Cricket South Africa Sells Out Stadium to English – Local Fans Get Nothing

CSA allegedly sold tickets ahead of time to English cricket supporters, leaving South African fans with nothing.

STAFF WRITER

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19.5.2026

The Common Sense’s Diary – Desperate Times Edition

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19.5.2026

Major Blow Struck Against NHI

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19.5.2026

Is the US Going Back to War in Iran?

THE EDITORIAL BOARD -

19.5.2026

Why South Africa's Middle Class Will Be Fine

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19.5.2026

South Africa’s China Trade Moment Has Arrived

WARWICK GREY

- 18.5.2026

Eskom Exports R18.8 Billion Worth of Electricity Abroad

ECON DESK

- 18.5.2026

Huge Gains in Releasing State Land – Sihlobo

NEWS DESK

- 18.5.2026

China’s New Coal Technology Could Be Game Changer for South Africa

STAFF WRITER

- 18.5.2026

US Consumer Sentiment Collapse Raises Midterm Pressure on Trump

FOREIGN DESK

- 18.5.2026

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

How Zille Can Change Gears to win Johannesburg

By changing gear from demonstrating the ANC’s city failures to fixing these, DA mayoral candidate Helen Zille may crack the code needed to win the city outright

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Will and Should Geordin Hill-Lewis Save Cyril Ramaphosa?

More and more business and elite South African actors are placing pressure on Geordin Hill-Lewis to save President Cyril Ramaphosa revealing the extraordinary power the DA now holds over the future of the ANC – it is unclear whether they should.

RW JOHNSON

The Bogus Xenophobia Debate

RICHARD TREN

Dispatch from Washington

GABRIEL MAKIN

Why Ramaphosa Was Forgiven for Failure

SIMON LINCOLN READER

Starmer’s Letter to Britain

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Motsepe Leads ANC Leadership Race on Favourability

SRF polling finds Patrice Motsepe has the strongest favourability among three possible ANC leadership contenders, while Mbalula and Mashatile record higher negative ratings.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

South Africans Back Vote Against President

Just more than half of South Africans support a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Atheists Back the Pope More than Catholics Do

Pope has higher levels of support from atheists in the US than from American Catholics.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Views of British Muslims on Extremist Organisations

British think tank surveyed British Muslims on their views on a number of extremist groups.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Jo'burgers Think DA Will Improve Services

Most people in Johannesburg have faith in the DA to improve services but does that mean they will win the city?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

South Africans Like Possible DA-ANC Municipal Coalitions

A potential government of local unity between the ANC and DA is popular among South Africans.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Race For Johannesburg Led By DA

DA leads Jo'burg mayoral race.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

ANC Faces Wipeout in eThekwini

The party could win less than 10% of the vote in eThekwini, according to latest polling.

MARIUS ROODT

Is South Africa Heading in the Right Direction

Most South Africans Say Country is on the Wrong Track

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Motsepe Leads ANC Leadership Race on Favourability

SRF polling finds Patrice Motsepe has the strongest favourability among three possible ANC leadership contenders, while Mbalula and Mashatile record higher negative ratings.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

South Africans Back Vote Against President

Just more than half of South Africans support a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Atheists Back the Pope More than Catholics Do

Pope has higher levels of support from atheists in the US than from American Catholics.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Views of British Muslims on Extremist Organisations

British think tank surveyed British Muslims on their views on a number of extremist groups.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Jo'burgers Think DA Will Improve Services

Most people in Johannesburg have faith in the DA to improve services but does that mean they will win the city?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

South Africans Like Possible DA-ANC Municipal Coalitions

A potential government of local unity between the ANC and DA is popular among South Africans.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Race For Johannesburg Led By DA

DA leads Jo'burg mayoral race.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

ANC Faces Wipeout in eThekwini

The party could win less than 10% of the vote in eThekwini, according to latest polling.

MARIUS ROODT

Is South Africa Heading in the Right Direction

Most South Africans Say Country is on the Wrong Track

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Motsepe Leads ANC Leadership Race on Favourability

SRF polling finds Patrice Motsepe has the strongest favourability among three possible ANC leadership contenders, while Mbalula and Mashatile record higher negative ratings.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

South Africans Back Vote Against President

Just more than half of South Africans support a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Atheists Back the Pope More than Catholics Do

Pope has higher levels of support from atheists in the US than from American Catholics.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Views of British Muslims on Extremist Organisations

British think tank surveyed British Muslims on their views on a number of extremist groups.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Jo'burgers Think DA Will Improve Services

Most people in Johannesburg have faith in the DA to improve services but does that mean they will win the city?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

South Africans Like Possible DA-ANC Municipal Coalitions

A potential government of local unity between the ANC and DA is popular among South Africans.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Race For Johannesburg Led By DA

DA leads Jo'burg mayoral race.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

ANC Faces Wipeout in eThekwini

The party could win less than 10% of the vote in eThekwini, according to latest polling.

