ABSA Premiership

Result: Chiefs 2-0 Maritzburg

Date: 14 September 2013

Venue: FNB Stadium

Knowledge Musona bagged his first goal of the season as Kaizer Chiefs secured a 2-0 win over Maritzburg United at the FNB Stadium on Saturday night.

The Zimbabwean was on target for the Warriors in their win over Bafana Bafana earlier this week and continued that form with a first-half strike against the Team of Choice. George Lebese then wrapped up the win after the break after replacing the goalscorer

The forward had the first good chance of the game 13 minutes in as he somehow burst through the defence but Shu-aib Walters came out to smother his shot. The rebound looked set to fall for Bernard Parker but Walters got a vital touch to force Parker to send the ball over the empty goal.

Parker then saw his ferocious strike from distance tipped over the crossbar while Siphiwe Tshabalala rifled a shot wide of the target with the goalkeeper scrambling.

Kingston Nkhatha found himself in the referee’s book after sliding in on Walters and catching the goalkeeper while Ruben Cloete sent a venomous strike whistling past the post with Itumeleng Khune beaten moments later.

The breakthrough finally arrived in the 37th minute when Tshabalala’s strike was deflected onto the inside of the post and it fell for Musona who powered a shot in off the underside of the crossbar.

No more goals arrived in the first period as Chiefs held their lead at the break.

Chiefs looked to try and kill off the game after the break and saw Musona smash a shot on the turn into the midriff of Walters.

Rheece Evans then missed a chance to pull the game level in the 62nd minute when he attacked the ball at the far post and put it just over the crossbar.

Musona then hit a dipping shot just over at the other end before Nkhatha missed two chances – hitting one straight at Walters before guiding another off target.

George Lebese would finally end Walters’ resistance with his first touch after coming on to replace Musona as he tucked away the rebound after Reneilwe Letsholonyane had been denied by the shot-stopper.

Chances continued to flow for Chiefs with Nkhatha, Tshabalala and Parker failing to bury good opportunities but the hosts had already done enough to secure the spoils.

Chiefs: Itumeleng Khune, Siboniso Gaxa, Morgan Gould, Tefu Mashamaite, Tsepo Masilela, Willard Katsande, Reneilwe Letsholonyane, Siphiwe Tshabalala, Bernard Parker, Knowledge Musona, Kingston Nkhatha.

Maritzburg: Shu-aib Walters, Mario Booysen, Robyn Johannes, Ruben Cloete, Rheece Evans, Thami Mkhize, Ryan De Jongh, Michael Morton, Dillon Sheppard, Ashley Hartog, Terrance Mandaza.

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CAF Champions League

Result: AC Leopards 1-0 Pirates

Date: 14 September 2013

Venue: Stade Municipal Denis Sassou N’Guesso

Orlando Pirates failed to deal with a plucky AC Leopards as they suffered a 1-0 defeat in their CAF Champions League group stage match in Dolisie on Saturday.

The Sea Robbers had arguably the two best chances of the first-half, both falling to Lennox Bacela but both were wasted as the deadlock remained. Leopards then turned up the heat after the break and secured the win

AC Leopards showed their intentions to push forward early on and won a free-kick on the edge of the area but their first shot hit the wall before the rebound was smacked wide.

Daine Klate responded with a set-piece for Pirates in the 16th minute but the winger could only send it straight at the goalkeeper.

Bacela should have done better with a ball played over the top moments later but he hesitated waiting for the offside flag and the goalkeeper scrambled to get a vital touch on the ball and it was cleared.

Bhebey Ndey then hit a shot off target at the other end before Senzo Meyiwa made a superb diving save to keep out a curling strike at goal. Leopards worked the ball to the edge of the area moments later but rifled a shot wide.

Bacela then missed the chance of the half as Patrick Phungwayo’s cross was deflected into his path but with time and space he scooped his volley off target as he struggled to get control of the ball.

Rooi Mahamutsa chested down a ball into the area with two minutes left in the first period but produced a real defender’s effort with a strike that sailed way off target.

Leopards showed their intentions at the start of the second-half with Ndey working Meyiwa just two minutes in.

Pirates seemed happy to sit back and soak up some pressure but that decision saw Leopards go all out in attack.

After sustained pressure, their ninth corner of the game would pay off as Meyiwa came off his line with no chance of collecting. The ball fell for Dimitri Bissiki who lashed his shot past the goalkeeper who was backtracking towards his line.

Leopards were looking for a killer second goal but Daine Klate would go close with 11 minutes to go as his free-kick curled just wide of the target.

Pirates struggled to deal with the difficult pitch in the dying minutes as they tried to mount a comeback and Leopards stood firm to secure the spoils.

The result opens up the group once again as Leopards move level on points with Pirates and Al Ahly – with the latter having the chance to move clear if they beat Zamalek on Sunday.

A further blow for Pirates will be the fact that CAF uses head-to-head in the group stages, meaning that their better goal difference would not be at their advantage should Leopards finish level on points with them at the end of the group stage.

Pirates: Senzo Meyiwa, Lucky Lekgwathi, Rooi Mahamutsa, Patrick Phungwayo, Siyabonga Sangweni, Lehlogonolo Masalesa, Oupa Manyisa, Thulasizwe Mbuyane, Sifiso Myeni, Daine Klate, Lennox Bacela.

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Johannesburg – About four million people are not registered as voters in the 2014 general election, Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille said on Saturday.

“According to the IEC [Independent Electoral Commission], four million young South Africans are not registered to vote in next year’s election. 

“Four million. And many of them are potential DA voters,” she said in a speech prepared for delivery at a rally in Mitchells Plain, Cape Town. 

