20 July 2026Good Morning
Below follows today’s briefing from The Common Sense.
Today's Briefing
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Columns
South Africa Should Follow America and Leave the ICC
South Africa once tried to leave the International Criminal Court. It should use the opportunity created by Marco Rubio to try again.
Economics & Policy
Thirty Years Ago, South Africa’s Economy Was One Third the Size of India’s. Today It Is a Tenth
The average South African is still much richer than the average Indian but the gap is closing quickly.
Politics
The Enclavisation of South African Security
One of the clearest ways to see South Africa’s growing enclavisation is to look at who South Africans rely on to protect their homes, businesses, and assets. In 1997, there was roughly one private security officer for every police officer. Today that ratio is more than four to one.
Politics
China Winning Global Information War
There are only a few countries in the world where people have a more favourable opinion of America than of China.
Columns
The News That’s Fit to Print
RW Johnson writes on the decline of what used to be one of South Africa’s greatest newspapers.
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Podcast & Video of the Day
ICC Exit, 15% Middle Class, 66% JSE Black Ownership, & Mettler State Capture
The panel unpacks South Africa’s ICC debate, the real size of the middle class, JSE ownership, state capture in Tshwane, school politics, sports quotas, family collapse and the weakening of the West.
SA's Enclave Future - How To Prepare For It
Frans Cronje explains how to prepare for South Africa's enclave future.
