The Common Sense
25 May 2026
No. 43Subscribe

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Below follows today’s briefing from The Common Sense.

Today's Briefing

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Editorials

Health Minister is a Menace to Public Health

The health minister’s zealotry in seeking to wreck South Africa’s private healthcare industry persists – but there is a better way, and if the ANC won’t follow it, the Democratic Alliance should force it.

Health Minister is a Menace to Public Health
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Politics

Jo’burgers Think DA is Doing Better Than ANC In GNU

Most people in Jozi think the Democratic Alliance is doing a better job in the GNU than the African National Congress.

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Politics

More Than 16 000 Cases of Assault by South African Police Officers Reported in Five Years

Lack of trust in the police likely leads to underreporting of assaults by officers.

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Politics

School Shooting Highlights Issue of School Safety

Violence at schools continues to be a problem.

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Editorials

The Old Quarrel – Liberals and Communists

RW Johnson writes on liberals versus communists in South Africa and how the liberals may now have the upper hand.

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