19 October 2026Good Morning
Below follows today’s briefing from The Common Sense.
Today's Briefing
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Vote for Helen Zille in November
There is a convention that newspapers should not tell their readers who to vote for. In part because this newspaper is trying to upend that world, and in part because it intends to live up to its name, it is delighted to break that convention.
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Fewer Than a Third of South Africans Support the ANC
ANC support falls to the lowest level ever recorded in SRF and The Common Sense polling.
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MKP Dominates in eThekwini, ANC Support Craters
The ANC is down to almost single digits in a city where it nearly won a majority in the last municipal election.
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DA Leads in Jo’burg, But Likely Short of a Majority
The DA has almost double the support of the ANC in Johannesburg.
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Tshwane Remains on the Brink in Latest Polling
The DA is ahead in Pretoria, with ANC support now in the 20% range.
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Podcast & Video of the Day
Will Zuma's Death Boost MK? DA's Rubio Blunder, Guilfoyle, Ilhan Omar, the IMF, and the Mini-Budget
The panel dissects Ryan Coetzee’s attack on Marco Rubio, the DA’s US dilemma, the MK Party’s future after Jacob Zuma, and a mini-budget that could surprise markets.
