America’s Mistake on South Africa
To the extent that Washington doubles down on an Afrikaner-focused policy towards South Africa, it risks alienating mainstream conservative South African opinion while ultimately failing to serve the interests of the very community it seeks to support.
21.8.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Don’t Compromise with Socialists
David Ansara writes on standing up to bad policy.
21.8.2026 |
David Ansara
Rainbow MAGA and What It Means
That March and March and AfriForum met and held a photo opportunity for the media this week makes sense and says a lot about the single biggest trend shaping South Africa’s future.
20.8.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Is The Common Sense Too Pro-ANC?
This newspaper is sometimes accused of being too pro-ANC – its position is more sophisticated and infused with realpolitik than that.
19.8.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Taking the MKP Seriously
Duduzane Zuma’s rise to the deputy leader role in the MKP means that the party may have solved its greatest short-term risk – succession – and may now be primed to grow strongly and even to overtake the ANC.
14.8.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Akademia and Builders vs Breakers
You will not see a better explanation of why the ANC lost the country than South Africa’s former education minister, Naledi Pandor, calling for the state to tear down a university.
13.8.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Ramaphosa and the GNU Suffer a Jobs Disaster
The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) shows that South Africa’s unemployment increased over the past year. The number of people in jobs declined and almost two thirds of young people are jobless.
12.8.2026 |
The Editorial Board
They’re Lying to You Again
It is extraordinary how the legacy media lies — this time it is about South Africa’s Expropriation Act.
12.8.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Is the “Third Force” Back – And Driving Political Change in South Africa?
If the Third Force is back and again directing political events in South Africa, its actions are both highly effective and, this time, legitimate.
9.8.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Government’s Own Gun Figures Show Why The Firearms Bill Needs a Factual Reset
Marco van Niekerk writes on why the government’s own firearm-murder figures undermine the case for further restrictions on licensed firearm owners.
8.8.2026 |
Marco van Niekerk
