Everton manager David Moyes has no intention of discussing Steven Pienaar’s future until after the end of the Premier League season.

The South Africa international has been in superb form following his return to Goodison Park, with the Tottenham midfielder on loan at the Toffees until the final day of the campaign.

Moyes though, ever the straight shooter, has no intention of discussing another club’s player, and says any confirmation of the former Ajax Cape Town ace’s future will only be made public at the end of the term.

Speaking after the Merseysiders’ 4-0 drubbing of Fulham on Saturday, Moyes said: “You’re probably going to ask me at every press conference and I’m going to give the same answer that I genuinely don’t think anything will be even talked about until after the end of the season.”

Everton are next up in action against Stoke City on Tuesday, followed by a trip to Wolves before bringing down the curtain on the season at home against Newcastle.

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Bafana Bafana skipper Steven Pienaar might be having the time of his life on the pitch, but off-field troubles continue to pursue him in England. 

A warrant of arrest has been issued for the Everton attacking midfielder after he was caught speeding twice on the same stretch of road in 11 days and then dodged a court date.

His car was caught doing 70 kph and 61 kph in a 48 kph zone in Chigwell, Essex, on October 10 and 21 last year, when he was playing for Tottenham Hotspur, before his loan back to Everton.

The warrant was issued on Monday when Pienaar, having been caught speeding in his Aston Martin DBS, according to UK law was then obliged to let authorities know who was behind the wheel.

He failed to do so and was found guilty of this charge in his absence in the Chelmsford Magistrates Court.

The court also issued the warrant and said that he should be arrested, bailed and set to appear in court at a later date. It is likely that he will receive a ban from driving.

Pienaar has already been banned once in the UK, during his previous spell at Everton. He was not allowed behind the wheel for 12 months after being found guilty of drink-driving in March 2010.

He also had police called to his residence during that time due to a domestic dispute, and was the target of burglars, who raided his home.

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BY Obakeng Rachwene

Pienaar continues his great form

Steven Pienaar continued his rich vein of form at Everton this season, getting a goal in The Toffees’ 4-0 hammering of Sunderland on Monday. 

Having also performed well in the 2-2 draw at Norwich City on Saturday, setting up a goal for striker Nikica Jelavic, he scored one and created two others against the Black Cats.

There is no doubt that ‘Schillo’ is back to his best form having been given the opportunity to play at Everton, something that he was denied, even when fit, at Tottenham Hotspur earlier in the season.

In Belgium, Lierse’s Daylon Claasen scored in the 2-1 win over Mechelen on Monday, a game that also saw Siboniso Gaxa played the full 90 minutes.

Anele Ngcongca was also on the winning side for Genk, who won 2-0 at home to Gent, while Ayanda Patosi was substituted at halftime in Lokeren’s 4-1 loss at Germinal Beerschot. 

Darren Keet had to be satisfied with a place on the bench as Kortrijk moved up to fourth with a 3-1 home win over Club Brugge.

There was contrasting fortunes for South Africa’s Swedish-based duo. May Mahlangu helped champions Helsingborg to a 2-1 home win over Elfsborg, but Bradley Ralani was on the losing side for second-tier Landskrona as they went down by the same scoreline at home to Brommapojkarna.

Bradley Grobler was also on the losing side in Turkey as his team lost 2-1 at home to Kasimpasa to leave the side looking over their shoulder at the relegation mix.
Calvin Kadi’s match for Greek side Veria was cancelled after their opponents Diagoras slipped into financial meltdown and so the team was awarded a 3-0 walkover that took them to the top of the second tier table with a game in hand.

There was no sign of Bongani Khumalo for Spurs in either of their weekend matches – a 0-0 draw at Sunderland a 2-1 home loss to Norwich City.

Kagisho Dikgacoi did play both games for Crystal Palace over Easter, but suffered defeat in each – 3-1 away at Birmingham and 2-0 at home to Southampton.