THE THIRD UMPIRE

THYS WIENEKUS

The Merafong municipality acting CFO has become the first suspect held during the second wave of arrests in the looting of VBS Mutual Bank. Accused of making an illegal investment of R50m, he is understood to be likely to turn state witness.

SANINIU LAIZER

The Tanzanian “hand miner” has become an instant dollar millionaire after his government had bought two of the largest tanzanite gems ever found from him. Perhaps SA can learn a thing or two from Tanzania on how to deal with its “Zama-zama” problem.

DRC

The country’s health minister has declared the end of the world’s secondlargest Ebola outbreak after two full incubation periods of the deadly virus had passed without new cases. About two-thirds of the 3,500 people who were infected did not make it.