16 June 2026Good Morning
Below follows today’s briefing from The Common Sense.
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Politics
16 June 1976: “I Was There”
Omry Makgoale, one of the student leaders during the 1976 student uprisings, tells us what it was like on that day, fifty years ago today.
Politics
They Helped To Transform This Country, Although At The Cost Of Their Blood
Today, exactly 50 years ago the police opened fire outside Johannesburg at protesting school pupils. By the time the initial phase of what became known as the Soweto Uprisings was over at least 176 people lay dead. Below in long form follows the full transcript of a very moving interview The Common Sense conducted with Omry Makgoale who was there as one of the leaders of the 1976 uprisings.
Editorials
The Common Sense Was Right on the Iran War
Sober analysis from The Common Sense has proved correct.
Economics & Policy
More Than Half of Deaths Among Young Men from Unnatural Causes
Fewer men, aged between 16 and 29, die of natural than of unnatural causes in South Africa.
Editorials
The World Has Moved Past Peak Woke
The world has moved past peak woke. The high point of the ideology has passed, the direction of travel has changed, and that is a very good thing.
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Soweto Uprising 1976: Omry Makgoale’s Unforgettable Student Eyewitness Account
Gabriel Makin speaks with Omry Makgoale, a 1976 Soweto Uprisings student leader, who reflects on the protests, the police violence, his exile and role in MK, and what the struggle’s legacy means for accountability and democracy in South Africa today.
