OPINIONS
Fixing South Africa is Simple But Not Easy
David Ansara writes on how South Africa's problems are largely self-inflicted but are solvable through pro-growth reforms that put freedom first.
David Ansara
- February 13, 2026
6 min read
The SONA South Africa Needed
What Cyril Ramaphosa delivered last night was underwhelming and lacking in ambition - The Common Sense "reports on" what a good SONA speech would have announced.
The Editorial Board
- February 13, 2026
6 min read
Roedean’s Antisemitism Scandal Is Not Over: It Is Just Beginning
The antisemitic radicalisation in American universities has now reached South Africa, following a school’s decision to not honour a sporting fixture against a Jewish school.
The Editorial Board
- February 12, 2026
4 min read
The Real Power Behind the Labour Throne
Simon Lincoln Reader writes on the influence of Jeffrey Epstein’s close associate, Peter Mandelson, on the British Labour Party.
Simon Lincoln Reader
- February 11, 2026
4 min read
The Common Sense Diary
Roedean gone mad, the DA's risk and its opportunity, world-class cities without water or power, the rise of the ANC’s Christian flank, roll-on Beijing, how to do a deal in America.
The Editorial Board
- February 11, 2026
3 min read
Radicalisation Beyond Roedean
Benji Shulman writes on how radicalisation extends beyond what happened at Roedean.
Benji Shulman
- February 10, 2026
3 min read
Roedean Must Act to Remove the Stench That Now Wafts Across Its Manicured Lawns
Antisemitism has a long and shameful history within elite Western society, often expressed not through violence but through exclusion, euphemism, and social consensus – that is a history to which Roedean School in Johannesburg has perhaps permanently hitched its legacy.
Editorial Board
- February 10, 2026
6 min read
South Africans Should Welcome New Chinese Trade Pact
China and South Africa have agreed to a framework promising duty-free access and investment talks by March – that is a very good thing.
The Editorial Board
- February 10, 2026
5 min read
The DA Sets a New Standard for Accountability
The Democratic Alliance (DA) deserves credit for something that is increasingly rare in global political culture: accountability.
Pierneef
- February 9, 2026
2 min read
Xi Backs Renminbi Reserve Bid as Dollar Questions Multiply
An article in a Chinese Communist Party journal confirms Renminbi internationalisation as official state policy – a quiet signal from Beijing that could reshape how money, trade, and power move across the world.
Frans Cronje
- February 9, 2026
5 min read
