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Omry Makgoale writes on how factional battles inside the ANC are turning electoral incompetence into political self-destruction.

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What Survives Beyond the Debate

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ANC Lies to the US About Expropriation Without Compensation

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As More Voters Get to Know Hill-Lewis, More of Them Like Him

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Opposition to an ANC and DA Coalition Has Halved Among the ANC's Own Voters

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Israelis Have Lost Faith That Two States Can Live in Peace

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Nearly Half of Voters Put Jobs in Their Top Two Priorities

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Only One Party Is Trusted to Run a Municipality on Its Own

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Two Thirds of Voters Want the ANC and DA to Keep Governing Together

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More Voters Dislike the EFF Than Like It

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Zuma and the MK Party Are Back Where They Started

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ANC Voters Are Paying More Attention to the Election. DA Voters Are Paying Less.

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As More Voters Get to Know Hill-Lewis, More of Them Like Him

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Opposition to an ANC and DA Coalition Has Halved Among the ANC's Own Voters

Who still objects to the two parties governing together? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

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Israelis Have Lost Faith That Two States Can Live in Peace

Three years after 7 October, what do Israelis think a two-state peace would look like? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

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Nearly Half of Voters Put Jobs in Their Top Two Priorities

What do voters want the government to fix first? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

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Only One Party Is Trusted to Run a Municipality on Its Own

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Two Thirds of Voters Want the ANC and DA to Keep Governing Together

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More Voters Dislike the EFF Than Like It

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Zuma and the MK Party Are Back Where They Started

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ANC Voters Are Paying More Attention to the Election. DA Voters Are Paying Less.

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As More Voters Get to Know Hill-Lewis, More of Them Like Him

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Opposition to an ANC and DA Coalition Has Halved Among the ANC's Own Voters

Who still objects to the two parties governing together? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

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Israelis Have Lost Faith That Two States Can Live in Peace

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Nearly Half of Voters Put Jobs in Their Top Two Priorities

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Two Thirds of Voters Want the ANC and DA to Keep Governing Together

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More Voters Dislike the EFF Than Like It

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Zuma and the MK Party Are Back Where They Started

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ANC Voters Are Paying More Attention to the Election. DA Voters Are Paying Less.

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Israelis Have Lost Faith That Two States Can Live in Peace

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What do voters think would happen if a single party held the majority where they live? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

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Two Thirds of Voters Want the ANC and DA to Keep Governing Together

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Zuma and the MK Party Are Back Where They Started

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29.9.2026

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

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28.9.2026

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

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26.9.2026

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

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25.9.2026

Investors Think South Africa Is Safe Again. November's Elections Could Prove Them Wrong

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1.10.2026

Cape Town Just Beat Race-Based Procurement at the Constitutional Court

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29.9.2026

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28.9.2026

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

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26.9.2026

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

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25.9.2026

Commemorating October 7th

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Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein Reflects on Three Years Since October 7

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7.10.2026

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October 7, Three Years On: Doron Libshtein on the Day Hamas Killed His Brother at Kfar Aza

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Lex Libertas Rejects Lamola-Backed Freedom-of-Expression Clampdown

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SIU Recovers R936m and Voids R25.7bn in Contracts

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UCT Council Chair Faces Scrutiny Over Complaint Process

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Procedural Win Against Racial Quotas in Legal Profession

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Arrested German Spy Chief May Not Be a Malign Actor

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The Common Sense's Latest Scenarios: Reform Now Less Likely

In this subscribers-only video Frans Cronje discusses the latest scenarios from The Common Sense and explains what has changed.

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7.10.2026

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

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

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US Expert Warns Targeted Financial Sanctions Could Follow US Visa Restrictions

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MTN’s Iran Quagmire Deepens

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9.10.2026

Mbeki’s Counter-Revolution Theory, Myburgh in Washington, and the 10 Million SA Left in Poverty

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8.10.2026

Princy Mthombeni: South Africa Is Expected to Carry the Burden of Failed African States

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8.10.2026

Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein Reflects on Three Years Since October 7

THE COMMON SENSE

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7.10.2026

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THE COMMON SENSE

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9.10.2026

Mbeki’s Counter-Revolution Theory, Myburgh in Washington, and the 10 Million SA Left in Poverty

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8.10.2026

Princy Mthombeni: South Africa Is Expected to Carry the Burden of Failed African States

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8.10.2026

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7.10.2026

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South African Parents Built Their Own School Bus System

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What the Low Fixed Investment Number Means for South Africa’s Future

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Explosive Maker Sells Out to India

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Multiracial Households in South Africa Grow Eight-Hundred-Fold in 20 Years

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South African Country Risk Weighs Down Gold Fields’ Australian Ambitions

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Multiracial Households in South Africa Grow Eight-Hundred-Fold in 20 Years

The proportion of multiracial households has grown strongly in the last 20 years, reflecting how South Africa has changed.

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Multiracial Households in South Africa Grow Eight-Hundred-Fold in 20 Years

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The Proteas will begin their 2027 Cricket World Cup campaign against New Zealand as South Africa prepares to co-host the tournament with Zimbabwe and Namibia.

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