03 July 2026Good Morning
Below follows today’s briefing from The Common Sense.
Today's Briefing
Top 5 Stories
Economics & Policy
Residential Property Prices Rocket 7.7% Year on Year
South Africa’s property prices have snapped a multi-year inflation-adjusted period of flatlining to record the largest year-on-year lift since 2021 – but the growth remains disparate, with Cape Town leading the pack and Johannesburg still a laggard — although this will change if Helen Zille wins the city in November.
Politics
Rupert Bets Big on Private Healthcare but NHI Still Looms
Remgro has just completed its biggest healthcare deal ever, and it says as much about South Africa's growing private enclaves as it does about NHI.
Politics
Thabo Mbeki Enters Conversation to Restore US-SA Relations
South Africa’s former President and veteran ANC leader Thabo Mbeki has entered the fray in what The Common Sense is told is an effort to restore relations between South Africa and the United States of America.
Columns
The DA Gets it Right on Guns and Security
It is nice to have something to cheer for and cheer we do for the sensible statements the DA has put out about the private security industry and private gun ownership.
Politics
Private Security Firms and Lawful Gun Owners are Part of the Solution – DA
DA MP Ian Cameron says the state must treat lawful firearm owners and private security firms as partners not problems while focusing enforcement on violent criminals.
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Podcast & Video of the Day
Mandelson's Russia Scandal, ANC Polling Collapse, Steenhuisen vs Tony Leon, UK's Wealth Crisis & Joburg's Hidden Riches
This episode of Talking Sense looks at by-election data and what it says about the ANC's electoral chances, the 30 June "deadline," why rich people are leaving the UK, and the upside case for Jo'burg.
