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.
12.6.2026 |
Frans Cronje
South Africa’s Greatest Asset Is Its Common Ground
Polling by the Social Research Foundation and The Common Sense shows a country whose citizens are moderate, centrist, practical, and committed to living and working together to build a great country – and it cannot be stressed often enough that South Africa’s greatest asset now is the common ground and the common values that exist among its people.
12.6.2026 |
Frans Cronje
What Foreign Investors are Being Told About South Africa’s Next Two Years
The upshot is this, “Mr Ramaphosa hangs on, fixed investment remains in the 15% zone, and growth necessarily therefore in the 1% rut, and the enclave phenomenon deepens, establishing a very interesting emerging market that causes South Africa to remain broadly stable in the relative sense of the thing.”
7.6.2026 |
Frans Cronje
Only Upsides for SA’s Middle Classes if They Do These Things
Frans Cronje argues that South Africa may be seeing a fragmentation of the Union of 1910 and that if the enclave-society thesis that flows from that is correct, its most striking implication is that, for middle-class people with a smart grasp of events, there are no more severe material downsides to remaining in South Africa.
11.5.2026 |
Frans Cronje
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
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
