20 March 2026Good Morning
Below follows today’s briefing from The Common Sense.
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Editorials
How Dishonest Can One Newspaper Be?
The New York Times has lied again about South Africa, this time by omission.
Politics
Geordin Hill-Lewis Has A Major Problem
New polling data shows that Geordin Hill-Lewis, the probable next leader of the DA, has low name recognition among voters, including among DA supporters. This could be an issue for him and the party.
Global
Iranian Head of Basji Militia as well as Head of Supreme National Security Council Latest Dominoes to Fall
The killing of two of the Islamic Republic’s most senior figures, Ali Larijani and Brigadier General Gholamreza Soleimani, marks another direct strike at both the leadership and internal security machinery of the Iranian state.
Politics
PA Wins in Beyers Naudé, IFP Clean Sweep in KZN
The latest by-election results reveal a shift in South Africa’s political landscape, with the Patriotic Alliance winning a seat in the Eastern Cape and the Inkatha Freedom Party making gains in KwaZulu-Natal.
Global
Intelligence Assessment Exposes Bias in Media Reporting on Iran Threat
Western and local South African media reporting has been misleading in suggesting Iran posed no imminent threat to the US ahead of the launch of Operation Epic Fury in late February of this year.
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Podcast & Video of the Day
Should He Be Fired? Right Of Reply John Steenhuisen - Talking Sense
In this episode of Talking Sense John Steenhuisen strikes back against a Common Sense editorial that called for him to be fired. He argues that he has done a very competent job in addressing South Africa's Foot and Mouth pandemic and that The Common Sense was way off base to suggest anything else.
New SRF Poll On South Africa's 'Battleground' Metros
In this clip from Makin Sense, Frans Cronje and Gabriel Makin unpack the results of the Social Resea…
