The Common Sense
26 June 2026
No. 66Subscribe

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Below follows today’s briefing from The Common Sense.

Today's Briefing

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Columns

The Common Sense Nailed Its Oil Price Forecast

The oil price has dropped to what The Common Sense predicted.

The Common Sense Nailed Its Oil Price Forecast
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Columns

This Is Why SA Is an Enclave Country

South Africa is not going to crash, it is going to break up.

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Columns

Was Starmer the Worst?

Simon Lincoln Reader writes on the litany of failed British prime ministers.

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Politics

SA Less Hostile to Israel Than Europe

Attitudes to the Jewish state in South Africa are more favourable than in Europe.

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Politics

More Than Half of Municipalities Bankrupt

A report from South Africa’s Auditor-General has found that over half the country's municipal authorities are bankrupt, 45% passed unfunded budgets, and fewer than 20% achieved clean audits. Fixing that will require breaking down the ideological scaffolding that allowed this mess to arise in the first place.

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