“Registering is the first necessary step to winning. I cannot emphasise it enough: We can only win if we can register enough people on the registration weekend on 9 and 10 November.”

Zille said it was important for every person to play a role in changing South Africa for the better.

“It means a growing economy with more jobs, better schools, more service delivery to the poor, and less corruption,” she said.

“From here, if we register enough people to vote next year, we can win. We can win in the Western Cape, we can win in Gauteng, and we can lay the groundwork for… a DA government to the whole of South Africa.”

SAPA

A man has been arrested after he was found in possession of drugs worth more than R800,000 at the Lebombo border post between South Africa and Mozambique. It’s understood authorities discovered five boxes of a green plant in the suspect’s vehicle on Friday night. The police’s Marika Muller says the drugs have been identified by authorities as ‘khat’. “It’s a stimulant. It’s essentially part of a shrub, mainly grown in east Africa, and one of the compounds it contains is something called cathinone which is a quite heavy hallucinogenic substance and it’s illegal in South Africa.” The man is due to appear in court soon. Earlier this month, police reported a massive bust after a police constable and a South African Revenue Service (Sars) employee were arrested for allegedly mishandling drugs at the same border post. The policeman had allegedly discovered R3 million worth of cocaine in a taxi travelling from Mozambique and called the Sars employee to take the drugs home. The taxi driver was also arrested.

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ABSA Premiership

Full Time: Free State Stars 0-0 Platinum Stars

Date: 14 September 2013

Venue: Goble Park

Despite both side’s playing an attacking brand of football the Absa Premiership match between Free State Stars and Platinum Stars at Goble Park on Saturday ended 0-0 as both teams fired duds in front of goal.

There was no shortage of action on the day as both teams pushed forward, but for all their efforts their shooting on goal was rather poor.

Both teams had well over 15 shots on goal, but the majority of those were off target.

Free State did do most of the attacking and when they did manage to get a shot on target they found Siyabonga Mpontshane in their way, the Dikwena keeper having a superb game between the sticks.

In the fourth minute Mpontshane was called into action for the first time when he denied a powerful shot from Adam Abdul-Basit.

In the tenth minute Danny Venter thought he had found the opening goal, but again Mpontshane produced a fine stop to keep the scores level.

Venter turned provider in the 25th minute when he supplied a pin-point cross for Abdul-Basit, but the Free State man headed his effort agonisingly wide.

The away team were not really to threatening in attack and when they did have shots on goal they were straight at Daniel Agyei who made relatively easy saves.

The second 45 was more of the same as both teams wasted good chances in front of goal.

Platinum Stars were the first to attack in the 50th minute as Issa Sarr met a Vuyo Mere cross, but his header went wide of the target with the goal at his mercy.

In the 65th minute Robert Ng’ambi met a cross with a good header, but the Platinum Stars man failed to hit the target.

Neither side was able to penetrate the others defence as the game ended 0-0.

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By Obakeng Maje

Potchefstroom-North West University (Potchefstroom campus) mourns the passing of one of their own students who perished in a car accident.

Deidre Nel (21), a third-year human movement studies student at the North-West University’s Potchefstroom Campus died on campus shortly after 2am on Thursday when the driver lost control of the car in which she was a passenger.

Deidre, a member of the women’s residence Bellatrix, died on impact. 

“She was one of five passengers; the other four, also students, were not seriously injured” said police.

The University’s trauma counsellors and the police were called to the scene immediately.

“The University wish to convey our deepest condolences to Deidre’s family and friends. Our thoughts and prayers are with them. There is nothing as tragic as a young life cut short” said University spokesperson.-TDN

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Johannesburg – A 4-year-old girl has died after being knocked down by a bakkie in Ashburton, KwaZulu-Natal paramedics said on Saturday.

The accident occurred on Friday.

ER24 said the girl was part of a group of children who were playing near the road where a few shacks have been built.

She then went into the road.

“The reason as to the little girl running into the road is not yet clear, but the area where the tragedy took place is in a poorly visible area with a bend in the road and in a dip,” said ER24.

Paramedics said the girl was so badly injured that nothing could be done to revive her. 

She was declared dead on he scene.

The bakkie driver was not injured.

SAPA

Johannesburg – The death toll of an accident in Fields Hill, Pinetown, has risen to 23, KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Sibongiseni Dhlomo said.

One of those injured in the accident had died in hospital on Saturday morning, he said.

There were no further details.

On 5 September, 22 people were killed and many injured when an articulated truck rammed into four minibus taxis and two cars at the intersection of the M13 and Richmond Road.

A huge crowd gathered in Hammarsdale on Saturday for the funeral of four of the victims. Among the mourners were several high profile dignitaries including eThekwini Mayor James Nxumalo, KwaZulu-Natal Agriculture MEC Meshack Radebe and Dhlomo.

Former provincial premier and current African National Congress Treasurer General Zweli Mkhize also attended.

SAPA

By Obakeng Maje

Atamelang-North West police are investigating an inquest docket after three kids died on Thursday at Vrisgevaagte village, near Atamelang.

Sergeant Kealeboga Molale said three kids were allegedly playing outside the house on Thursday and later on their parents could not locate them.

“Three children were allegedly found in an old unused frigerator near a kraal. Three kids aged between 3 and 4 were last seen playing outside the house in the area” Molale said.

Parents with a help of a community lauched a search but that did not yield any results.

The three bodies of the deceased were allegedly found in a freezer by an old man in the area.

“Three bodies were allegedly found in an old unused freezer near a kraal. They were found by the old man in the area” she said.

Police suspect no foul play and the case investigations continue.

It is alleged that the kids might died from suffocation.-TDN

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