THE THIRD UMPIRE

Jair Bolsonaro

Brazilian senators investigating the country’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic have effectively blamed the president for the deaths of 300,000 people. He has previously dismissed the investigation as politically motivated.

Boris Johnson

Having declared the pandemic over and got rid virtually of all restrictions including jettisoning mask wearing and opening nightclubs the UK is grappling with the biggest resurgence in Europe, recording on Tuesday the highest daily death figure since March.

Southern African Development Community

Nobody will be surprised that the regional body is proving itself to be ineffective in Eswatini. It doesn’t have a good track record of dealing with crises and supporting democratic values instead of individual rulers.