22 July 2026Good Morning
Below follows today’s briefing from The Common Sense.
Today's Briefing
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Economics & Policy
What to Expect from Iran and the Oil Price for the Rest of 2026
Advisory firm Frans Cronje Private Clients sets out what the firm now expects from the Iran conflict.
Economics & Policy
South Africans May Face Another Rate Hike this Thursday
The Common Sense expects rising inflation, renewed oil price pressure and a hawkish US Federal Reserve to push the SARB towards another interest rate hike.
Columns
The South African Billionaire Heiress at the Centre of an International Media Controversy
Benji Shulman writes on how an organisation formed to protect media freedom lost its way.
Politics
The Mexican Meth Factories Hidden on South African Farms
For two decades, South Africa “imported” its methamphetamine. But since July 2024, police have uncovered four industrial-scale laboratories on remote farms, staffed by Mexican cartel chemists, with drugs worth more than R3.5 billion seized.
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Revealed: The SA government owns over 6 000 homes | Minister Dean Macpherson
Minister Dean Macpherson joins The Common Sense to discuss his work in government.
