THE THIRD UMPIRE

GWEDE MANTASHE

The ANC has branded the parliamentary inquiry into the public protector’s fitness to hold office an “opportunistic witch-hunt”. Apparently somebody wasn’t paying attention when her utter incompetence was exposed in court.

ELON MUSK

SpaceX has successfully reused a rocket that had already flown to space and landed it on an ocean platform to be used again, taking recycling to a whole new level. If only SA could hang on to its best and brightest rather than recycling the past.

RAILA ODINGA

There’s no point in legitimising a rerun election that still favours the incumbent. By pulling out of the race the Kenyan opposition leader may have bought his party and the electoral commission more time to prepare for a free and fair poll.