Newly-signed Orlando Pirates duo Thulani Hlatshwayo and Deon Hotto. Absa Premiership side Orlando Pirates on Monday announced the double capture of Bafana Bafana captain Thulani Hlatshwayo and Namibian attacker Deon Hotto, both from Bidvest Wits."Tyson", as Hlatshwayo is affectionately known, led the Clever Boys to the Absa Premiership title in 2017 and now joins the…
Cape Town City overcame a red-card in the first half to register a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Orlando Pirates at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium on Sunday. Kermit Erasmus got the all-important goal on the stroke halftime after Mpho Makola was given his marching orders for two bookable offences just after the half-hour mark. Makola picked…
Ben Motshwari (Gallo Images) Orlando Pirates midfielder Ben Motshwari has fully recovered from the Covid-19 virus, the Soweto giants confirmed on Monday.The 29-year-old became the first Premier Soccer League (PSL) player to contract the coronavirus, having reportedly been infected while shopping.In a 30-second video on the club's official Twitter account, Motshwari urged the South African public to continue…
Absa Premiership 2020-05-07 12:24 Ben Motshwari (Gallo Images) Soweto giants Orlando Pirates have confirmed that one of their players has tested positive for Covid-19, which is believed to be the first such case among footballers in the country.The Buccaneers on Thursday confirmed that midfielder Ben Motshwari presented with flu like symptoms last week and after…
Plasma recipient going home Michael Kevin Rathel, an Orlando man who was in a medically-induced coma and on a ventilator due to COVID-19, is back home after receiving a life-saving convalescent plasma. ORLANDO, Fla. - With their faces covered in masks, countless doctors, nurses and staff from Orlando Health lined that path cheering as Michael…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…