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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.

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…

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos announced his final 26-member squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the Sefako Makgatho Presidential Guest House in Pretoria on Wednesday. Photo: SAFA

Bafana Bafana: A squad built for more than just participation

The current squad stands out as one of the most impressive in recent memory. Its strength draws heavily from the domestic powerhouse clubs

Bafana Bafana head coach Hugo Broos. (SAFA)

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

Bafana Bafana came up short in their Afcon last 16 clash against Cameroon. (X)

Heartbreak in Rabat as Indomitable Lions end Bafana’s Afcon dream

In football, if you do not punish Cameroon, they eventually punish you

Photo: Bafana Bafana X Account

Bafana survive Warriors’ siege to book AFCON Last 16 spot

The match against Zimbabwe was a reminder of the fine margins and the visceral intensity that define Southern African football

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos and defender Nkosinathi Sibisi. Photo: South African Football Association

SADC war in Marrakech: Bafana Bafana versus Zim Warriors

The final Group B fixture of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations is a ‘Game of Consequence’ that will determine who goes to the last 16 in the continental football showpiece underway…

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos. Picture: SAFA

The evolution of Bafana Bafana under Hugo Broos

When Hugo Broos arrived in May 2021, few believed he could revive Bafana Bafana after years of disappointment. Four years later, he has forged a disciplined, adaptable team that,…

The X-word gets trotted out like a beauty pageant contestant to dismiss legitimate border control issues. (Frederik Lerneryd)

Korner Talk: Of xenophobia and the RSA DNA

The X-word gets trotted out like a beauty pageant contestant to dismiss legitimate border control issues

Facing the music: Longwe, son of Chicco Twala (above), has questions to answer. Photo: Masi Losi/Sowetan/Gallo Images

Meyiwa trial: ‘Longwe shot Senzo Meyiwa’

Defence advocate Thulani Mngomezulu said investigators brought cooked evidence to the court

The five men accused of the murder of Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa appear in the Pretoria High Court. Photo: Phill Magakoe/Gallo Images

Meyiwa trial: More delays, chaos as the defence discredits state expert’s evidence

Defence advocate refutes his testimony to back the accused’s claims they did not know each other prior to being arrested in 2020

The five people on trial — Ncube, Bongani Ntanzi, Mthokozisi Maphisa, Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya and Fisokuhle Ntuli — have pleaded not guilty to charges of premeditated murder, attempted murder, armed robbery, illegal possession of a firearm and the illegal possession of ammunition. (Gallo Images/OJ Koloti)

Meyiwa trial: Another expert links the accused through phone records

Cellphone data analyst Gideon Gouws tells the court calls and deleted messages were downloaded from the phones confiscated from the accused This content is restricted to…

The five men accused of killing Senzo Meyiwa.  (Photo by Phill Magakoe/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Meyiwa trial: Legal aid says defence applied late for ballistics expert funding

An irate Judge Ratha Mokgoathleng asked state prosecutor George Baloyi to read into the court record what the law says about court delays and the consequences This content is…

Defence advocate Sipho Ramosepele

Meyiwa trial: Defence dismisses claims that its clients had cell phones while in custody

Eight months later the defence has not brought in its ballistics experts because of a lack of funds This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free…

The five men accused of killing Senzo Meyiwa.  (Photo by Phill Magakoe/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Meyiwa trial: Defence says accused’s location during murder cannot be disputed

Thulani Mngomezulu said evidence from the electronic national administration traffic information system was irrelevant to the murder trial This content is restricted to…

Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng. (Mario van der Waal/Gallo Images)

Meyiwa trial: Judge Mokgoathleng rebukes ‘black lawyers’ for wasting his time

Judge President Dustan Mlambo this week told the Judicial Service Commission that Judge Tshifhiwa Maumela, Mokgoathleng’s predecessor who was removed from the case, had not been…

Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng. (Mario van der Waal/Gallo Images)

Meyiwa trial: Judge to rule on accused’s confessions on Thursday

The defence concluded its arguments on Monday, emphasising that its clients were tortured into confessing This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your…

The five men accused of killing Senzo Meyiwa.  (Photo by Phill Magakoe/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Meyiwa case: Marathon confessions trial within a trial nears its end

In its closing arguments the state said the accused were not assaulted to force them to confess to killing the football player This content is restricted to registered users and…

A police van patrols in front of the house where Senzo Meyiwa was murdered. (MUJAHID SAFODIEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Meyiwa trial: ‘Gininda was never appointed as the lead investigator’

State prosecutor George Baloyi objected to reopening the trial within a trial, saying Meyiwa’s family was entitled to finality in the matter This content is restricted to…

Former Hawks head Shadrack Sibiya, (Photo by Gallo Images / Sowetan / Sandile Ndlovu)

Meyiwa trial: Accused want former Hawks head Shadrack Sibiya to testify

First accused Muzikawukhulelwa Sibiya also wants Hawks detective Warrant Officer Meshack Makhubo and Colonel Vincent Leshabane in court This content is restricted to registered…

What a drip: Julius Malema’s EFF reneged on a policy position to insource workers in Joburg and Ekurhuleni. Photo: Leon Sadiki/Getty

Khaya Koko | Ronwen, please save Malema’s nose fluids

An embarrassing nasal malfunction was not all that should cause Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema to lose face This content is restricted to registered users and…