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AmaZulu King gives nod to Zungu’s Safa presidential ambition, commands KZN regions to toe the line
AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has backed businessperson Sandile Zungu's bid for the Safa presidency, urging all 11 football regions in KwaZulu-Natal to unite behind him…
Jordaan fraud case back in court amid delay fight
SAFA president Danny Jordaan and his co-accused return to the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court as the state pushes to advance the protracted R1 million fraud and…
Joe Latakgomo: Founding editor of Sowetan – critical role in black journalism
It was at The World that he found himself standing alongside one of South Africa’s most towering figures in the press, Percy Qoboza. To serve as deputy to a legend requires a…
Can Hugo Broos fix Bafana Bafana’s broken compass before the World Cup?
The “funeral” in the Rabat dressing room after the team’s Africa Cup of Nations defeat must serve as the birth of a stronger Bafana
The good, the bad and the Boks
There was much to report on this year with multiple World Cups taking place across several sporting codes
Kickoff is dead – and so is Bafana’s dream
The magazine documented the now-betrayed hopes of South African football in the 1990s
Bafana vs Ghana: Safa doubles down on accusations of match manipulation
The country’s football barons delivered an extraordinary press conference on Wednesday afternoon
South African football’s ticking time bomb
More and more, supporters are treated as an afterthought in a game that is nothing without them. It’s a state of affairs that could seriously hurt the growth of the sport
Hugo Broos tapped to resuscitate Bafana
The Belgian has promised to build a younger, hungrier side, as he previously did when he managed the Indomitable Lions
Why Bafana haven’t repeated their 1996 success
It’s been 25 years since South Africa lifted the Africa Cup of Nations. Instead of dawning a new era, Bafana Bafana went backwards in spite of the country’s footballing wealth…
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…
Corporate and broadcast deals push PSL to restart
Football will return, but the players are likely to have very little time to acquaint themselves with the “new normal”
PSL falls in line and suspends football
It’s officially official, we will have no football in the country until further notice
Safa: There will be no football, our decision is final
Danny Jordaan has laid down the law and forbid behind-closed doors matches from going ahead.
Minister greenlights sports to continue behind closed doors
Sports, Arts and Culture Minister Nathi Mthethwa has made clear that the government is not opposed to games going ahead without spectators provided they adhere to strict safety…