2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (381+ words) " May 18, 2026 Pressure on Geordin Hill-Lewis to save President Cyril Ramaphosa is being applied because Ramaphosa could now viably be turfed out of office on two fronts. That makes Hill-Lewis central to South Africa's immediate political future " as he in practice…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago  (393+ words) " May 18, 2026 There are deep strategic and data-based reasons for her to consider this. Regime change requires two things. The first is that the public comes to believe that the old regime no longer protects their interests. That has largely occurred....

2+ hour, 52+ min ago  (576+ words) " May 18, 2026 A research team led by Professor Xie Heping at Shenzhen University has developed what it calls a zero-carbon-emission direct coal fuel cell. The technology is attracting attention because it aims to generate electricity from coal without burning it. Instead…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (1121+ words) " May 17, 2026 The rising tempo of anti-immigrant marches and agitation is doubtless calculated to dominate the pre-election period before the November local government election " although municipalities have no control over migration. There are three parties who stand to gain " the u…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (867+ words) " May 17, 2026 Cyril Ramaphosa has never been judged by an objective standard for a president. He was judged as an idea. That idea was that South Africa had found a reasonable man, a moderate man, a polite man, a business-friendly man,…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (613+ words) " May 15, 2026 American President Donald Trump departed from Beijing Capital International Airport on Friday afternoon, bringing to an end a three-day state visit that both governments framed as cordial, but which appears to have produced limited structural breakthroughs. The Common Sense…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (696+ words) " May 15, 2026 American President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have now begun formal talks in Beijing in what is shaping up to be one of the most consequential United States (US)-China summits in years. The meeting comes against…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (284+ words) " May 15, 2026 The Common Sense has launched a dedicated section on our website to track and explain the current Phala Phala crisis, which may lead to President Cyril Ramaphosa's impeachment. We will be publishing analysis, explainers, and timely updates as the…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (491+ words) " May 15, 2026 According to Pw C, a management consultancy, global cinema revenue is expected to rise from $33 billion in 2024 to about $42 billion in 2029. But global video game revenue is forecast to grow from $224 billion in 2024 to almost $300 billion in 2029, exceeding movie…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (353+ words) " May 14, 2026 The Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gqeberha (formerly Port Elizabeth) held a protest this week against exclusionary racial quotas in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality. The kernel of the dissatisfaction is that the municipality is applying quotes based on…...