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Black Vote Fragments
3+ day, 7+ hour ago (455+ words) – September 10, 2026 South Africa’s black electorate is no longer dominated by a single political party, with support primarily divided between the African National Congress (ANC), uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP), the Democratic Alliance (DA), and the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). The chart…...
Half of Voters Have Given the November Elections a Lot of Thought
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (121+ words) – September 9, 2026 To support our journalism, and unlock all of our investigative stories and provocative commentary, subscribe below. Full access to insight, analysis, and data. Help shape an organisation committed to our values. We asked voters how each governing party is…...
The ANC’s Misplaced Urgency
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (460+ words) – September 9, 2026 Two things happened in South Africa this past week. The African National Congress (ANC) forgot to register some of its candidates with the Electoral Commission (IEC) for the November elections and South Africa’s economic growth rate came in at…...
Voters Want Illegal Immigrants Gone, But Blame the ANC for the
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (101+ words) – September 8, 2026 To support our journalism, and unlock all of our investigative stories and provocative commentary, subscribe below. Full access to insight, analysis, and data. Help shape an organisation committed to our values. We asked voters whether their standard of living…...
Retired Voters Are the Most Likely to Say Life Has Got Worse
5+ day, 7+ hour ago (96+ words) – September 8, 2026 To support our journalism, and unlock all of our investigative stories and provocative commentary, subscribe below. Full access to insight, analysis, and data. Help shape an organisation committed to our values. We asked voters what they really think about…...
Far-Right AfD Nearly Wins German State Outright
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (550+ words) – September 7, 2026 Germany’s Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has come first in a state election for only the second time in its 13-year history. In Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday, the party took 43.8% of the vote, more than doubling its 2021 result of 20.8% and finishing…...
Young Voters Have Barely Thought About November
6+ day, 7+ hour ago (130+ words) – September 7, 2026 To support our journalism, and unlock all of our investigative stories and provocative commentary, subscribe below. Full access to insight, analysis, and data. Help shape an organisation committed to our values. We asked voters how closely they follow government…...
More Than Half of All Municipalities Could Be Hung After November
1+ week, 3+ day ago (365+ words) – September 3, 2026 The chart below shows support for the ANC set against the number of hung councils after each local government election since 2000. The data for 2026 are based on polling from The Common Sense, in conjunction with the Social Research Foundation,…...
The ANC and Big Business Brought This On Themselves
1+ week, 3+ day ago (568+ words) – September 3, 2026 What do the construction mafia, zama-zamas, March and March, vigilante organisations, the Trump administration, AfriForum, and the rise of the uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) have in common? They represent a spectrum of hardline actors whose influence rose in response…...
The Common Sense and Its Thinking Around the ANC
1+ week, 4+ day ago (218+ words) – September 2, 2026 The Common Sense wants to be a two-way street to become a community of sorts in which its readers participate. To that end projects are under consideration, from live streams to Q and A platforms and cutting-edge tech options....