25 March 2026Good Morning
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Economics & Policy
SARB Likely to Hold Rates Despite Inflation Hitting Target
Global risks and a stronger dollar are expected to keep the central bank cautious despite easing inflation.
Economics & Policy
South Africa’s Fuel Risk: A Shortage Crisis is Not Yet in View
South Africa is exposed to higher fuel prices from disruption around Hormuz, but for now the greater risk is economic pressure, not a national shortage.
Politics
Voters Back BEE Reform – Poll
There is strong support for some reform of black economic empowerment legislation among South Africans.
Culture
Paul Ehrlich was Responsible for Some of the Worst Modern Ideas
Richard Tren argues that Paul Ehrlich was not merely mistaken, but dangerously so, with ideas that helped legitimise some of the most destructive population control thinking of the modern era.
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Podcast & Video of the Day
The New Johannesburg Polls - Helen Zille Interview
In this episode of the Talking Sense Interview, Gabriel Makin and Helen Zille discuss the Johannesburg results from the latest SRF/The Common Sense poll. They unpack the DA's progress and what the polling data reveals about her prospects of securing a majority in the city.
Responding To CBS's Farm Attacks Propaganda
Dr James Myburgh breaks down the different fallacies that a Sixty Minutes documentary broadcast on C…
