The Common Sense
24 August 2026
No. 107Subscribe

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Columns

Big Business and Government Are Complicit in Failing the People

What happens when people stop believing the government and the leadership of the business community when they promise to fix the economy?

Big Business and Government Are Complicit in Failing the People
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Politics

A Fifth of Black South Africans Agree with US Refugee Policy

The proportion of black South Africans who believe US refugee policy on Afrikaners is right is similar to the proportion of white South Africans who believe the policy is right.

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Columns

The Power of Organised Enclaves

Tiaan Esterhuizen writes on the continuing enclavisation of South Africa.

4

Economics & Policy

Is This Why Cape Town is Overtaking Jo’burg?

The changing skyline of South Africa’s two biggest economic centres tells a story about how the country’s economy is changing.

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Columns

Sudan Has a Villain. That Doesn't Mean It Has a Hero

Paula Slier writes on the complexities of the war in Sudan.

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