OPINIONS
The SAPS Amendment Bill Must Do More Than Modernise an Old Law
Ian Cameron, who chairs Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Police, argues that Parliament should not treat the SAPS Amendment Bill as reform already achieved.
10.8.2026 |
Ian Cameron
Dispatch from Washington
Richard Tren writes on the view from Washington on the latest global developments.
9.8.2026 |
Richard Tren
Is the “Third Force” Back – And Driving Political Change in South Africa?
If the Third Force is back and again directing political events in South Africa, its actions are both highly effective and, this time, legitimate.
9.8.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Time For a Crowdfunded Inquiry Into the Media
Simon Lincoln Reader writes on how much of the SA media gets played by nefarious elements in our politics.
8.8.2026 |
Simon Lincoln Reader
Property Rights Have Their Day in Court
David Ansara writes on the Free Market Foundation’s High Court challenge to nil compensation under the Expropriation Act.
8.8.2026 |
David Ansara
Government’s Own Gun Figures Show Why The Firearms Bill Needs a Factual Reset
Marco van Niekerk writes on why the government’s own firearm-murder figures undermine the case for further restrictions on licensed firearm owners.
8.8.2026 |
Marco van Niekerk
We Must Deepen Intra-BRICS Agricultural Trade
Wandile Sihlobo writes on the need for a free-trade area in BRICS.
7.8.2026 |
Wandile Sihlobo
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.
6.8.2026 |
Frans Cronje
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?
6.8.2026 |
The Editorial Board
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.
4.8.2026 |
The Editorial Board
