Columns

South Africa has many divisions, but far more common ground than is generally recognised. The choice of whether to build on that common ground or deepen those divisions will determine much of the country’s future.

Economics & Policy

South African households and businesses face the prospect of higher borrowing costs heading into 2027 as the world’s major central banks prepare to increase interest rates in December, putting pressure on the SARB to act ahead of them in November.

Columns

Wandile Sihlobo warns that a looming drought could deepen poverty and food insecurity across southern Africa, although South Africa is better placed to withstand the shock.

Columns

The Common Sense was born of the stubborn positivity that South Africa can succeed as a prosperous multi-racial society to provide a fresh, constructive, and positive media alternative for the millions of South Africans who sense the same thing and who want to come together to work on sensible ideas that will make South Africa a wonderful place to live for all its people.

Politics

The DA has governed Cape Town for two decades, but its electoral support has fluctuated considerably. With the local government elections approaching, the question is whether the party can arrest the decline from its 2016 peak and retain its outright majority.