Ramaphosa On the Brink
The Common Sense produces exclusive Special Reports, anchored by a flagship report and supported by accompanying articles offering further insight and analysis.
What Is in the Section 89 Report? The Damning Case Against Ramaphosa on Phala Phala
The Common Sense lays out the devastating charges against President Cyril Ramaphosa.
2.6.2026 |
News Desk
Rise Mzansi’s Makashule Gana to Chair Ramaphosa Impeachment Committee
Voting for the Rise Mzansi MP largely followed GNU lines, with parties outside the unity government voting for Wonderboy Mahlatsi.
2.6.2026 |
News Desk
The ANC Succession Tells a Story
RW Johnson writes on the very weak bench the ANC has.
31.5.2026 |
RW Johnson
Ramaphosa Must Testify Before Parliament
President Cyril Ramaphosa should not be allowed to turn Phala Phala into another long exercise in presidential evasion.
30.5.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Mashatile-EFF-MKP Government – What Happens Next
The Common Sense has modelled what would happen to South Africa’s currency, interest rates, bond yields, debt, deficit, and inflation indicators if the ANC invited the MKP and the EFF into the government and then followed through on their expropriation and NHI pledges.
28.5.2026 |
The Editorial Board
Ramaphosa’s Attack on the Phala Phala Report Has a Problem
The Phala Phala fight is no longer only about Cyril’s magic money couch. It is now about whether Ramaphosa can stop Parliament from asking the obvious questions.
28.5.2026 |
Warwick Grey
Ramaphosa Moves to Kill Phala Phala Report Before Impeachment Process Begins
The president has asked the Constitutional Court to strike down the Phala Phala Section 89 report before Parliament can use it to drive a potentially explosive impeachment inquiry into his conduct.
26.5.2026 |
Staff Writer
Ramaphosa and Impeachment: What Now?
Koos Malan writes on what faces President Cyril Ramaphosa following the ConCourt decision on a possible impeachment.
24.5.2026 |
Koos Malan
Breytenbach’s Appointment to the Phala Phala Committee Will Terrify Ramaphosa
The Democratic Alliance’s decision to place Glynnis Breytenbach on Parliament’s new Phala Phala impeachment committee is likely to cause deep discomfort for President Cyril Ramaphosa.
19.5.2026 |
Staff Writer
The Mystery of Cyril’s Magic Money Couch
A couch has become one of the central questions in Parliament’s scrutiny of the Phala Phala investigation.
16.5.2026 |
Warwick Grey
