The Common Sense
24 March 2026
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Columns

Investors Need a Sense of Perspective on the State of the World

While investors would be forgiven, after reading much of the global press, for thinking that something has gone terribly wrong with the world, the centre has not held, and anarchy has been unleashed upon the earth, they would be wrong.

Investors Need a Sense of Perspective on the State of the World
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Columns

Black or White, ANC or DA, South Africans Fundamentally Trust Each Other and See the Good in Each Other

One of the strongest reasons why South Africa can work and be a success is the extraordinary extent of the common ground that exists in the values of the great majority of its people.

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Global

London Ambulance Attack Raises Fresh Questions Around Cultural Assimilation in the UK

Police are treating the attack as an antisemitic hate crime, and counter-terror officers are leading the investigation.

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Politics

What Do Afrikaans Voters Think Compared to English Voters?

One-hundred and twenty-four years after the signing of the Treaty of Vereeniging on 31 May 1902, brought an end to formal hostilities between English speakers and Afrikaans speakers, the two groups show a remarkable degree of common ground on how they see present-day South Africa.

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Global

Washington's Energy Pivot Offers Africa a New Deal — But South Africa is Not Listening

The US Secretary of Energy has made his position clear: Africa needs more energy, not more climate change lectures.

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The New Johannesburg Polls - Helen Zille Interview

The New Johannesburg Polls - Helen Zille Interview

In this episode of the Talking Sense Interview, Gabriel Makin and Helen Zille discuss the Johannesburg results from the latest SRF/The Common Sense poll. They unpack the DA's progress and what the polling data reveals about her prospects of securing a majority in the city.

What Is The ANC's Real History With Iran

What Is The ANC's Real History With Iran

In this clip from Makin Sense, Frans Cronje explains the history of South Africa and the ANC's relat…

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