The Common Sense
04 August 2026
No. 93Subscribe

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Editorials

The Common Sense's Diary

In July, The Common Sense reached 10 million views and reads across all its channels and more than 100 000 followers and subscribers – while losing one of its own, whose final days set the standard of respect for readers it will live up to.

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Editorials

Export Expansion is Crucial for the Long-Term Growth of SA Agriculture

Wandile Sihlobo writes on the need for South Africa to diversify its agricultural exports.

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Economics & Policy

Number of Social Grants Paid Out Dwarfs Number of Income Taxpayers in SA

The number of social grants being paid out is three times as many as the number of individual income taxpayers – revealing an important check and balance on the populist instincts of the state.

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Economics & Policy

Where Are the Babies?

South Africa’s fertility rate is on a steady downward slope, and in the Western Cape and Gauteng, it is already below replacement rate. But this may not be the problem that the same trend poses for much of the rest of the world.

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Columns

The Case Against the Expropriation Act

David Ansara writes on the legal battle against expropriation without compensation.

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Ramaphosa's Empty Victory

Ramaphosa's Empty Victory

The Western Cape High Court told the parliamentary committee on Phala Phala to wait. This gives Pres…

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