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SOUTH Africa will be hit by a musical whirlwind when the legendary reggae icon, Burning Spear, makes a triumphant return to South Africa, and it's set to be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. As the nation commemorates 30 years of democracy, Burning Spear and his renowned band, The Burning Band, will....

07/10/2024

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DID you know that Tzaneen is the second biggest town after Polokwane and its municipality, Greater Tzaneen also the second richest municipality after Polokwane.

04/09/2024

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11/08/2024

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NewsDowns and Pirates avoid each other in the MTN8 Semis by Nakampe LekwaduAugust 11, 2024August 11, 2024025 Share0 By NAKAMPE LEKWADU MAMELODI Sundowns and Orlando Pirates have avoided each other in the semi-finals of the MTN8 after the two Gauteng Giants were pitted against the Cape sides. Under t...

24/07/2024

Betway is the new PSL’s premier league title sponsor

IT’S official, Betway is the new title sponsor for PSL’s elite league. This after the league’s chairman, Dr Irvin Khoza announce this country’s leading online sports and gaming brand, as the premier division’s new title sponsor.

The premier division of football will now be known as the Betway Premiership.

Khoza welcomed the new deal as a major boost to the sport: “This is a massive boost for every lover of football in this country. Our partnership with Betway confirms our league’s standing as one of the best in the world and heralds a wonderful future for our game. Betway’s energy and enthusiasm will have immediate impact across all facets of the game, and on behalf of the PSL, I am proud to welcome them on board as title sponsor and partner.”

Laurence Michel, Betway Africa, believes that the deal marks the beginning of a new era for the premier division, adding that Betway looks forward to help in writing a new chapter in the PSL’s rich soccer history.

“Football is a fundamental part of South African life. It really is in our blood and has been for generations. We are incredibly proud to be the title partner of the Betway Premiership. It further demonstrates not only our respect of the history of the league, but our vision for the development for its future. The PSL aligns with our values as a brand that commonly champions great South African success stories,” Michel said

Formally established in 1996, but with roots that go back nearly a century, the Premier Soccer League is indisputably the most popular sporting competition in South Africa, with legendary characters, dearly-loved clubs and rivalries that capture the essence of football and culture in this country.

Michel explained that the Betway Premiership will lean heavily on the legacy and rich history of a football league already entrenched as one of the top ten domestic league competitions in the world and is excited by what the future holds for football in South Africa.

“We appreciate how much football has done for people and for our country. As we begin this partnership, we want to acknowledge and celebrate what the game has accomplished in the past. We also want to enhance the game as it stands today and, most importantly, we want to help build an even better future for the next generation of footballing stars from this country,”

Michel added, “We are so excited by what this partnership will do for football fans in South Africa. As a brand, we are known globally for our sponsorships of the world’s biggest clubs and tournaments and that experience is going to play a huge part in driving the PSL forward.”

This partnership further reaffirms the brand’s commitment to the South African sporting industry. It is the latest addition to an enviable sporting partnership portfolio, which spans across a number of sports, which also includes the world champion Springboks, as well as the Betway SA20.

23/07/2024

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Kedibone Elizabeth Sebothoma, Kalane Lekwadu

19/05/2024

BAROKA AND TUKS TO QUALIFY FOR PROMOTIONAL PLAY-OFFS

By NAKAMPE LEKWADU
IT’S official, Baroka FC and University of Pretoria will have an opportunity of earning their passage through to the Dstv Premiership via the Promotional Play-Offs.
This after the two-side played to 1-all draw in the last match of the Motsepe Foundation Championship of the 2023/24 Season at the Tuks Stadium in Pretoria on Sunday afternoon (May 20) to finished second and third on the log. Up the Tuks finished second 49 points while Bakgaga wrapped their season on the third position on 47 points.
JDR Stars who were on a neck to neck with Baroka with 46 points before today lost 2-1 at home (Giants Stadium, Soshanguve) to Maritzburg United who had an outside chance of qualifying for the play-offs. United went on to finish their season on the fourth position with 46 points, pushing JDR to fifth with the better goal difference as they both bagged the same number of points.
NB La Masia and Platinum City Rovers’ relegation to the ABC Motsepe League was also confirmed after the two sides finished the season on the 15th and 16th position with 31 and 25 points respectively.
Motsepe Foundation Championship’s 2023/24’s last matches results are as follows
Magesi FC 2 v Venda Football Academy 2, University of Pretoria 1 v Baroka 1, JDR Stars 1 v Maritzburg United 2, Upington City 0 v Casric Stars 0, Marumo Gallants 1 v Orbit College 0, Black Leopards 2 v NB La Masia 0, Platinum City 1 v Hungry Lions 2 and Milford FC 2 v Pretoria Callies 1
Meanwhile the Premier Soccer League have confirmed that the Promotional Play-Offs involving Baroka, Pretoria University and the club that will finish on the 15th position of the Dstv Premiership will be played from June 2-19. The draw is expected to be conducted on Tuesday, May 21 and will be LIVE on "The Championship Show" on SuperSport PSL channel (202), starting at 6pm.

