THE THIRD UMPIRE

MARKUS JOOSTE

The former Steinhoff CEO is set to go on trial in Germany next year on charges of accounting fraud, the first time he will be held to account for the accounting scandal that engulfed the international retail group in 2017.

KENYA

The East African country’s government has promised to take active steps against doping in a bid to pre-empt being banned as a nation by World Athletics. Fifty-five Kenyans are currently banned from international competition.

XI JINPING

The newly re-elected Chinese president is facing unprecedented civil disobedience and anti-Communist Party protests in several cities as anger grows over the reimposition of harsh zero-Covid measures.