THE THIRD UMPIRE

TITO MBOWENI

The Treasury’s R38.8bn second round Covid-19 relief package will not have to be funded by debt due to windfall tax revenue from mining. That’s good news, although clearly it can’t be the basis for a permanent income grant.

KHEHLA SITOLE

The Supreme Court of Appeal has dismissed the national police commissioner’s appeal against a high court judgment that he put the interests of the ANC ahead of those of the country in the infamous “grabber” procurement saga.

TREVOR MILTON

The Nikola Corporation founder and former executive chair has been charged in New York with making misleading and false statements in a bid to convince investors to buy shares in the electric and hydrogen fuel vehicle start-up.