THE THIRD UMPIRE

ANGELO AGRIZZI

Well, we now know the canary didn’t sing for immunity from prosecution; the former Bosasa COO and six others have been charged with corruption, money laundering and fraud involving R1.6bn arising from crooked correctional services tenders.

SUPRA MAHUMAPELO

The ANC’s factional woes aren’t easing up. The high court has reinstated this Zuma ally to the post of North West party chair on the basis that his removal was procedurally unfair. Cyril Ramaphosa needs this like a hole in the head.

NANCY PELOSI

How do you deal with a president who throws the rulebook out of the window, lies like there’s no tomorrow and pulls no punches to get his way? By taking him on, but without stooping to his depth, as the US Congress speaker did with “sarcastic applause”.