The Common Sense
10 July 2026
No. 76Subscribe

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Economics & Policy

El Salvador Crushed Civil Liberties to Liberate its People and Economy. Should South Africa Do the Same?

El Salavador’s brutal criminal justice response to mass criminality and violence has secured a spectacular economic recovery, posing an ethical dilemma for South African policy-makers who might look to study the lessons.

El Salvador Crushed Civil Liberties to Liberate its People and Economy. Should South Africa Do the Same?
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Columns

Mamdani and the Decline of New York

Simon Lincoln Reader writes on Zohran Mamdani’s speech and what it says about the decline of the United States.

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Polls

Polling Reveals Why the DA (Through Tony Leon) Was Targeted

Both nationally and in Johannesburg, voters are more inclined to associate the DA than the ANC with the idea of clean governance.

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Why South Africa is Too Uncertain Now for Forecast

The Common Sense has released a set of three new scenarios describing South Africa’s political and economic future between now and 2034.

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Columns

Aucamp Takes a Big Leap Forward for Farmers, the Economy, and the GNU

New Agriculture Minister Willie Aucamp has done something much more important than turning the corner on foot and mouth disease – he has set a standard for the rest of the government to follow in turning the entire country around.

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No Global Food Crisis from Iran-US War?  Wandile Sihlobo Breaks It Down

No Global Food Crisis from Iran-US War? Wandile Sihlobo Breaks It Down

Wandile Sihlobo joins Gabriel Makin for the first episode of Wandile's Wisdom on The Common Sense.

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