The Common Sense
15 September 2026
No. 123Subscribe

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Editorials

The DA Becomes a Black Party

Data show that white people now make up just a third of the DA’s support base.

The DA Becomes a Black Party
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Editorials

The Common Sense’s Diary: A Summer Night’s Eve in Baltimore

The Common Sense was amongst 68 173 spectators who made up the largest stadium audience in American rugby history when the Springboks crushed the All Blacks in Baltimore on Saturday evening.

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Editorials

Kenya Should Remove the Restrictions on GMO Maize Imports

Wandile Sihlobo explains how Kenya’s ban on genetically modified maize imports risks turning a drought driven shortage into a deeper food security crisis.

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Politics

This is What Families Must do to Survive a Future South Africa

The Common Sense’s guide to South Africa's enclave future.

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Economics & Policy

Mahlobo Expects Rate Hikes in the US and Japan This Week

The Federal Reserve, Bank of England, and Bank of Japan are all due to make interest rate decisions this week.

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