THE THIRD UMPIRE

MONDLI GUNGUBELE

Parliament’s standing committee on public accounts has resolved to subpoena the minister in charge of the State Security Agency if he continues to decline to answer its questions on the agency’s apparent failure to vet Eskom employees properly.

SPAR

The convenience store chain’s share dropped 10% on Wednesday after it reported a 3% fall in annual profits, which it attributed to cost-of-living pressures and the lingering effects of the pandemic. SA’s retail sales were down 0.6% year on year in September.

DONALD TRUMP

He’s baaaaack. As expected, the former US president has announced he will run again in 2024, though this time things aren’t going his way. His popularity in the Republican party is down in the wake of the midterm elections, and he faces multiple court cases.