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Can member-owned football clubs succeed?

Football supporters often fantasise about seizing control of their clubs, sending owners and officials down the tunnel. But evidence suggests that democratic, fan-owned teams are…

In South Africa, Bidvest sold Wits and their 99-year legacy into thin air.

Out of our Wits: Should more be done to block club sales?

South African football is in an awkward position where it dare not refuse investment … no matter the cost

Sundowns are currently second on the PSL log table with 47 points, just three behind log leaders Orlando Pirates. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

End-of-season sanction could cost Sundowns dearly

Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane is hopeful the sanction will be meted out before the end of the season.

Sundowns are currently second on the PSL log table with 47 points, just three behind log leaders Orlando Pirates. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Sundowns could win the league and then lose it immediately after

The late issuing of sanctions against Downs could cost them their title

The commission — headed by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo — was established to inquire, investigate and make recommendations into any and all allegations of state capture, corruption and fraud in the public sector. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Baroka deny Pirates top spot with frustrating draw

The tone of the match was set from the first whistle as Milutin Sredojević’s men pushed and the visitors looked to soak it up and run down the clock

Upset: Coach Benson Mhlongo took sabbatical leave after TS Sporting appointed a technical director. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

The technical director curse

In South Africa it seems that shortly after they are hired by a club, the coaches get the boot

Before toppling Johannesburg-based Wits, they secured 2-0 home victories over Golden Arrows and 2016 African champions Mamelodi Sundowns to reach the League Cup semi-finals. (Gallo)

Baroka in final after fairy-tale cup run

A third-tier club six years ago and promoted to the top division only last season, the Polokwane club won a home semi-final

Thandani ‘Bibo’ Ntshumayelo hopes to return to football after a two-year absence. (Duif du Toit/Gallo Images)

New lease of life for Bibo

With determination and a little bit of help from his friends the player could make a comeback

Steve Komphela’s return to his Free State roots has been a success so far, with Bloemfontein Celtic tied at the top of the table. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Komphela has found his home

The PSL coach of the month won’t settle for complacency from his young squad, and it shows

Komphela: “We have to be careful and cautious, on the back of appreciation and recognition, you still need to stay on your toes and keep working.” (Gallo Images)

Komphela not afraid to lash whip to continue Celtic success

The coach of the month could be seen as a milestone on Steve Komphela’s personal journey to vindication

Lebogang Manyama. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)

Young talent heads back home — unlike their elders

Mamelodi Sundowns supporters greeted the news of Phakamani Mahlambi’s move to the club with joy

In a 55-page sworn affidavit, Meng said she has suffered from severe hypertension for years and has been treated in a Canadian hospital since her arrest. (Reuters)

Pirates set sail minus killer instinct

Dreams of a return of the champions are dashed by an inability to finish with goals

Drawing on the iconography of the Douanier Rousseau’s famous painting Surprised (1891), also known as Tiger in a Tropical Storm, Dianne Hofmeyr and Jesse Hodgson tell the story of a boy who draws a tiger

Wits out to set the record straight

The season has kicked off well but more victories are needed to keep the momentum

With all three goals from Wits on Tuesday, the Chiefs’ defence was sucked out of position too easily.

Can Chiefs use MTN8 to get back on track?

‘The nice thing about football is it always gives you another opportunity to try and win again’

Infantino said an expanded tournament would see Asia’s allocation rise from 4.5 places to 8.5. (Naseem Zeitoon/Reuters)

PSL back with a bang as Downs take on some old friends

Amakhosi relish an opening chance under new coach Giovanni Solinas to break Masandawana’s hegemony

Elated Syrian football fans

Underdogs eye a weekend of glory

From the football pitch to the tennis court, there’s blood, sweat and tears in abundance

Safe: The PSL’s Irvin Khoza and Bobby Malabie of Barclays Africa Group. Sponsorship has secured the league.

PSL Update: Master and student go head to head

Cape Town City coach Benni McCarthy will square off with his former mentor, Gavin Hunt of Wits.

Stress test: Willard Katsande and Jeremy Brockie in the Nedbank Cup quarterfinal between SuperSport United and Kaiser Chiefs in April

High time for Amakhosi to rule again

Chiefs fans will be hoping not to have their hearts broken yet again as the new season gets under way

Travelmate designed the device to roll at a pace that matches that of the user

Hunt for Wits’s success is over

Year by year, the coach has steadily built up a team who initially were just ‘not good enough’

Clever boys: Daine Klate

Premiership’s nailbiting final stretch

With a two-point lead, Wits now stands a real chance of wrenching the title from Sundowns