The Case for South Africa and the ANC’s Return to 50%-Plus
Frans Cronje writes on why the prospect of a 4% or 5% economic growth rate into and through the 2030s, with a stable ANC-led government in Pretoria and much reduced protest levels, is as plausible as any other scenario for the country – especially if the confidence, investment, growth, and living standards lessons of the first 15 years after 1994 can be replicated.
13.4.2026 |
Frans Cronje
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.
10.4.2026 |
Frans Cronje
South Africa’s Strength Lies in Unity: Why Institutions Must Amplify Common Ground
Despite apparent divisions, South Africa’s shared values and trust offer a foundation for national success – an opportunity for influential institutions to shape the narrative toward unity and prosperity.
30.3.2026 |
Frans Cronje
Black or White, ANC or DA, South Africans Fundamentally Trust Each Other and See the Good in Each Other
One of the strongest reasons why South Africa can work and be a success is the extraordinary extent of the common ground that exists in the values of the great majority of its people.
24.3.2026 |
Frans Cronje
The Case for South Africa: A Strong Hand if Played Correctly
There are five cards South Africa currently holds that, if well played, will see the country become very successful over the next decade.
17.3.2026 |
Frans Cronje
Why the Upside Case for South Africa is Plausible by 2029
Frans Cronje writes on why the prospect of a 3% economic growth rate by 2029, with a stable government in Pretoria and much reduced protest levels, is as plausible as any other scenario for the country.
16.2.2026 |
Frans Cronje
Xi Backs Renminbi Reserve Bid as Dollar Questions Multiply
An article in a Chinese Communist Party journal confirms Renminbi internationalisation as official state policy – a quiet signal from Beijing that could reshape how money, trade, and power move across the world.
9.2.2026 |
Frans Cronje
Global Forecasters Retreat as Last Year’s Doom Gives Way to Resilience
After a year of warnings that Trump’s trade agenda would lock the world into low growth and stubborn inflation, global institutions are now lifting growth forecasts and cutting inflation calls as the feared shocks fail to materialise.
22.1.2026 |
Frans Cronje
The ANC’s Political Renewal Thinking Reveals a Party at Odds With Itself
Frans Cronje writes that, as in the case of the economic policy resolutions that emerged from the ANC’s National General Council meeting this week, the party’s resolutions on internal political renewal reveal an organisation beset with internal contradictions.
15.12.2025 |
Frans Cronje
ANC Economic Thinking Reveals a Party at War With its Own Mind
Frans Cronje writes that the economic narrative emerging from the 5th National General Council of the ANC is not one of clarity, but of unresolved tension, revealing a party at war with its own mind.
12.12.2025 |
Frans Cronje
