The Common Sense
30 October 2026
No. 155Subscribe

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Editorials

A Common Sense Approach to Building a School (And Everything Beyond That)

Polling shows that South Africans favour merit over race, pointing to widespread public support for reforms that reward investment, job creation, and opportunity.

A Common Sense Approach to Building a School (And Everything Beyond That)
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Politics

How to Build a Strategic Plan for Your Future in South Africa

South Africa’s uncertain future does not mean that yours must be uncertain too. A four-quadrant framework developed by The Common Sense offers a practical guide to protecting your wealth, securing your income, choosing where to live, and preparing your children for the future. It is a framework every South African family should consider discussing with their financial, wealth, and estate planning advisers.

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Politics

Can the MKP Sweep KZN?

The MKP upended politics in KwaZulu-Natal in 2024; can it repeat this feat on Wednesday?

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Politics

Sakeliga Heads to Apex Court to Challenge BEE Overreach in Property Sector

Sakeliga is taking its fight against BEE in the property sector to the Constitutional Court, seeking to establish that racial compliance requirements cannot be used to prevent South Africans from exercising their constitutional right to trade freely.

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Editorials

Brazil’s Election Reveals Who Really Holds the Power

Lula’s victory has delighted progressives across the world, but Brazil’s election exposes a more troubling reality. Real power increasingly rests not with elected politicians, but with unaccountable judges and officials who wield extraordinary authority in the name of defending democracy.

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New SRF Poll: ANC at 32%, MKP Takes Durban, Britain's 1 000 Days to War, Roelf Meyer

New SRF Poll: ANC at 32%, MKP Takes Durban, Britain's 1 000 Days to War, Roelf Meyer

In the latest Talking Sense, the panel discusses the ANC's record-low polling, the DA's lead in Gauteng's metros, the US midterms, and the UK's countdown to war.

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