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More than 60% of ANC Voters Support America's BEE Demand
New polling shows South Africans back Washington's demands on BEE and expropriation, and the support crosses every race and party line.
15 hours ago
7 min
Americans Are Trying to Buy the Springboks
In this clip from Talking Sense Frans Cronje talks about the commercial potential of the Springboks.
1 day ago
10 min
ANC's End Game, Enclaves, and What America Wants From SA (Q&A)
Frans Cronje and Gabriel Makin answer your questions.
2 days ago
1h 5m
South Africans Owe Their Municipalities R470 Billion
Terence Corrigan tells Gabriel Makin how we can fix local government.
3 days ago
54 min
Private Money Runs This Public Beach
The Common Sense Senior Editor Warwick Grey went to uMhlanga and saw enclavisation in action. He tells Gabriel Makin what he saw.
4 days ago
10 min
South Africans Are Poorer In 2026 Than In 2008
Bheki Mahlobo explains to Gabriel Makin why you are getting poorer.
6 days ago
8 min
The Massive Election Problem No One Is Talking About
A little-known electoral flaw could hand control of your council to a party with just a quarter of the vote.
7 days ago
1 min
The Economics of Domestic Workers
What does it really cost to survive as a domestic worker in South Africa, and why does working full-time on the minimum wage still leave them short?
8 days ago
13 min
How To Thrive In South Africa's Enclave Future: (Members Special)
A practical, step-by-step guide to what middle-class families must do to thrive as the old Union of South Africa gives way to the enclave future.
9 days ago
53 min
One Hundred Municipalities Won’t Have a Majority
Marius Roodt and Gabriel Makin discuss the upcoming local government elections where a record number of councils will see no party win a majority.
13 days ago
14 min
The DA Declared R104m in Donations. The ANC, MKP, and EFF: R0
In this clip from Talking Sense, Frans Cronje looks at ANC administrative chaos while James Myburgh talks about the latest party funding declarations.
15 days ago
10 min
Motsepe, Enclaves, and The Future of South Africa (Answering Your Questions)
In this special TCS podcast Frans Cronje answers viewers' questions.
16 days ago
32 min
Why Are South Africa's Murders Suddenly Falling?
In this clip from Talking Sense James Myburgh discusses the latest crime statistics which show the number of murders in South Africa declining.
17 days ago
9 min
We Ran the Farm Murder Numbers Using The Police's Own Data
Reine Opperman talks to Gabriel Makin about the very high risk farmers, of all races, face.
19 days ago
11 min
More Than 80% of ANC Supporters Want a Municipal Deal With the DA
Marius Roodt tells Gabriel Makin about polling that shows most voters in South Africa want to see the ANC and DA working together at local government level.
20 days ago
13 min
South Africa's White Population Is Disappearing
Reine Opperman talks to Gabriel Makin about South Africa's changing demographics.
22 days ago
9 min
The ANC Has Ignored Mandela's Warning
Bheki Mahlobo talks to Gabriel Makin about a warning by Nelson Mandela on South Africa's finances which has been ignored.
23 days ago
16 min
The Constitutional Court Wrecked South Africa's Economy
In this clip from Talking Sense the panel discusses the hammer blow struck by the Constitutional Court against South Africa's economy.
28 days ago
10 min
Did the ANC Ever Deliver?
Richard Tren and James Myburgh discuss the ANC’s record shortly after it came to power.
August 25, 2026
10 min
DA Keeps Cape Town
Marius Roodt tells Gabriel Makin about modelling by an elections analyst which shows that the DA is likely to retain Cape Town with a majority in the November election.
August 24, 2026
10 min
Is The Common Sense Too Soft on the ANC? Frans Cronje Answers the Critics
Frans Cronje's talks to Gabriel Makin about The Common Sense's view of the ANC.
August 23, 2026
13 min
Could MK Lead South Africa? The One Mistake That Sank the ANC and the EFF
The MKP now holds two thirds of the ANC’s support among black voters, and Frans Cronje says there is one thing to watch to know whether it could come to lead South Africa.
August 20, 2026
7 min
How Oil and Gas Could Have Cut South Africa's Unemployment From 33% to 20%
Frans Cronje and Gabriel Makin discuss what South Africa's oil reserves could do for the economy.
August 20, 2026
6 min
The Two South Africas: 10% Unemployment for Graduates, 40% for Everyone Else
Frans Cronje and Gabriel Makin discuss South Africa's dual employment economy.
August 19, 2026
5 min
The Couch That Sunk A Presidency.
The poll shows the public no longer sees a clear difference between Ramaphosa and Zuma on corruption. ANC support is down. The party has fewer options for a successor who can restore trust.
August 17, 2026
9 min
Someone Is Faking Our Polls
Bot accounts are circulating fake polls dressed up in The Common Sense's name — complete with invented sample sizes and a made-up margin of error.
