANC Voters

How do voters for the ANC, DA and MK see Jacob Zuma? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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How South Africa's Farm Murders Began and Why the ANC Stopped Fighting Them

THE COMMON SENSE

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28.9.2026

Frans Cronje: Why the DA Could Be Right to Walk Out of the GNU

THE COMMON SENSE

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26.9.2026

The ANC Has Lost South Africa's Cities. Is the Country Next?

THE COMMON SENSE

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25.9.2026

More than 60% of ANC Voters Support America's BEE Demand

THE COMMON SENSE

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23.9.2026

Americans Are Trying to Buy the Springboks

THE COMMON SENSE

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22.9.2026

How South Africa's Farm Murders Began and Why the ANC Stopped Fighting Them

THE COMMON SENSE

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28.9.2026

Frans Cronje: Why the DA Could Be Right to Walk Out of the GNU

THE COMMON SENSE

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26.9.2026

The ANC Has Lost South Africa's Cities. Is the Country Next?

THE COMMON SENSE

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25.9.2026

More than 60% of ANC Voters Support America's BEE Demand

THE COMMON SENSE

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23.9.2026

Americans Are Trying to Buy the Springboks

THE COMMON SENSE

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22.9.2026

Thriving in SA’s enclaves

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This is What Families Must do to Survive a Future South Africa

The Common Sense’s guide to South Africa's enclave future.

FRANS CRONJE

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24.9.2026

How To Thrive In South Africa's Enclave Future: (Members Special)

FRANS CRONJE

South Africans Are Doing It for Themselves

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Majority of South Africans Say Communities Are Taking Over Government’s Job

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Only Upsides for SA’s Middle Classes if They Do These Things

FRANS CRONJE

How To Thrive In South Africa's Enclave Future: (Members Special)

FRANS CRONJE

South Africans Are Doing It for Themselves

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Majority of South Africans Say Communities Are Taking Over Government’s Job

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Only Upsides for SA’s Middle Classes if They Do These Things

FRANS CRONJE

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ANC Calls AfriForum Racist in Defence of Mbalula

The ANC has backed Mbalula in his spat with AfriForum.

POLITICS WRITER

South Africa Faces R830 Million Embassy Repair Bill

STAFF WRITER

Carletonville Massacre Death Toll Rises to 18

STAFF WRITER

Expert Explains Origins, History, and Consequences of South Africa’s Farm Attack Crisis to America

STAFF WRITER

Will SA’s Local Government Elections Be a Risk Event for the Bond Market?

BHEKI MAHLOBO

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LGE 2026: Latest Polling

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Special Report: Election 2026 — The Latest Polling

The latest polling from the SRF and The Common Sense reveals where South Africans stand ahead of the November 2026 local elections, from party support and presidential succession to the GNU, immigration, corruption, and expropriation.

GABRIEL MAKIN

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15.8.2026

The ANC Still Has a Way Back

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Is the “Third Force” Back – And Driving Political Change in South Africa?

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

This Is Who Black South Africans Want to Vote For

STAFF WRITER

What the ANC’s Terminal Decline Means for the Future of South Africa

FRANS CRONJE

The ANC Still Has a Way Back

POLITICS DESK

Is the “Third Force” Back – And Driving Political Change in South Africa?

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

This Is Who Black South Africans Want to Vote For

STAFF WRITER

What the ANC’s Terminal Decline Means for the Future of South Africa

FRANS CRONJE

GLBAL

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Dispatch from Washington

Richard Tren writes on the view from Washington on the latest global developments.

RICHARD TREN

When Trouble in Mozambique Crosses the Border

PAULA SLIER

Hard Right, Hard Left Each Win State Election in Germany

STAFF WRITER

The Only Energy Policy That Matters, and the One Pretoria Is Not Following

WARWICK GREY

Doors Closed on Persecuted Christians

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Princy Mthombeni Wants to Rewrite the South African Constitution

THE COMMON SENSE

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28.9.2026

The GNU Risk Markets Are Missing, the DA Takes SA's Cities, AI Doomers, and Germany's Split

THE COMMON SENSE

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26.9.2026

SA Farm Confidence Rising. Why?

THE COMMON SENSE

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22.9.2026

Springboks For Sale, America Sanctions the ANC, a Serial Killer, Somaliland, and the Enclave Future

THE COMMON SENSE

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18.9.2026

Princy Mthombeni Wants to Rewrite the South African Constitution

THE COMMON SENSE

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28.9.2026

The GNU Risk Markets Are Missing, the DA Takes SA's Cities, AI Doomers, and Germany's Split

THE COMMON SENSE

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26.9.2026

SA Farm Confidence Rising. Why?

THE COMMON SENSE

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22.9.2026

Springboks For Sale, America Sanctions the ANC, a Serial Killer, Somaliland, and the Enclave Future

THE COMMON SENSE

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18.9.2026

ECNOMICS

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The Miracle of Compounding

Life may be lived linearly, but it moves exponentially.

WOUTER VILJOEN

South Africans More Positive About AI Than People in Rich Countries

ECON DESK

Will SA’s Local Government Elections Be a Risk Event for the Bond Market?

BHEKI MAHLOBO

Cosas Demands Bela – and Illustrates Why South African Education is Failing

NEWS DESK

Rural schools Are Being Kept Back Because of Satellite Policy

LOUIS STRUWIG

LFE

Young Women May Be Making a Mistake They Cannot Undo

Under the influence of progressive, or woke, ideology women have been taught to see marriage and motherhood as threats to independence, and as a consequence, Western women are marrying later, having fewer children, and increasingly rejecting motherhood altogether. Many only realise the costs of those mistakes once they are too late to reverse.

CULTURE CORRESPONDENT

Young Women May Be Making a Mistake They Cannot Undo

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Rabada in Proteas Squad, Ackerman Gets Debut Call-up

Anrich Nortje gets a surprise callup as Shukri Conrad names a strong squad to face Australia.

SPORTS DESK