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By Gershwin Wanneburg   Kaizer Chiefs Football Club’s marketing director Jessica Motaung, has backed a campaign to boost ties between South Africa and the American city...

Infused with the history of the struggle against apartheid and alive with the energy of the city of gold, Soweto is a must-see for tourists in search of more than sun, sea and the big five.

South African sprinter Akani Simbine recently set a new record and now he is dreaming of Olympic glory. The 22-year-old, who broke the South...

Tens of thousands of fans filled Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban to mourn Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain Senzo Meyiwa. Supporters lined the streets to the stadium from his home, forming a guard of honour, and singing and the trumpeting of vuvuzelas filled the air.

Tens of thousands of fans filled Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban to mourn Bafana Bafana and Orlando Pirates captain Senzo Meyiwa. Supporters lined the streets to the stadium from his home, forming a guard of honour, and singing and the trumpeting of vuvuzelas filled the air.

On Saturday evening he played football; on Sunday evening he was shot dead. Bafana Bafana captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was killed during a robbery, leaving sports fans reeling and the South African soccer fraternity stricken with grief. He was top of his game, leading Bafana out of the doldrums.

On Saturday evening he played football; on Sunday evening he was shot dead. Bafana Bafana captain and goalkeeper Senzo Meyiwa was killed during a robbery, leaving sports fans reeling and the South African soccer fraternity stricken with grief. He was top of his game, leading Bafana out of the doldrums.

While sport is seen as a career route for boys, girls are left behind. The Sports Wrap Foundation, through the Emalahleni Girls' Challenge, wants to change that, making football a viable employment option for girls, giving them strength and self-worth.

With 64 800 tickets sold by Monday, the popularity of Premier Soccer League (PSL) giants Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates, and the popularity of the Carling Black Label Cup, which will pit the great rivals against one another, was plain to see.

One of the world's great club football rivalries will be on show on 26 July when Kaizer Chiefs and Orlando Pirates clash at the FNB Stadium outside Soweto in the Carling Black Label Cup, a unique contest which allows the fans to select the teams' starting line-ups.