Will South Africa Hold Together?

Frans Cronje argues that even an ANC/EFF/MK coalition may not devastate South Africa’s middle classes, because state failure has already driven them into private enclaves able to insulate themselves from Pretoria.

10 min

In this clip, Frans Cronje explains that South Africa may be seeing the break-up of the Union of 1910. He explains how, as the central South African state fails, the country fractures into “Balkans”, and that the ensuing “enclaves” will provide middle-class South Africans with the realistic prospect of living productive and fulfilling lives in South Africa, regardless of the goings-on in Pretoria.

Related Videos

Video

THE COMMON SENSE

-

21.5.2026

Frans Cronje

2 hours ago

10 min

Video

THE COMMON SENSE

-

20.5.2026

Gabriel Makin

1 day ago

11 min

Video

THE COMMON SENSE

-

14.5.2026

Richard Tren

7 days ago

9 min

Video

THE COMMON SENSE

-

13.5.2026

James Myburgh

8 days ago

9 min

Video

THE COMMON SENSE

-

12.5.2026

Frans Cronje

9 days ago

11 min

Video

THE COMMON SENSE

-

8.5.2026

Gabriel Makin

13 days ago

10 min

Video

THE COMMON SENSE

-

6.5.2026

Gabriel Makin

15 days ago

12 min

WE MAKE SOUTH AFRICA MAKE SENSE.

HOME

OPINIONS

POLITICS

POLLS

GLOBAL

ECONOMICS

LIFE

SPORT

InstagramLinkedInXFacebook