Pushback Against Israel Boycott Measures at Anglican Synod

A push for sweeping sporting, academic, scientific, and medical boycotts of Israel has been defeated inside the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, exposing significant internal resistance to isolating Israelis.

CULTURE CORRESPONDENT

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8.10.2026

Arrested German Spy Chief May Not Be a Malign Actor

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8.10.2026

New Directive Widens Access to South African Asylum System

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8.10.2026

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

THE TALKING SENSE PODCAST -

8.10.2026

Incumbents at Luthuli House are Killing the ANC

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8.10.2026

Corruption is Helping Keep Jo’burg Broken, CDE Warns

STAFF WRITER

- 8.10.2026

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

GABRIEL MAKIN

- 8.10.2026

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

ECONOMICS DESK

- 8.10.2026

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

STAFF WRITER

- 8.10.2026

The ANC’s Fascinatingly Tragic Economics

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

- 7.10.2026

OMRY MAKGOALE

Incumbents at Luthuli House are Killing the ANC

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

RAPHAEL REHBOCK

What Survives Beyond the Debate

Raphael Rehbock reflects on the aftermath of October 7 as a young South African Jew.

CRAIG PANTANOWITZ

Three Years After October 7, We Will Not Apologise for Standing with Israel

BENJI SHULMAN

October 7 Three Years on — A Pearl Harbour Moment in the Middle East

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

Remembering October 7

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

ANC Lies to the US About Expropriation Without Compensation

SHRTS

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PLLING

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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.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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

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

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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

If no party wins a majority in November, what do voters want to happen in their municipality? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

More Voters Dislike the EFF Than Like It

How do voters feel about the EFF, and has that changed? We have the answers, visualised for free just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Zuma and the MK Party Are Back Where They Started

Has anything changed for Jacob Zuma and his party since early last year? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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

Who is thinking about November, and who has stopped? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Seven in Ten Say South Africa Is Going the Wrong Way

Has anything changed the national mood since the coalition took office? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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

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

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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

If no party wins a majority in November, what do voters want to happen in their municipality? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

More Voters Dislike the EFF Than Like It

How do voters feel about the EFF, and has that changed? We have the answers, visualised for free just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Zuma and the MK Party Are Back Where They Started

Has anything changed for Jacob Zuma and his party since early last year? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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

Who is thinking about November, and who has stopped? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Seven in Ten Say South Africa Is Going the Wrong Way

Has anything changed the national mood since the coalition took office? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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

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

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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

If no party wins a majority in November, what do voters want to happen in their municipality? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

More Voters Dislike the EFF Than Like It

How do voters feel about the EFF, and has that changed? We have the answers, visualised for free just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Zuma and the MK Party Are Back Where They Started

Has anything changed for Jacob Zuma and his party since early last year? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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

Who is thinking about November, and who has stopped? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Seven in Ten Say South Africa Is Going the Wrong Way

Has anything changed the national mood since the coalition took office? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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

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

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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

If no party wins a majority in November, what do voters want to happen in their municipality? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

More Voters Dislike the EFF Than Like It

How do voters feel about the EFF, and has that changed? We have the answers, visualised for free just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Zuma and the MK Party Are Back Where They Started

Has anything changed for Jacob Zuma and his party since early last year? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

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

Who is thinking about November, and who has stopped? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

Seven in Ten Say South Africa Is Going the Wrong Way

Has anything changed the national mood since the coalition took office? We have the answers, visualised just for you.

POLLING CORRESPONDENT

VIDES

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

THE COMMON SENSE

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1.10.2026

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

THE COMMON SENSE

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29.9.2026

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

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

THE COMMON SENSE

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1.10.2026

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

THE COMMON SENSE

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29.9.2026

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

Commemorating October 7th

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Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein Reflects on Three Years Since October 7

The Chief Rabbi of South Africa, Dr Warren Goldstein, explains to Gabriel Makin what the October 7 attacks meant for South African Jewry.

GABRIEL MAKIN

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7.10.2026

What Survives Beyond the Debate

RAPHAEL REHBOCK

Three Years After October 7, We Will Not Apologise for Standing with Israel

CRAIG PANTANOWITZ

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

GABRIEL MAKIN

October 7 Three Years on — A Pearl Harbour Moment in the Middle East

BENJI SHULMAN

What Survives Beyond the Debate

RAPHAEL REHBOCK

Three Years After October 7, We Will Not Apologise for Standing with Israel

CRAIG PANTANOWITZ

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

GABRIEL MAKIN

October 7 Three Years on — A Pearl Harbour Moment in the Middle East

BENJI SHULMAN

PLITICS

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Arrested German Spy Chief May Not Be a Malign Actor

The arrest of a former German head spook possibly has more to do with attempts to hobble the country’s right wing than with treason.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS BUREAU

New Directive Widens Access to South African Asylum System

NEWS DESK

Corruption is Helping Keep Jo’burg Broken, CDE Warns

STAFF WRITER

Thabo Mbeki Is Not Mad

THE EDITORIAL BOARD

How Do News24/SABI Polls Compare to The Common Sense/SRF Polls?

POLITICS DESK

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Thriving in SA’s enclaves

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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.

FRANS CRONJE

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7.10.2026

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

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

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

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

GLBAL

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Meservey Warns Pretoria Faces Next US Step

Hudson Institute analyst Joshua Meservey says Washington has lost patience with talks and expects the US to intensify pressure on Pretoria.

FOREIGN AFFAIRS BUREAU

US Expert Warns Targeted Financial Sanctions Could Follow US Visa Restrictions

POLITICS DESK

MTN’s Iran Quagmire Deepens

ECON DESK

Dispatch from Washington

RICHARD TREN

When Trouble in Mozambique Crosses the Border

PAULA SLIER

PDCASTS

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

THE COMMON SENSE

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8.10.2026

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

THE COMMON SENSE

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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

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

THE COMMON SENSE

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7.10.2026

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

THE COMMON SENSE

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8.10.2026

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

THE COMMON SENSE

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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

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

THE COMMON SENSE

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7.10.2026

ECNOMICS

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

South Africa has recorded another very poor fixed investment number, even as the ANC continues to attach conditions to new investment.

ECONOMICS DESK

Explosive Maker Sells Out to India

DAVID CHRISTIANSON

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

STAFF WRITER

South African Country Risk Weighs Down Gold Fields’ Australian Ambitions

DAVID CHRISTIANSON

Global Diesel Squeeze Sends SA Fuel Prices to Record High

STAFF WRITER

LFE

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.

STAFF WRITER

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

Young Women May Be Making a Mistake They Cannot Undo

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SPRTS

South Africa to Open 2027 Cricket World Cup Against New Zealand

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.

SPORTS DESK