By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sowetan
Football agent Hamed Ghadiri is demanding 1.25 million rand from MT Sports Marketing and Management, a company run by Pitso Mosimane’s wife, Moira Tlhagale. He says he helped secure the coach’s move to Iranian club Esteghlal and is seeking banking and legal documents in proceedings before the Johannesburg High Court, according to the Sunday Times.
Promising young footballers from Eswatini visited the Kaizer Chiefs centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, as part of a scouting and training programme. The partnership with the Scara Thindwa Foundation has already helped some players enter professional South African football, according to the Times of Eswatini.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: Times of Eswatini ·
Orlando Pirates extended their dominance over Kaizer Chiefs in the 186th Soweto derby, played at Johannesburg's FNB Stadium on 31 October 2026, Business Day reports. Sowetan said it was Pirates' seventh consecutive league victory. Sunday Express described a strong Pirates supporter presence and an almost full stadium before kick-off. Thierry Henry attended the match, according to Business Day and Sowetan.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: Business Day (South Africa) ·
The African Restoration Alliance has approached the Western Cape High Court to challenge the administration of the Western Province rugby union and try to block the sale of Newlands stadium. The judgment has been reserved, reports South African media outlet IOL.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: IOL ·
The Durban High Court authorises the March and March movement to resume demonstrations on 7 November, after a suspension during the local elections. Judge Peter Olson requires peaceful gatherings from 9am to 3pm, according to SABC News.
🇿🇦 South Africa · Source: SABC News ·
South Africa seeks electricity reform without higher pricesSouth African Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the sector’s reform will be carried out cautiously to avoid higher consumer bills. He cited the experiences of the United Kingdom, France and Germany as sources of lessons at a Kgalema Motlanthe Foundation forum in the Drakensberg, according to SABC News.
Eleven suspects escape from Zambian police stationEleven suspects, including ten facing murder charges, escaped from Lufwanyama police station after a power cut in Zambia. They cut through window bars between 10.45pm on 30 October and 1.10am on 31 October, according to Copperbelt police commissioner Edwin Kaluba, quoted by News Diggers.The week in Africa
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