THE THIRD UMPIRE

CYRIL RAMAPHOSA

The SA president has received overwhelming support from ANC branches around the country for his re-election as president of the governing party, which will almost certainly mean an easy victory at next month’s electoral conference.

BHEKI CELE

More must be done to prevent and respond to crime, declares Captain Obvious, who just the other day was repeating his mindless

“shoot to call”for kill . More officers than to 7,000 murders in three months makes SA little different to a war zone.

LIONEL MESSI

That wasn’t supposed to happen. Argentina’s celebrated captain may have scored his side’s goal against Saudi Arabia in Qatar on Tuesday, but that means little to Albiceleste fans in the wake of their team’s shock 2-1 loss.