THE THIRD UMPIRE

ANC

The governing party not only benefited from the candidate nomination process being reopened but has also had an opportunity to enforce its step-aside rule for those facing criminal charges, which makes it a win-win for SA too.

WHITE HOUSE

The US presidency has announced a rational international travel policy that prioritises those who are vaccinated against Sars-Cov-2 regardless of their nationality, an approach the UK government would do well to emulate.

BILL GATES

The US billionaire philanthropist has raised more than $1bn in corporate funding for global clean energy projects through Breakthrough Energy Catalyst, a fund he established to accelerate climate-change mitigation technologies.