The Common Sense
06 August 2026
No. 95Subscribe

Good Morning

Below follows today’s briefing from The Common Sense.

Today's Briefing

Top 5 Stories

1

Editorials

What the ANC’s Terminal Decline Means for the Future of South Africa

The latest polling from the Social Research Foundation and The Common Sense suggests that the ANC is in terminal decline and that South Africa's political fragmentation is deepening.

What the ANC’s Terminal Decline Means for the Future of South Africa
2

Economics & Policy

Six Graphs Show How South Africans Access Healthcare

Six graphs show that healthcare access in South Africa is driven primarily by employment, income, and economic growth.

3

Editorials

Where Did the Mad Idea That Women Can Be Men and Men Women Come From?

Western democracies have driven themselves mad trying to argue that women can become men and men can become women, culminating in the now-famous question that so many Western academics, politicians, and activists can no long answer – what is a woman?

4

Politics

Motsepe Leads the Race for ANC Leader

Patrice Motsepe remains the most popular candidate to succeed Cyril Ramaphosa – but will the African National Congress pick him?

Join The Common Sense today for unlimited access.

Subscribe

Listen & Watch

Podcast & Video of the Day

The ANC Is Down to 18% in Johannesburg (Our New Polls Are Out)

The ANC Is Down to 18% in Johannesburg (Our New Polls Are Out)

New Social Research Foundation polling, fielded in July 2026, has the ANC down roughly 12 points fro…

WE MAKE SOUTH AFRICA MAKE SENSE.

HOME

OPINIONS

POLITICS

POLLS

GLOBAL

ECONOMICS

LIFE

SPORT

InstagramLinkedInXFacebook