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Kaizer Chiefs defender Siboniso Gaxa.
KAIZER CHIEFS

Kaizer Chiefs Vs Mamelodi Sundowns - A classic rivalry of old peers

The highly anticipated Kaizer Chiefs vs Mamelodi Sundowns fixture is set for Saturday, 15 August 2026, at FNB Stadium. While both clubs boast rich histories and massive support,…

  • Lelo Mzaca
4 min read
Clubs such as Betway Premiership champions Orlando Pirates and Confederation of African Football (CAF) champions Mamelodi Sundowns, not forgetting the national team, Bafana Bafana, frequently emerge as victims of systemic gamesmanship.
BAFANA BAFANA

CAF complicit in South African football suffering continental gamesmanship, often off-field

Football should reward skill, not survival of the shrewdest. South African teams offer professionalism and infrastructure that uplift the continent. Allowing gamesmanship to…

  • Lelo Mzaca
4 min read
With the defending champions, Kaizer Chiefs, dumped out at the first hurdle, the path to the podium is wide open. (Nedbank Sports/X)
AMAZULU FC

Nedbank Last 16 draw finds its bite after Chiefs’ early flight

With the defending champions, Kaizer Chiefs, dumped out at the first hurdle, the path to the podium is wide open

  • Tokelo Mokhesi
5 min read
Bulk-buying: Herman Mashaba’s signing of Forum 4 Service Delivery may bring him wins in 2026’s local government elections. Photo: X
ABANTU BATHO CONGRESS

The political transfer window is open, and Mashaba goes the full Motsepe

ActionSA has signed up the Forum 4 Service Delivery, the ANC considers wooing Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and the MK party is fishing for the Abantu Batho Congress

  • Paddy Harper
4 min read
PSL match attendance was low even before the pandemic. And the decline in South Africans’ appetite for football seems to have spilled over to television viewership as well. (Photo by PHILL MAGAKOE/AFP via Getty Images)
ATTENDANCE FIGURES

Have Covid-19 restrictions affected local football teams financially?

PSL match attendance was low even before the pandemic. And the decline in South Africans’ appetite for football seems to have spilled over to television viewership as well

  • Mamaili Mamaila
8 min read
Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies coach Jerry Tshabalala after a training session at Chloorkop in Edenvale. (Oupa Nkosi)
AFRICAN WOMEN 039 S FOOTBALL

I’m not done, says winning coach Jerry Tshabalala

Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies might have had a phenomenal year, but the man who guided them to become African champions has bigger plans for himself on a wider football stage

  • Busisiwe Mokwena
8 min read
Kaizer Chiefs fans react to the goal during the Absa Premiership match between Kaizer Chiefs and Baroka FC at FNB Stadium on September 28, 2019 in Johannesburg, South Africa. (Photo by Sydney Seshibedi/Gallo Images)
AFRICA

Loyalty and loathing in the Champions League

As Al Ahly take on Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa’s greatest coach has been tasked with denying his homeland a sought-after star

  • Luke Feltham
5 min read
Orlando Pirates head coach Josef Zinnbauer greets fans and poses for selfies at their Absa Premiership match against AmaZulu FC at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg. (Lefty Shivambu/ Gallo Images)
ABSA PREMIERSHIP

The secret behind the Josef Zinnbauer magic

The Orlando Pirates coach has masterminded a dramatic turnaround at the struggling club he joined just over four months ago. Now, they are league contenders

  • Njabulo Ngidi
10 min read
This weekend’s PSL games have been postponed.
CORONAVIRUS

PSL pushes pause on football

The League is on halt for now but we still know almost nothing about what the future holds

  • Luke Feltham
2 min read
Brainy boots: Reneilwe Letsholonyane of Highlands Park (left) displays a football intelligence that will find very few rivals on a South African pitch. (Anesh Debiky/Gallo Images)
BRADLEY GROBLER

Highlands Park keep the faith

The Lions of the North have two important back-to-back matches against Sundowns — the outcome of which may well define their season

  • Luke Feltham
4 min read
Heyday: Thabo Nthethe (left) has had to make provision for periods when he is not playing for a club. He has taken out policies and started a business to make ends meet. (Philip Maeta/Gallo Images)
BAROKA FC

Hanging up the boots and bucks

Life after football can be tough — free agents need to prepare for the day they no longer play

  • Samuel Malinga
5 min read
Broad horizons: Sundowns’ coach Pitso Mosimane (left) has global ambitions for his team. (Stringer/AFP)
ABSA PREMIERSHIP

Pitso, pride and the world

South Africa’s best coach might think globally but he has a local mission to accomplish first

  • Luke Feltham
4 min read
Making history: Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane has built his success on the special bonds he has created within the team. And now, he needs to find a way to get them firing once again. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)
GAVIN HUNT

Building a legacy in disloyal times

For the first time in recent memory the Mamelodi Sundowns coach looks a bit rocky. With a new contract looming, can he reverse the tide?

  • Luke Feltham
5 min read
Back in the game: Rivaldo Coetzee has worked hard at his rehabilitation after a broken foot bone kept him off the field for almost two years. (Steve Haag/Gallo Images)
AJAX CAPE TOWN

Rivaldo Coetzee clings to a dream

After his move to Celtic fell through, the young gun was forced to reassess what’s worth fighting for. But his ambition to play in Europe remains

  • Luke Feltham
6 min read
Brilliance: Mamelodi Sundowns striker Mauricio Affonso helps give the team an edge. (Lefty Shivambu/Gallo Images)
COUNTRY

Sundowns eye new threat

Are Kaizer Chiefs positioning themselves to challenge SA’s undisputed kings of football?

  • Luke Feltham
4 min read