Politics

The latest polling from the SRF and The Common Sense reveals where South Africans stand ahead of the November 2026 local elections, from party support and presidential succession to the GNU, immigration, corruption, and expropriation.

Economics & Policy

The number of enrolments in independent schools has risen strongly this century.

Politics

Parents should be wary of the idea that a rising matric pass rate means their children are getting a better education – quite the opposite might be happening.

Editorials

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.

Politics

Various silly politicians and other actors are creating their own screenshots and charts purporting to be polls from The Common Sense and the Social Research Foundation.