ANC Lies to the US About Expropriation Without Compensation
In an opinion article, the Secretary-General of the ANC, Fikile Mbalula, lied to the United States on three occasions about the history, powers, and intent of South Africa’s expropriation policies.
6.10.2026 |
The Editorial Board
The Common Sense’s Diary
Great stuff from News24, political scientists are mostly frauds, politics needs data, the race for Johannesburg, no forecasts yet, what if the DA falls short, why that is not a loss, give voters a stark choice.
6.10.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Between Candour and Coercion — Why South Africa Will Not Bend to Washington’s Dictates
We welcome candour, even when it arrives with a visa restriction policy attached. It is better to engage with an honest expression of the American administration’s position than to sustain a diplomatic fiction that serves neither country.
5.10.2026 |
Fikile Mbalula
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.
5.10.2026 |
Omry Makgoale
Testing the Limits of South Africa’s Most Likely Future
Daryl Swanepoel gives his views on The Common Sense’s scenarios.
5.10.2026 |
Daryl Swanepoel
South Africa’s Enclave Scenario Holds but Downside Risk Rises
In July, The Common Sense published a detailed scenario analysis mapping South Africa’s possible routes to 2034 — a quarter has passed since that analysis was published and, in the report that follows below, The Common Sense team takes stock of events to update the probabilities assigned to each scenario.
5.10.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Is AgriSA Setting Up to Betray South Africa’s Farmers – Again?
This week, AgriSA, South Africa’s largest agricultural union, made the peculiar announcement that it was partnering with a group sympathetic to the state’s efforts to downplay the origins, context, and seriousness of farm attacks in South Africa.
2.10.2026 |
The Editorial Board
South Africa in 2034: The Latest Scenarios
Advisory firm Frans Cronje Private Clients, in conjunction with The Common Sense, sketches three political scenarios for South Africa between today and 2034 each of which delivers a very different set of economic outcomes.
24.9.2026 |
Frans Cronje and Bheki Mahlobo
Compulsory Critical Race Theory at UKZN
It is not just at UCT where race nationalism has gone mad – it’s in KwaZulu-Natal too.
17.9.2026 |
Richard Wilkinson
This is Why the Springboks Were Playing in Baltimore
The Springboks’ Baltimore appearance showcased a US expansion strategy that could reshape rugby’s finances and increase the value of the team’s commercial rights.
17.9.2026 |
Sports Desk
