ECNOMICS
SARB Hikes Rates to 7.25%, Another Rate Hike Could Follow
The Reserve Bank has raised rates exactly as The Common Sense expected, but its warnings about global rates, the rand, and inflation suggest the tightening cycle may not yet be over.
23.9.2026 |
Economics Desk
The Only Energy Policy That Matters, and the One Pretoria Is Not Following
In Houston in Texas last week the world's largest economies agreed that cheap, reliable power comes first, and that a richer country is a greener one. Pretoria was barred from the table and remains committed to the opposite course.
23.9.2026 |
Warwick Grey
Agricultural Business Confidence Up but Future Concerns Remain
There is much positive sentiment in South Africa's agriculture sector but there are a number of serious risks lurking.
22.9.2026 |
Wandile Sihlobo
Court Blocks Government’s Most Prescriptive Racial Procurement Regime Yet
The Constitutional Court has struck down the Public Procurement Act, stopping a new system that would have deepened mandatory race-based procurement requirements across hundreds of state institutions at great cost to the economy and South Africa's people.
22.9.2026 |
News Desk
SARB To Hike Rates on Wednesday to Defend the Rand
The Common Sense's in-house economist Bheki Mahlobo correctly forecast all three of last week’s major interest rate decisions, with his fourth call set to be tested when the South African Reserve Bank meets on Wednesday.
21.9.2026 |
Econ Desk
Why the Springboks Should Pursue America’s $160 Billion Sports Market
Global rugby’s annual revenue is a fraction of the American sports market. For the Springboks, that gap represents an enormous commercial opportunity.
21.9.2026 |
Sports Desk
JSE Has Shrunk By 40% in 20 Years
The number of listed companies on the JSE continues to fall, shrinking the investment pool for South Africans saving for retirement.
18.9.2026 |
Economics Desk
Fed Increases Rates, Upping Hike Prospects for SA Next Week
A unanimous US hike decision leaves South Africa’s central bank with no choice but to follow suit next week.
17.9.2026 |
Economics Desk
Kenya Should Remove the Restrictions on GMO Maize Imports
Wandile Sihlobo explains how Kenya’s ban on genetically modified maize imports risks turning a drought driven shortage into a deeper food security crisis.
15.9.2026 |
Wandile Sihlobo
Mahlobo Expects Rate Hikes in the US and Japan This Week
The Federal Reserve, Bank of England, and Bank of Japan are all due to make interest rate decisions this week.
14.9.2026 |
Economics Desk
