Kaizer Motaung Salutes Chiefs legend

Kaizer Chiefs boss Kaizer Motaung has paid a glowing tribute to one of the club’s best-ever players, Simon “Bull” Lehoko.

Lehoko passed away on Thursday at the age of 74 in Sharpeville, Vanderbijlpark, and Motaung was first in line to reminisce about Lehoko’s great days in Amakhosi colours from the late 1970s.

“I knew him for many years, having played against him when he was a youngster before we signed him for Amakhosi in 1978, and then sharing numerous memorableREAD MORE

Chinese President Xi Jinping said here Thursday he looks forward to cementing friendship and promoting cooperation with Cambodia. He made the remarks in a written statement upon his arrival in Phnom Penh for a state visit to Cambodia.

Xi was warmly welcomed by Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, Cambodian People’s Party President and Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen and other senior officials at the airport during a grand welcome ceremony held by the king. Hundreds of local people waved theREAD MORE

Orlando Pirates are R1.3 million poorer after breaking rules of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

The Buccaneers have copped a fine of R1.3 million from Africa’s football authority, owing to how things unfolded from their CAF Champions League clash against Algerian side MC Alger on 9 April at Orlando Stadium.

“The CAF Disciplinary Board charged Orlando Pirates with misconduct and failure to organize adequate security in the CAF Champions League fixture against MC Alger (9 April, 2025),” reads aREAD MORE

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has come down hard on Mamelodi Sundowns following crowd trouble from their match against Espérance earlier this month.

Espérance supporters, in the region of 600, clashed with the home supporters of Sundowns at Loftus Stadium when the Tshwane team won 1-0 in a CAF Champions League Quarterfinal first leg match.

The Espérance supporters were allegedly the aggressors, but CAF has also punished Sundowns for inadequate security.

“The CAF Disciplinary Board charged Mamelodi Sundowns withREAD MORE

The two ANC councillors of eMalahleni Local Municipality (Witbank) in Mpumalanga province who were arrested yesterday, 16 April 2025 will spend the long Easter weekend behind bars.

This is after the eMalahleni magistrate court stood down their matter and ruled that their bail judgment would be handed down on April 22 (Tuesday next week).

Jerry Patrick Dijane (53) and Martha Busi Hlumbane (54) also serve as influential members of the mayoral committee (MMCs) in the municipality. They are facing chargesREAD MORE

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has penned a new contract with the run-away English Premiership leaders.

On the verge of winning the league title, the Reds have been tying down their most important players and after Mohamed Salah renewed his contract, Van Dijk has followed suit.

The 33-year-old has signed a new two-year deal, almost seven-and-a-half years after he initially arrived at Anfield.

“I’m very happy, very proud,” Van Dijk told Liverpoolfc.com. “There are so many emotions obviously that goREAD MORE

Representatives of the Russian and South African parts of the Russia-South Africa Business Council met in Moscow on 15 April. The talks were held on the margins of the 18th meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation.

The key participant of the meeting was Ronald Lamola, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa. He emphasised that relations between the countries are built on historical solidarity.

“The African continental free trade area provides a complementaryREAD MORE

After spending over R51 million on the now-abandoned international softball stadium, the City of Polokwane in Limpopo has further allocated an additional R42 million for the 2025/26 financial year.

The announcement was made by City Manager Thuso Nemugumonu, during the presentation of the Polokwane cluster’s Integrated Development Planning (IDP) and budget presentation last Wednesday, 9 April. 

The multi-million rand project was initially earmarked for R90 million, funded from a Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG), which was later reduced to R85 million,READ MORE

Week in and week out, Bafana Bafana defender Siyabonga Ngezana has continued to impress in Romania.

The 27-year-old center back has been named in the Romania SuperLiga Team of the Week, something that happens regularly since he joined FCSB from Kaizer Chiefs in June 2023.

Ngezana was a league champion in his first season with FCSB, along with a Super Cup, and this season, he’s chasing another league title.

He’s played 37 matches across all competitions in the 2024/25 season,READ MORE

Congratulations poured in for the two prominent ANC members who graduated with PhD degrees in Administration during the autumn graduations at the University of Limpopo in Polokwane.

An ANC provincial executive committee (PEC) member, Speaker of the Limpopo Legislature, Makoma Makhurupetje and Polly Boshielo, the Deputy Minister of Police and ANC national executive committee (NEC) member, were amongst the students who received their degrees in Doctor of Philosophy during the graduation ceremony on Saturday, 12 April 2025. 

The delightful PhDREAD MORE