18/05/2024

BAROKA, TUKS AND JDR IN A TUSSLE FOR PLAY-OFFS QUALIFICATION

By NAKAMPE LEKWADU

FOOTBALL fanatics can brace themselves for an action galore tomorrow (May 4) across the country as clubs in the Motsepe Foundation Championship wrap their 2023/24 season in what is dubbed as the Super Sunday.
While Magesi FC who earned an automatic promotion after winning the league two weeks ago with two matches to space would argue that they had an easy season, the same can’t be said by clubs such as Baroka FC, JDR FC and Pretoria University who are forced to wait until the last day before knowing whether they will be participating in the promotional play-offs. For the record, two clubs which finish on the second and third position will be joined by the club that finishes on the 15th position in the DSTV Premiership in a mini league play-off of which the club with more points earning their passage to the topflight league.
Pretoria University are on the second position with 48 points take on third place Baroka FC (46 points) in their last match and both the two are seriously desperate for a win in order to qualify for the play-offs. Unless if another play-offs contender, JDR FC (4th place with 46 points) could lose or play to a draw against Maritzburg United in another crucial match, then a draw between Baroka and Tuks will easy earn their passage through.
Focusing on relegation threatened clubs, no one is safe as even a club on the 10th position could find themselves relegated come tomorrow 5pm as only three points separating them and the one on the 14th position. Pretoria Callies are on the 10th position with 34 points, followed by Venda Academy and Black Leopards on the 11th and 12th position with the same number of points. Marumo Gallants are on the 13th position with 33 points while Milford FC and NB La Masia are on the 14th and 15th positions with 31 points with Platinum City having been relegated to the ABC Motsepe League.
Tomorrow’s last fixtures are as follows: Black Leopards v NB La Masia, JRD v Maritzburg United, Magesi FC v Venda Academy, Marumo Gallants v Orbit College, Milford FC v Pretoria Callies, Platinum City v Hungry Lions, Pretoria University v Baroka and Upington City v Casric Stars

01/05/2024

PRETORIA UNIVERSITY SLOWLY LOSING NFD’S TITLE GRIP TO MAGESI

By NAKAMPE LEKWADU
PRETORIA University’s Motsepe Foundation Championship title chase is now in the hands of Black Leopards.
AmaTuks face Lidoda Duvha in a do or die league match on Sunday, May 05 fully aware that a defeat in that match will see their title chase dream go up in smoke.
The Tshwane based side are on the second position with 45 points from 27 matches, and they are six points behind log leaders, Magesi FC and they are very much aware that a loss away to Leopards at the Thohoyandou Stadium will see them dropping the race for the title which they hoped for an automatic promotion. Leopards also are desperate for points to completely move away from the dreaded relegation zone as they are lying on the 11th position with 33 points, just five points clear from neighbors, Venda Academy who are on the 15th position with 28 points.
Pretoria University who were at some stage on a single point behind Magesi have themselves to blame after they easily dropped points in the last minutes of two matches, first against the same Magesi who beat them 1-0 in the referee’s added time on before they could allow JDR FC to come back from a 1-0 deficit to force a 1-all draw against them in a midweek match (May 1). Their last three matches, including the one against Leopards and two more away to neighbors, Pretoria Callies and at home against Baroka are very crucial as other slipups could even see them fail to qualify for the promotional play-offs ahead of their other seven opponents who are heavily breathing behind them.
As Magesi who are sitting comfortably on top of the log with 52 points and plus 15 goal difference as opposed to AmaTuks’ plus 7, all they need is just one victory to seal their dream title and go all the way to earn promotion to the top flight automatically. The Polokwane based side who beat bagged yet another three valuable points after their away 2-0 victory over Platinum City on May 1, will be welcoming relegation threatened side, Milford FC (12th on the log with 31 points) in another league match to be played on the same day. They (Magesi) will play their last two matches, firstly away to Casric FC on May 12 before they could wrap their glorious 2023/24 season at home (Peter Mokaba Stadium) against Venda Academy on May 19.
In the other two matches which are expected to be thrillers, third placed Baroka who are on 42 points will be at home at the Global Baroka Village in Lebowakgomo against another relegation candidates, Marumo Gallants while fourth placed, JDR FC (42 points) will play-host Orbit College.
The rest of the fixtures on May 5 are: Casric stars v Platinum City, Maritzburg United v Hungry Lions, Pretoria Callies v Venda Academy and Upington City v NB La Masia...www.lepellereview.co.za

