10 September 2026Good Morning
Below follows today’s briefing from The Common Sense.
Today's Briefing
Top 5 Stories
Columns
How Equal Education and SADTU Work to Stunt Poor Black Children
A few days ago, the Supreme Court of Appeal shut down one of the most evil conspiracies hatched against South Africa’s children since Hendrik Verwoerd told the world that there was no point in teaching maths to the black child.
Economics & Policy
A South African Woman is Six Times More Likely to be Murdered Than the Global Average. Unbelievably, Men Are at Still Greater Risk
South Africa’s women face appalling violence, especially from intimate partners. Yet the country’s murder crisis overwhelmingly affects men.
Columns
The US Data Centre Wars Come to South Africa
US-influenced debates around data centres in South Africa gets the bull firmly by the udders.
Politics
Black Vote Fragments
The ANC remains the largest party among black South Africans, but its dominance has severely weakened as support splinters between several political parties.
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