Mpumalanga Black Aces are the latest to feel the bite of Mamelodi Sundowns’ contentious ruling that prohibits their loan players from featuring against them.

Black Aces have Method Mwanjali, Abel Mabaso and Themba Zwane on loan from Sundowns, and all three will not be eligible to play on Wednesday night when Amazayoni welcome the log leaders to Mbombela Stadium.

On Sunday Moroka Swallows felt the pain of the absence of one of their leading scorers Edward Manqele – who is on loan from Sundowns – as they went down to the money-rich Chloorkop-based club.
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Uefa president Michel Platini says if something isn’t done to address the issue of match-fixing soon, it could spiral out of control and ‘end football’.

The practice has been around for years, and last week England became the latest country affected when two men from Hastings in East Sussex were arrested.

Platini says if the problem isn’t addressed son, it could be too late.

“This is a problem that attacks football because if a result is rigged before the match is played, our sport is over,” Platini told AS.
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Despite a more than convincing start to life under Cavin Johnson, it seems that currently SuperSport United are struggling to live up to their usual standards.

United fell to a 2-1 extra-time defeat to what seemed a ‘tired’ Orlando Pirates side in the semi-final of the Telkom Knockout two weeks ago, and three days later were beaten by the same margin by struggling Ajax Cape Town at home.

They’ve also surrendered their early lead at the summit of the Absa Premiership log and are now in fifth place.

Still, midfielder George Maluleka has found the silver lining in the dark times.
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Kaizer Chiefs’ Mozambican trialist, Sonito, is still training with the club’s reserves, despite the first team returning to training today.

The Amakhosi trained today following their win over Free State Stars this weekend, although Apson David Manjate was nowhere to be seen in their training session, with the 28-year-old still being assessed in their reserve squad.
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Striker Oluwatomiwo “Tomi” Ameobi, who has been on the books of Leeds United and Doncaster Rovers, is currently on trial at Ajax Cape Town.

The English-born player of Nigerian descent, started in Newcastle United’s youth ranks alongside brothers Shola and Sammy Ameobi – both of whom whent on to sign professional contracts and featured for the Magpies in the English Premier League.
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Golden Arrows striker Stanton Lewis is finding it hard to accept his latest injury setback.

It has been a horrible 2013/14 season for the former junior international, who came back from a loan spell at Chippa United, only to find himself sidelined by Manqoba Mngqithi. The arrival of Mark Harrison brought much-needed hope for the former Kaizer Chiefs marksman.
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Thembinkosi Fanteni’s search for a club continues as he seeks to put his disappointing 2012/13 campaign behind him.

The striker nicknamed ‘Terror’ for his ability in front of goal and the fear he induces in opposition defenders, did not have the best of times at Wits last season, after signing from Ajax Cape Town at the beginning of the campaign.
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Kimberley –

Pastor Chris Baadjies, the owner of the dog that miraculously survived eight days after falling an estimated 160 metres down the Kimberley Big Hole, has decided to donate Gigi to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA).

Baadjies claimed ownership of the dog last week after reading about the rescue mission in the newspapers.
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Cape Town – A police sergeant based at the Cape Town Central police station appeared in court on Tuesday, charged with dealing in drugs and corruption.

Cornelius Camaron Wessels, 48, appeared in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crime Court, before magistrate Sabrina

Sonnenberg, but was not asked to plead.

According to the charge sheet, suspicions of corruption and drug dealing, allegedly involving Wessels, led to an undercover police operation in which he was arrested.

A fake arrest was carried out on a police agent, who was held in a cell.

In the course of the operation, a police captain gave a constable a parcel containing four small bags of dagga, hidden under food, and R100, last November.

The constable was to give Wessels the parcel to give to the man in the cell, and was also to give Wessels the R100 as his reward for illegally delivering the parcel to the “prisoner” in custody.

Prosecutor Ezmarelda Johnson alleges Wessels did as requested, and later corruptly accepted the R100.

In the cell, the “prisoner” opened the parcel in Wessels’s presence, and in doing so exposed the bags of dagga. Wessels had a duty to confiscate the dagga, but allegedly failed to do so.

Wessels was represented by Legal Aid attorney Hailey Lawrence, who asked for a postponement to March 3, when Wessels is expected to plead.

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Mbombela – A Mpumalanga man accused of participating in a robbery in which a security guard was killed six years ago has testified against his co-accused.

Victor Mathebula, 25, testified in the Nelspruit Circuit of the Pretoria High Court on Tuesday about his involvement in robberies in Bushbuckridge on December 6 and 7, 2007, a Sapa correspondent reported.

Mathebula and Mahlatsi Gian Matsane, 24, Beanen Mpho Matsane, 31, Obbey Seerane, 25, and Socha Sunday Mokoena, 24, have pleaded not guilty.

They are charged with murder, housebreaking with intent to commit robbery, robbery with aggravating circumstances, and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. Charges against another State witness, Noel Mashele, 26, were withdrawn.

The court heard that on December 6 around 10.30pm, a gang of six men arrived at a shop at a Shell garage in Thulamahashe. One of them broke open the shop’s door using an iron bar. They robbed the shop and escaped with the tills containing cash.

Around 1.15am on December 7, they arrived at a filling station in Hluvukani village outside Thulamahashe with the intention to rob it. After finding workers asleep, they woke them up and said they wanted to buy petrol and airtime, but then robbed them of cellphones, money, and a firearm. During the robbery, a woman was severely assaulted and a security guard, Eckson Malumane, was shot dead.

Mathebula testified he was there when the two crimes were committed, but said he did not take part.

“I was in company of the five men. I did not know what their intention was. I was surprised when they robbed the two filling stations and shot the man,” Mathebula testified.

The other four accused refused to testify. Justice Ronel Tolmay warned them about the danger of remaining silent when there was overwhelming evidence against them.

Tolmay said the men were together in the car and acted in common purpose.

“After the incident at the first filling station in (Thulamahashe), they all drove in the same vehicle. They went to a second one in Hluvukani, where a second robbery occurred and someone got killed.

State prosecutor JJ Jacobs asked the court to find all five men guilty on all the counts they faced.

Tolmay postponed the case to Wednesday for judgment.

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