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The Orlando Pirates captain may have reached one of the most significant milestones any player could hope for, but as a self-confessed achiever he has more dreams he wants to realise
Kaizer Chiefs’ new coach may have all the excuses but he’s likely just buying time for his ethos to take root
The Buccaneers’ emphasis on setting up a coaching team has left them with a suitable contingency plan after Sredojevic’s departure
EFF leader Julius Malema speaks about the time the ANC promised Matlhomola Moshoeu’s mother a house.
Malema said South Africans were “compromised by t-shirts” making them forget their struggles and parties’ broken promises
Orlando Stadium was a different beast on Monday night than the usual midweek fare — unsurprising given the importance of the top-of-the-table clash
There was no shortage of fanfare leading up to this one and the top-of-the-table clash was billed as an opportunity to shake up the title race
Baroka may have delivered Oscar-worthy acting, but Pirates failed to kill off the lesser team
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
It was a final, fitting, recognition of the Mother of a Nation, who was also one of its sharpest spears.
Madikizela-Mandela straddled generations because of her radical politics and her empathy for the oppressed.
Reverend Jesse Jackson paid his respects to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela this morning at her home in Soweto.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela meant wildly different things to different people. As a mother, hers was a fighting spirit. But, she was also rejected.
Orlando Stadium has been filling up with people since early Wednesday morning
Madikizela-Mandela died on April 2 at the age of 81 after a long illness.
The president urged the ruling party’s supporters to flock to Orlando Stadium this coming Sunday for its 105th anniversary celebration.
Thousands around the country applauded former president Nelson Mandela during live broadcasts of his state funeral in Qunu.
Two <b>M&G</b> staffers give their accounts of the day the Bulls came to Soweto.
Two South African teams in the Super 14 final and some enlightened decisions from the authorities have given fans reasons to celebrate.
Statistics and experience per se don’t win finals. This is something the Bulls should be aware of ahead of Saturday’s Super 14 final.
South Africa coach Carlos Alberto Parreira hailed his squad ahead of a 2010 World Cup warm-up against non-qualifiers Bulgaria on Monday.
The Crusaders and Waratahs will be doing their utmost to change, it but it should be the Stormers and Bulls heading to Soweto for the Super 14 final.
The Bulls have named 14 former winners in the defending champion’s starting lineup for Saturday’s Super 14 semifinal against the Crusaders in Soweto.
The Bulls will play their Super 14 semifinal in Soweto, a scenario no one would have predicted six years ago, writes <strong>Andy Capostagno</strong>
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/ 19 November 2009
Orlando Pirates assistant coach, Craig Rosslee, could hold the key to the outcome of Bucs’ showdown against Ajax Cape Town on Saturday night.
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/ 30 October 2009
With the derby between Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates on Saturday, and the Soweto Marathon a day later, all roads to Soweto this weekend.
Ajax Cape Town are preparing to face Golden Arrows in the MTN8 finals after edging out Kaizer Chiefs in a six-goal thriller on Sunday.