August 17, 2026
4 min
New Poll: The DA Leads in Pretoria as ANC Support Collapses to 32%
Gabriel Makin and Frans Cronje discuss the latest polling from Tshwane.
August 13, 2026
8 min
New Poll: South Africans Want Patrice Motsepe to Replace Ramaphosa
Gabriel Makin and Frans Cronje discuss the race to be the next leader of the ANC.
August 12, 2026
8 min
82% Of South Africans Want Ramaphosa Removed.
New July 2026 polling from The Common Sense and the Social Research Foundation gives the first public read on the Phala Phala scandal, and the numbers are severe.
August 9, 2026
11 min
The Public Has Stopped Believing In The GNU
Frans Cronje explains the latest round of GNU tracking questions from The Common Sense and the Social Research Foundation, asked consistently since the government of national unity came together in 2024.
August 7, 2026
5 min
The ANC Is Now Below 50% With Every Group That Built It.
Frans Cronje and Gabriel Makin discuss the second-quarter polling data that closes off the ANC's last remaining fallback position.
August 7, 2026
4 min
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 from the first quarter of this year - a fall well outside margin of error. Frans Cronje and Gabriel Makin go through what the data show and what is driving this trend.
August 6, 2026
9 min
The ANC is in "classic decline" and cannot stop it (our new polling reveals).
New Social Research Foundation polling, fielded in July 2026, puts the ANC two points off the lowest figure it has ever recorded, which it hit in the first quarter of last year during the VAT dispute with the DA. Frans Cronje and Gabriel Makin go through the national topline.
August 5, 2026
9 min
Phala Phala Broke the ANC, and Our New Polls Show the Damage
Frans Cronje gives an overview of new polling conducted by the Social Research Foundation and The Common Sense.
August 5, 2026
7 min
Ramaphosa's Empty Victory
The Western Cape High Court told the parliamentary committee on Phala Phala to wait. This gives President Ramaphosa more time. Frans Cronje explains why this is not a real victory.
August 4, 2026
10 min
Revisiting the SARS Rogue Unit
In this clip from Talking Sense the panel discusses how the current brouhaha around IDAC has echoes of the SARS "rogue unit" scandal.
August 3, 2026
8 min
South Africa's Underground Fight Against The Zama Zamas
South Africa is preparing a specialist military capability for underground warfare. Special forces and engineers are being trained to operate in mine shafts and tunnels, drawing on precedent from Gaza and from the American tunnel rats of the Vietnam War. The reason is the illicit mining industry.
July 30, 2026
5 min
This Western Cape Town Is About To Be Destroyed. Why Is the DA Letting This happen?
The Talking Sense panel discusses a proposed synthetic aviation fuel project near Hopefield in the Western Cape. The project would include the synthetic aviation fuel plant north of the town, extensive solar panel fields covering thousands of hectares, and a separate carbon biomass boiler component.
July 29, 2026
9 min
How El Nino Could Trigger Droughts and Food Crises Across Southern Africa.
Wandile Sihlobo explains what this year's El Nino could mean for South Africa's agriculture sector.
July 21, 2026
10 min
The China Debt Crisis No One Sees Coming
Is there a looming debt crisis in China?
July 20, 2026
6 min
SA's Enclave Future - How To Prepare For It
Frans Cronje explains how to prepare for South Africa's enclave future.
July 20, 2026
11 min
The Truth About Black Economic Progress in South Africa
What are the real numbers about the economic progress of black people in South Africa since the end of apartheid?
July 17, 2026
4 min
The Rogue GNU Claims Another Scalp in Tshwane.
The suspension of city manager Johann Mettler is a move in the contest between South Africa's two Governments of National Unity, and a demonstration of what the rogue version does when it consolidates power.
July 16, 2026
21 min
El Salvador Dropped Its Murder Rate by 98%, Since Then, Its Investment Rate Has Tripled
Frans Cronje discusses how El Salvador reduced its violent crime rate.
July 16, 2026
3 min
Helen Zille: How 10 Bakkies Will Save Johannesburg.
Helen Zille on her plan to fix Johannesburg.
July 15, 2026
13 min
How One London Building Reveals SA's Global Irrelevance
What the decay of South Africa House in London says about the country.
July 14, 2026
5 min
Wandile Sihlobo: How SA Agriculture Can Survive FMD and Win Globally
Wandile Sihlobo discusses foot-and-mouth disease, food security, and the future of South African agriculture.
July 13, 2026
21 min
South Africa's Next 10 Years: Best Case, Worst Case, Base Case.
Frans Cronje breaks down The Common Sense's latest scenarios for South Africa for 2034.
July 13, 2026
12 min
No Global Food Crisis from Iran-US War? Wandile Sihlobo Breaks It Down
Wandile Sihlobo joins Gabriel Makin for the first episode of Wandile's Wisdom on The Common Sense.
July 10, 2026
12 min
What Will South Africa Look Like in 2034?
Frans Cronje lays out what South Africa could look like in 2034.
July 6, 2026
8 min
