The Common Sense
08 May 2026
No. 31Subscribe

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Editorials

BEE: A Staggering Change to the Balance of Power

The Democratic Alliance (DA) did a momentous thing in introducing its Economic Inclusion for All Bill in Parliament yesterday.

BEE: A Staggering Change to the Balance of Power
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Politics

ANC Factions at Each Other’s Throats as Jo’burg Bankruptcy Beckons

Jo’burg chaos gives a clue to what South Africa could have looked like with a DA-less GNU.

3

Global

BP’s North Sea Exit Exposes Britain’s Energy Delusion

Is the UK committing energy suicide?

4

Politics

The Silliness of Fake Polls

Some very silly people have been circulating some very amateur looking fake poll numbers.

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Politics

GNU Won’t Last Past 2028 – Mashele

A political analyst says Cyril Ramaphosa’s successor as ANC leader will collapse the GNU.

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