30 July 2026Good Morning
Below follows today’s briefing from The Common Sense.
Today's Briefing
Top 5 Stories
Editorials
Washington’s Crass Read of South Africa Gets It Wrong
It is becoming harder to think that Washington understands South Africa as badly as its policies towards the country suggest.
Politics
When Policy Meets Reality: Illegal Firearms and the Failure of Gun Control
The state’s proposed solution to the scourge of illegal firearms is to disarm law-abiding citizens by removing self-defence as a lawful reason for firearm ownership.
Politics
New Think Tank Pledges to Drive Decolonialisation and Promote “Black Agency”
A convicted criminal tries to make a political comeback with a radical think tank.
Editorials
This Is How to Tell Whether the Media Is Lying to You
One of the most famous South African victims of a fake news operation has released a step-by-step guide to identifying such disinformation.
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