19/04/2024

Fireworks expected as the battle for league title and promotional play-off in the NFD hots-up

By NAKAMPE LEKWADU
THE battle for league title and promotional play-off in the Motsepe Foundation Championship continues at various venues across the country tomorrow (April 20).
All eyes however will be in Tshwane where second place, Pretoria University welcome log leaders Magesi FC in the match which is expected to produce fireworks. Kick-Off at the Tuks Stadium is 3pm.
Ama-Tuks as the Tshwane side are known goes to this match like a wounded lion after a mid-week 2-0 loss away to Maritzburg United and they occupy the 2nd spot on the log with 44 points from 24 matches while their visitors from Limpopo are on top of the log with 46 points (same number of matches). Magesi dropped two valuable points at home in Polokwane after a mid-week 2-all draw against Hungry Lions.
If the previous meetings between the two sides is anything to go by, then Pretoria University have the upper hand as they have won three of their five (this include an away 2-1 victory in Polokwane in the first round match of this season) with Magesi having won a single match while the other one ended in a draw.
Magesi coach, Clinton Larsen however was optimistic that his charges will be the one celebrating a four point gap come 5pm after this encounter. “If we can produce the same form that saw us played to a 2-2 draw against Hungry Lions, then nothing will stop us from winning our match against Pretoria University and open a four point gap,” said Larsen after their match against Lions.
It is a naked truth that Magesi’s defense will have a very busy day in trying to bottle up AmaTuks’s aggressive goal-poachers such as Thabang Sibanyoni, Samuel Julies and Delano Abrahams. The trio have collectively contributed 18 of the club’s 25 goals with Sibanyoni having rattled the net eight times while Julies and Abrahams have score five apiece.
In the other league encounters six clubs will also be in a tug of war for the valuable points as the battle for top three finish is getting hot. The contest is so close that even a club on the 8th position could find itself on the third position after tomorrow’s games.
JDR FC (3rd position with 37 points) will be looking forward to maintain their 3rd spot at the expense of the struggling Venda Academy whom they host at Giant Stadium in Soshanguve while Baroka (5th on the log with 36 points) will be play-host Casrics FC (8th with 35 points) at the Global Stadium in Lebowakgomo. Elsewhere Maritzburg United (6th on the log with 35 points) welcome the struggling bottom rock side, Marumo Gallants at Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium with Black Leopards taking on Upington City, and Platinum City Rovers rub shoulders against Milford FC in Vanderbijyl Park’s Isak Steil Stadium
The last two fixtures will be played on Sunday, April 21 where another promotional candidate, Orbit College (4th with 37 points) will be hosting MM Platinum Stars with 7th positioned Hungry Lions taking on Pretoria Callies away in the Jacaranda City. All matches start at 3pm. www.lepellereview.co.za

16/04/2024

BAROKA AND MAGESI AIM FOR PROMOTION

By NAKAMPE LEKWADU
THE Motsepe Foundation Championship pacesetters Magesi FC will be looking nothing other than the maximum three points when they take on Hungry Lions
The Limpopo based side who are currently on top of the 16 National First Division log welcome Lions at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium this afternoon (April 16), and the club’s Public Relations Officer, Abel “The Lip” Rakoma told Lepelle Review that losing that match will be suicidal.
“Our mandate is to gain an automatic promotion and avoid the stress that comes with promotional play-offs. Not that we undermine Hungry Lions, but we really need these vital three points at all costs,” said Rakoma.
Magesi are on top of the log with 45 points, a point clear of Pretoria University who are heavily breathing behind them with 45 points and both the clubs have seven matches to go before they could wrap their 2023/24 season. For the record, Pretoria University will be away to the tricky Maritzburg United at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium in the only match that will be played in the evening at 7.30pm.
Hungry Lions suffered a 3-1 loss to Magesi in the first round on November 11 last year, but Rakoma said: “We are not relying on those past results because that match is done and dusted. This is going to be a different ball game all together more so because just like us Hungry Lions are also fighting for the league title as well.”
Magesi who are under the mentorship of Clinton Larsen will be relying on their leading goal-scorer Wonder Makhubo and Tshepo Matsemela for goals in this match.
Meanwhile another Limpopo based side, Baroka FC (4th position with 35 points) will be looking forward to enhancing their chances for top three finish and go all the way to the promotional play-offs.
The rest of NFD fixtures today are: JDR Stars v Black Leopards (Giant Stadium), Milford FC v Marumo Gallants (Princess Magogo),
and Venda Football Academy v Casric Stars (Thohoyandou).
Kick-Off for all the matches is 3pm unless stated.