The Labour Party Is Playing With Fire Over Its Future and the Future of the Country

Tony Blair writes on the British Labour Party and its future.

TONY BLAIR

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28.5.2026

Why Does Hermann Pretorius Continue with a Fabricated Version of the Foundation’s Critique of the “Race Laws Index”?

CHRISTO VAN DER RHEEDE -

28.5.2026

Iran War Risks Overstated from Day One

STAFF WRITER -

28.5.2026

Mashatile-EFF-MKP Government – What Happens Next

THE EDITORIAL BOARD -

28.5.2026

ANC Faces Wipeout in Gauteng Metros in LGE

MARIUS ROODT -

28.5.2026

Eskom to Take Over Payments for Jhb Electricity

STAFF WRITER

- 28.5.2026

Ramaphosa’s Attack on the Phala Phala Report Has a Problem

NEWS DESK

- 28.5.2026

This Is How The Iran War Ends

FRANS CRONJE

- 27.5.2026

Who is Paying for the Lucky South African Fans to Go to the FIFA World Cup?

STAFF WRITER

- 27.5.2026

The Man Who Has Been On the South African National Ballot Since 1994

POLITICS DESK

- 27.5.2026

HERMANN PRETORIUS

When is Non-Racialism Not Non-Racialism? When it is Carried Out by Methods of Constitutional Vandalism in South Africa

Hermann Pretorius of the South African Institute of Race Relations writes on the contradictory nature of the position of the FW de Klerk Foundation on racial classification.

SERETSE KHAMA IAN KHAMA, TENDAI BITI, AND LUIS FRANCESCHI

Africa Set for Liftoff?

What Africa needs to do to harness the potential of its population.

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Meyer Must Convince Pretoria, Not Washington, on a Trade Deal

RICHARD TREN

Dispatch from Washington

CHRISTO VAN DER RHEEDE

The Constitution Demands Redress, Not Racial Foreverism

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

The Common Sense’s Diary

SHRTS

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PLLING

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Tshwane Turns Against The ANC

Tshwane’s numbers suggest the ANC may be heading for another sharp fall in one of Gauteng’s most important metros.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

ANC Support Collapses In Ekurhuleni Over Ten Years

The ANC’s electoral dominance in Ekurhuleni has unravelled over the past decade, with new data pointing to a metro that may become one of the defining battlegrounds of the 2026 local elections.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

SA Split on Race of President

Social Research Foundation polling found that voters are split on whether a governing party must have a black leader to succeed.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

South Africans Overwhelmingly Support Merit

A survey by the Institute of Race Relations found that 92% of South Africans believe national sports teams should be selected on merit rather than race.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

South Africans Think The GNU is Working Well

Polling suggests South Africans have confidence in the GNU, with 49% saying it is working well, including 50% of ANC voters and 56% of DA voters.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Half of SA’s Youth Are Outside the Labour Force

Stats SA data shows that half of South Africa’s youth are outside the labour force entirely, while only 27% of those aged 15 to 34 are employed.

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

Tshwane Turns Against The ANC

Tshwane’s numbers suggest the ANC may be heading for another sharp fall in one of Gauteng’s most important metros.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

ANC Support Collapses In Ekurhuleni Over Ten Years

The ANC’s electoral dominance in Ekurhuleni has unravelled over the past decade, with new data pointing to a metro that may become one of the defining battlegrounds of the 2026 local elections.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

SA Split on Race of President

Social Research Foundation polling found that voters are split on whether a governing party must have a black leader to succeed.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

South Africans Overwhelmingly Support Merit

A survey by the Institute of Race Relations found that 92% of South Africans believe national sports teams should be selected on merit rather than race.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

South Africans Think The GNU is Working Well

Polling suggests South Africans have confidence in the GNU, with 49% saying it is working well, including 50% of ANC voters and 56% of DA voters.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Half of SA’s Youth Are Outside the Labour Force

Stats SA data shows that half of South Africa’s youth are outside the labour force entirely, while only 27% of those aged 15 to 34 are employed.