MARIUS ROODT

Is South Africa Heading in the Right Direction

Most South Africans Say Country is on the Wrong Track

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Motsepe Leads ANC Leadership Race on Favourability

SRF polling finds Patrice Motsepe has the strongest favourability among three possible ANC leadership contenders, while Mbalula and Mashatile record higher negative ratings.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

South Africans Back Vote Against President

Just more than half of South Africans support a motion of no confidence against President Cyril Ramaphosa.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Atheists Back the Pope More than Catholics Do

Pope has higher levels of support from atheists in the US than from American Catholics.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Views of British Muslims on Extremist Organisations

British think tank surveyed British Muslims on their views on a number of extremist groups.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Jo'burgers Think DA Will Improve Services

Most people in Johannesburg have faith in the DA to improve services but does that mean they will win the city?

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

South Africans Like Possible DA-ANC Municipal Coalitions

A potential government of local unity between the ANC and DA is popular among South Africans.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Race For Johannesburg Led By DA

DA leads Jo'burg mayoral race.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

ANC Faces Wipeout in eThekwini

The party could win less than 10% of the vote in eThekwini, according to latest polling.

MARIUS ROODT

Is South Africa Heading in the Right Direction

Most South Africans Say Country is on the Wrong Track

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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Is The End Of The Iran War In Sight?

THE COMMON SENSE

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14.5.2026

Julius Malema, Xenophobia, And Frantz Fanon

THE COMMON SENSE

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13.5.2026

How Will Trump Do In The Midterms?

THE COMMON SENSE

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12.5.2026

Is "Kill The Boer" Actually A Struggle Song?

THE COMMON SENSE

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8.5.2026

Fake Hate Campaigns And Left-Wing Violence

THE COMMON SENSE

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6.5.2026

Is The End Of The Iran War In Sight?

THE COMMON SENSE

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14.5.2026

Julius Malema, Xenophobia, And Frantz Fanon

THE COMMON SENSE

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13.5.2026

How Will Trump Do In The Midterms?

THE COMMON SENSE

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12.5.2026

Is "Kill The Boer" Actually A Struggle Song?

THE COMMON SENSE

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8.5.2026

Fake Hate Campaigns And Left-Wing Violence

THE COMMON SENSE

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6.5.2026

Ramaphosa On the Brink

What Is in the Section 89 Report? The Damning Case Against Ramaphosa on Phala Phala

The Common Sense lays out the devastating charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa.

NEWS DESK

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14.5.2026

Who Is The Man That Sunk Cyril?

STAFF WRITER

This Is Who ANC Voters Want to Succeed Cyril Ramaphosa

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

This Is Why Ramaphosa Is Finished

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Cyril’s Three Options – And Why He’s Chosen The Third

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Who Is The Man That Sunk Cyril?

STAFF WRITER

This Is Who ANC Voters Want to Succeed Cyril Ramaphosa

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

This Is Why Ramaphosa Is Finished

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Cyril’s Three Options – And Why He’s Chosen The Third

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

PLITICS

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Major Blow Struck Against NHI

The drive for state control of health has been dealt a major blow.

ECON DESK

Huge Gains in Releasing State Land – Sihlobo

NEWS DESK

How A Common Sense Staffer Took Down Huffington Post in South Africa

CULTURE CORRESPONDENT

The Mystery of Cyril’s Magic Money Couch

WARWICK GREY

St Mary’s Cancels Peace Activist After Islamist Pressure

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The War on Iran

The War in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz: Six Scenarios and How They Will Shape the Global Economy

In this Special Report, The Common Sense sets out six detailed scenarios for the war in Iran together with the global and market implications.

FRANS CRONJE

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7.5.2026

This Is How The Iran War Ends

FOREIGN DESK

Oil Crashes as War Offramp Hopes Lift

STAFF WRITER

Trump Suspends Operation Freedom, Gulf States Wary, Iran Heads to Beijing

STAFF WRITER

New 60-Day Horizon For Iran War

FOREIGN DESK

This Is How The Iran War Ends

FOREIGN DESK

Oil Crashes as War Offramp Hopes Lift

STAFF WRITER

Trump Suspends Operation Freedom, Gulf States Wary, Iran Heads to Beijing

STAFF WRITER

New 60-Day Horizon For Iran War

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China’s New Coal Technology Could Be Game Changer for South Africa

China is developing a new coal power technology that could have major implications for South Africa, one of the world’s most coal-dependent electricity systems.

STAFF WRITER