THE THIRD UMPIRE

JOBURG

Whether DA mayor Mpho Phalatse’s ousting is justified or just grubby politics, the big loser from the chronic instability of the past few years is the city and its residents. Don’t hold your breath for the decline to be arrested anytime soon.

MIKE PENCE

The discovery of classified documents at the former US vice-president’s home would have been big news a year ago, but after both Donald Trump and Joe Biden were found to have done the same, it is causing ripples rather than waves.

PAKISTAN

The rupee plunged almost 10% against the dollar on Thursday, the biggest one day drop in more than two decades, after forex companies removed a cap on the exchange rate to comply with an IMF economic reform programme.