A leopard mauled 11 people in an Indian village and terrorised wildlife officials trying to drive it away before it was tranquilised.

A male leopard was captured in Makoko near Nelspruit on Friday, the Mpumalanga tourism and parks agency said.

Afghanistan's snow leopards have barely survived three decades of war. But now the few remaining mountain leopards in the country face another threat.

Golden Arrows could not have asked for two tougher fixtures to end their Absa Premiership campaign -- and to top it all, they hold the key to the championship. Arrows travel to Atteridgeville's Super Stadium on Wednesday night, where they face leaders SuperSport United, and then host second-placed Ajax Cape Town at Umlazi's King Zwelithini Stadium on Sunday.

Black Leopards moved off the bottom of the Absa Premiership log after playing to a goalless draw with Lamontville Golden Arrows at Thohoyando Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Leopards, however, are still relegation candidates along with Jomo Cosmos and Thanda Royal Zulu, and the teams have only two more games to try to avoid relegation.

Jomo Cosmos' Absa Premiership fate is in their own hands. Club owner and head coach Jomo Sono is confident Ezenkosi will beat relegation. Sono will not be pushing any panic buttons or putting any extra pressure on his players over the next 11 days when Ezenkosi's fate will be decided after they play the other two relegation candidates.

Jomo Cosmos are not pushing the panic buttons ... just yet. Ezenkosi suffered their ninth defeat of the season when they were beaten 3-1 away to Bloemfontein Celtic on the weekend, which sees them drop to 15th spot on the Absa Premiership with 22 points -- the same number as bottom team Black Leopards.

Bottom-of-the-log Black Leopards beat fellow strugglers Thando Royal Zulu (TRZ) 3-2 in an Absa Premiership match played at Thohoyandou Stadium on Wednesday. Leopards led 2-1 a half-time. The home team, Leopards, began the game on the offensive and were rewarded when striker Robert Ngambi scored the opener early on.

AmaZulu striker Mpho Maleka netted thrice in an enthralling Nedbank Cup quarterfinal match to help his team beat Black Leopards 3-2 at their home ground, the Thohoyandou Stadium, on Sunday. Leopards started off briskly and took the lead through Christopher Netshidzivhe in the 19th minute.

The unpredictable Moroka Swallows were flying high after delivering a crushing blow to Ajax Cape Town's Premier Soccer League title aspirations with a come-from-behind 2-1 victory on Sunday. In other matches, Sundowns beat Chiefs 1-0; Celtic and Leopards drew 2-2; and AmaZulu and Platinum Stars drew 0-0.