16 October 2026Good Morning
Below follows today’s briefing from The Common Sense.
Today's Briefing
Top 5 Stories
Columns
Expect a Very Good Mini-Budget Next Week
The National Treasury’s determination to defend its fiscal targets despite a deteriorating economy is a reminder of how much South Africa owes to an institution whose competence and pragmatism are too often taken for granted.
Economics & Policy
South Africa Is Running Out of Room to Raise Taxes
The hard-pressed South African taxpayer cannot be squeezed any harder.
Economics & Policy
AI Data Centres Could Help Break South Africa’s Low Growth Trap
How the global data-centre boom could save South Africa.
Columns
The World’s Choices: Civilisation or Destruction
The awarding of two different Nobel Prizes shows how the world is split into the forces of destruction and civilisation.
Global
British PM Rules Out Coalition with Greens Over Antisemitic Policy
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has ruled out a coalition with the Green Party after its members voted to classify Zionism as a form of racism.
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Podcast & Video of the Day
Helen Zille: Johannesburg is Over the Edge, and the DA Won’t Stay in Power at All Costs
Helen Zille joins Gabriel Makin to discuss Johannesburg’s collapse, why the DA will not govern at any cost, her plan to win an outright majority, the party’s transformation, and the political battles ahead of 4 November.
