EDITORIALS
The Reparations for Slavery Debate
RW Johnson writes on the calls for reparations for slavery and how these calls focus only on slavery by Europeans.
12.4.2026 |
RW Johnson
The Meaning of Natie Kirsh as an Antidote to the Chaos of Current Politics
Simon Lincoln Reader writes on Natie Kirsh’s success and what it tells you about modern politics.
12.4.2026 |
Simon Lincoln Reader
Dispatch from Washington
Richard Tren writes on the view from Washington on the latest global developments.
12.4.2026 |
Richard Tren
What Could a Non-Racial BEE Policy Look Like?
Benji Shulman writes on how we could rethink empowerment policy.
12.4.2026 |
Benji Shulman
Ceasefire Talks Risk Strategic Misread as West and Iran Operate by Different Rules
Western assumptions about negotiation might misjudge Iran’s approach, turning a ceasefire into a pause, rather than a resolution.
11.4.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Iran War Update: A Fragile Ceasefire Raises New Questions Around Economic and Market Implications
A fragile two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran is holding in name, but is under strain, as both sides contest its terms and signal readiness to escalate if negotiations fail. The economic and market implications, however, likely remain in line with the two most probable scenarios sketched by this newspaper at the start of the conflict.
10.4.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Space - the Final Frontier to Controlling Military and Economic Balance on Earth
Most reporting on the Artemis II space mission around the Moon has focused on shallow human interest storylines, such as the status of the toilets, when the much more important story is about the battle to control future mining, energy production, exports, governance, and weapons deployment from space, a battle that will be as important as any other in settling the balance of power between China and America on Earth.
10.4.2026 |
The Editorial Board
War Reality Diverges Sharply From Self-Loathing Western Global Headlines
Western media coverage has painted the Iran war to date as an apocalyptic event that has humiliated America and exposed its leadership as mad and its military as weak, while Iran has emerged strengthened and ascendant, amid markets and currency wreckage, and soaring energy prices that have driven the world to the brink of chaos.
9.4.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Europe Must Learn the Right Lessons From Iran and Hormuz (and Apply Those to Africa)
Europe’s exposure to the consequences of snarled-up Hormuz oil flows was not imposed from the outside but instead self-inflicted through decades of foolish climate policies. Correcting those policies is more important to its future than trying to bring stability to the Middle East.
9.4.2026 |
The Editorial Board
The Common Sense Has Called the Iran War Measuredly and Precisely Correctly
Thus far The Common Sense has been virtually unique in the global, let alone domestic South African, media, in calling the trajectory of the Iran war with precision. That reflects both its dedication to excellence in analysis and the very high regard it holds for its readers.
8.4.2026 |
The Editorial Board
