21 April 2026Good Morning
Below follows today’s briefing from The Common Sense.
Today's Briefing
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Politics
South Africa's Crime Catastrophe Didn't Just Happen. It Was Made
Why does South Africa have some the highest rates of violent, predatory crime in the world?
Politics
South Africans Reject Both West and Anti-West Foreign Policy Alignments
March polling shows South Africans in agreement on foreign policy, with strong opposition to aligning either fully with the West or against it.
Economics & Policy
Inflation Rises as Weak Growth Outlook Weighs on SA
South Africa’s inflation is set to rise on fuel costs, while downgraded growth forecasts and weak investment point to a constrained economic outlook.
Columns
The Common Sense’s Diary
Cyril the grump, he’s got the world all wrong, it’s the most glorious time to be alive.
Columns
Why the Woke Right Threatens Everything It Claims to Defend
The rise of the woke right mirrors the tactics of the woke left, risking the collapse of the very freedoms it claims to protect.
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Podcast & Video of the Day
The Definitive Podcast On Farm Murders - Dr James Myburgh - Conversations With Gabriel
Gabriel Makin and James Myburgh unpack the historical roots of South Africa’s farm murder crisis, tracing how Umkhonto we Sizwe propaganda and strategy in the 1980s helped shape later waves of violent crime, and why the collapse of policing after 1990 allowed it to escalate and normalise.
What To Make Of Geordin Hill-Lewis As The New DA Leader
James Myburgh and Hermann Pretorius assess Geordin Hill-Lewis following his leadership victory, unpa…
