THE THIRD UMPIRE
JANUSZ WALUŚ
The killer of SACP leader Chris Hani three decades ago, who was granted parole last week after appealing to the Constitutional Court and was due to be released on Thursday, was stabbed by another inmate earlier in the week and is receiving treatment.
SEAN EVERITT
The Sharks head coach has been “let go” after the team’s 35-0 drubbing by Cardiff at home at the weekend, although the writing has been on the wall after former Blitzbok coach Neil Powell was promoted over his head to director of rugby.
USMAN ALKALI BABA
A Nigerian court has sentenced the country’s police chief to three months in prison for disobeying a court order that he reinstate an officer who had waged a two-decade battle to get his job back after being forced to retire in 1992.