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

Tshwane Turns Against The ANC

Tshwane’s numbers suggest the ANC may be heading for another sharp fall in one of Gauteng’s most important metros.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

ANC Support Collapses In Ekurhuleni Over Ten Years

The ANC’s electoral dominance in Ekurhuleni has unravelled over the past decade, with new data pointing to a metro that may become one of the defining battlegrounds of the 2026 local elections.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

SA Split on Race of President

Social Research Foundation polling found that voters are split on whether a governing party must have a black leader to succeed.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

South Africans Overwhelmingly Support Merit

A survey by the Institute of Race Relations found that 92% of South Africans believe national sports teams should be selected on merit rather than race.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

South Africans Think The GNU is Working Well

Polling suggests South Africans have confidence in the GNU, with 49% saying it is working well, including 50% of ANC voters and 56% of DA voters.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Half of SA’s Youth Are Outside the Labour Force

Stats SA data shows that half of South Africa’s youth are outside the labour force entirely, while only 27% of those aged 15 to 34 are employed.

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

Tshwane Turns Against The ANC

Tshwane’s numbers suggest the ANC may be heading for another sharp fall in one of Gauteng’s most important metros.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

ANC Support Collapses In Ekurhuleni Over Ten Years

The ANC’s electoral dominance in Ekurhuleni has unravelled over the past decade, with new data pointing to a metro that may become one of the defining battlegrounds of the 2026 local elections.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

SA Split on Race of President

Social Research Foundation polling found that voters are split on whether a governing party must have a black leader to succeed.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

South Africans Overwhelmingly Support Merit

A survey by the Institute of Race Relations found that 92% of South Africans believe national sports teams should be selected on merit rather than race.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

South Africans Think The GNU is Working Well

Polling suggests South Africans have confidence in the GNU, with 49% saying it is working well, including 50% of ANC voters and 56% of DA voters.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Half of SA’s Youth Are Outside the Labour Force

Stats SA data shows that half of South Africa’s youth are outside the labour force entirely, while only 27% of those aged 15 to 34 are employed.

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

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Ramaphosa's Delusional Defense Of BEE

THE COMMON SENSE

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27.5.2026

What Should The DA Do About Phala Phala?

THE COMMON SENSE

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24.5.2026

Will South Africa Hold Together?

THE COMMON SENSE

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21.5.2026

Ramaphosa, Phala Phala, and the ANC

THE COMMON SENSE

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20.5.2026

Ramaphosa's Delusional Defense Of BEE

THE COMMON SENSE

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27.5.2026

What Should The DA Do About Phala Phala?

THE COMMON SENSE

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24.5.2026

Will South Africa Hold Together?

THE COMMON SENSE

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21.5.2026

Ramaphosa, Phala Phala, and the ANC

THE COMMON SENSE

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20.5.2026

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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27.5.2026

Ramaphosa Moves to Kill Phala Phala Report Before Impeachment Process Begins

STAFF WRITER

Ramaphosa and Impeachment: What Now?

KOOS MALAN

Breytenbach’s Appointment to the Phala Phala Committee Will Terrify Ramaphosa

STAFF WRITER

The Mystery of Cyril’s Magic Money Couch

WARWICK GREY

Ramaphosa Moves to Kill Phala Phala Report Before Impeachment Process Begins

STAFF WRITER

Ramaphosa and Impeachment: What Now?

KOOS MALAN

Breytenbach’s Appointment to the Phala Phala Committee Will Terrify Ramaphosa

STAFF WRITER

The Mystery of Cyril’s Magic Money Couch

WARWICK GREY

PLITICS

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ANC Faces Wipeout in Gauteng Metros in LGE

If the electoral trend since 2014 holds in Gauteng the ANC could be lose significant support in the next local government poll in the province’s metros.

MARIUS ROODT

Eskom to Take Over Payments for Jhb Electricity

STAFF WRITER

Ramaphosa’s Attack on the Phala Phala Report Has a Problem

NEWS DESK

Who is Paying for the Lucky South African Fans to Go to the FIFA World Cup?

STAFF WRITER

The Man Who Has Been On the South African National Ballot Since 1994

POLITICS DESK

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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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27.5.2026

Has the Iran War Sunk the Global Economy?

STAFF WRITER

Netanyahu Gives Trump Ominous Warning Over Tehran

STAFF WRITER

Iran is World’s Biggest Executioner

FOREIGN DESK

Is the US Going Back to War in Iran?

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Has the Iran War Sunk the Global Economy?

STAFF WRITER

Netanyahu Gives Trump Ominous Warning Over Tehran

STAFF WRITER

Iran is World’s Biggest Executioner

FOREIGN DESK

Is the US Going Back to War in Iran?

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

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Iran War Risks Overstated from Day One

Speaking on the new Frans Cronje Show on The Common Sense, Frans Cronje said his firm had prepared six scenarios for clients in the first week of the Iran war and had concluded from the outset that the conflict was unlikely to crash markets, scramble currencies, or severely damage the global economy.

STAFF WRITER