Month: December 2019
Football News
Wits outwit The Citizens
Cape Town City FC is worsening by every outing in the Absa Premiership league. On Friday Dec. 20, they went down [2-0] to Bidvest Wits at Dobsonville Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg. It was a one-sided contest. The Clever Boys got an early lead on the 28th minute through Terrence Dzvukamanja. Cape Town City just pitched […]
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Arteta leaves Manchester City FC for Arsenal FC
Napoli FC’s ambivalent coach may become Everton FC’s gain; so is Manchester City’s valuable loss of its assistant coach to hopeless Arsenal FC. Few coaches, let alone assistants, can forsake a relatively successful club of Manchester City’s caliber for a dreadful Arsenal FC. Yet, Pep Guadiolla’s assistant coach at City Mikel Arteta took an unexpected […]
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Wits, Sundowns share the spoils
Hardly 72 hours had passed when Mamelodi Sundowns drew first blood – defying all the aired talk about possible burnout – at the same venue they lifted the Telkom Knockout (TKO) trophy on Saturday had The Clever Boys found themselves trailing. The only Absa Premiership league contest between Wits and Sundowns at Moses Mabhida Stadium […]
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Wits devise Sundowns fall in Durban
Bidvest Wits FC will host Mamelodi Sundowns FC in the Absa Premiership game at Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban Tuesday night, Dec. 17. Tonight’s kick off for the 5th- and 3rd-placed matchup between Wits and Sundowns is at 19h30. Sundowns did not leave Durban after clinching the 2019 Telkom Knockout (TKO) Cup by a narrow […]
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Sundowns Crowned Kings of the 2019 Telkom Cup
Mauricio Affonso’s brace fired Mamelodi Sundowns to their second Telkom Knockout (TKO) cup glory in the Premier Soccer League. At a relatively packed Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban, Sundowns came from trailing against Maritzburg United by one goal to emerge victorious by 2-1 in Durban, Saturday evening. The fearless Maritzburg team started off on the […]
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Maritzburg in Maiden Cup Final, Sundowns on Course for 2nd TKO Glory
Maritzburg United FC are on the brink of making history in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) near the Durban shoreline. Durban braces itself for a rare momentous occasion to play host to a Maritzburg United, making their first appearance in a cup final. A new record may be written in Durban tonight. Against their ambition […]
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Wits edge Arrows out
Bidvest Wits warded off and beat Lamontville Golden Arrows 1-0 at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium Thursday Dec. 13 in Clermont, Durban. In the only Absa Premiership league fixture on the day, Gift Motupa’s 33rd minute first-half goal was sufficient to see off Abafana Bes’thende. A home loss is never good for any side. Nevertheless, Arrows […]
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Energy and Resources
Eskom on Life Support, Lights Gone to the Dogs
“[L]oad-shedding is a controlled way to make sure the national power grid remains stable.” ~ Eskom Marred by corruption, embroiled in scandals, and mired by nerve-wrecking debts, Eskom is jeopardizing the prospects of South African “dreams” which President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered in his 2019 state of the nation address. Rolling power blackouts – the so-called […]
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Zwane inspires Sundowns win over Stellies
Zwane made a stunning come back from injury with a scintillating performance to help Mamelodi Sundowns brush aside stubborn Stellenbosch FC 3-1 in the Absa Premiership league game at Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria Wednesday night. Sundowns coach Pitso Mosimane said he made nine (9) changes to the team that started against Wydad Casablanca in […]
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Sundowns return to domestic football tonight
Merely four (4) days from a meandering long trip to Morocco for the grueling CAF Champions League (CL) fixture, tonight, Mamelodi Sundowns welcome Stellenbosch FC in a league duel in Tshwane, Pretoria, just three days before another demanding Telkom Knockout (TKO) cup final in Durban. Again, three days later, they cross swords with Bidvest Wits […]
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