Below follows today’s briefing from The Common Sense.
Today's Briefing
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.

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.
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.
Politics
School Shooting Highlights Issue of School Safety
Violence at schools continues to be a problem.
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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