Writers
Andre Pienaar
Author
André Pienaar is the founder and CEO of C5 Capital, a specialist alternative investment firm focused on cybersecurity, energy security, and space. He writes on geopolitics and national security.
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Bert Pretorius
Author
Pastor Bert Pretorius, with his wife Charné are the founding pastors of 3C Church – a dynamic, multi-racial, multi-site, vibrant and fast-growing church with over 30 000 members in Pretoria.
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Brian Benfield
Author
Dr Brian Benfield, retired professor, Department of Economics, University of the Witwatersrand, is a senior associate and Board member of the Free Market Foundation.
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Daniel Ngwepe
Author
Daniel Ngwepe is a consultant and a former South African diplomat in Washington of so iets van die aarde.
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Hannes Viljoen
Author
Hannes Viljoen, CFA, CFP, is the founder and Head of Investments at Kudala Wealth. He manages portfolios and advises family offices and institutions on asset allocation, portfolio construction and long-term investment strategy
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Hügo Krüger
Author
Hügo Krüger is a writer and YouTube podcaster regularly writers on energy, geopolitics, climate change, and infrastructure regularly appears in various media outlets. He holds a MSc in Civil Nuclear Engineering.
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Ivo Vegter
Author
Ivo Vegter is a freelance journalist, columnist and speaker who loves debunking myths and misconceptions, and addresses topics from the perspective of individual liberty and free markets.
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James Myburgh
Author
James Myburgh is the Editor of Politicsweb and a contributor to the The Common Sense.
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Mahan
Author
Alfred Thayer Mahan was a United States Navy officer and historian in the 19th and 20th centuries and considered by some to be one of the most important American strategists.
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Pierneef
Author
Jacobus Hendrik Pierneef, was a South African landscape artist, generally considered to be one of the best of the old South African masters
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Tendai Biti
Author
Tendai Biti is a former Finance Minister of Zimbabwe, a leader of the Constitutional Defence Forum, and a member of the Platform for African Democrats.
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Wandile Sihlobo
Author
Wandile Sihlobo is the presidential envoy on agriculture and land. He is also the chief economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa and a senior research fellow in the Department of Agricultural Economics at Stellenbosch University.
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Warwick Grey
Senior Editor
Warwick Grey is the Senior Editor of The Common Sense and a former intelligence and data analyst. Before entering journalism, he worked in strategic intelligence and data analysis, advising clients across mining, finance, and energy on geopolitical, economic, and security trends. At The Common Sense, he writes on geopolitics, conflict, and culture, bringing an analyst’s eye to the shifting balance of global power and what it means for South Africa’s place in the world.
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