Feb 14, 2021 - 11:00 am By Lovemore Moyo
DStv Premiership surprise package Swallows FC will set an unprecedented PSL record today if they manage to avoid defeat against AmaZulu.
The Dube Birds could become the first club promoted from the first division to ever complete their first round of fixtures unbeaten against all their PSL opponents.
Swallows have been cruising in the PSL since coming up and remain one of two clubs along with champions Mamelodi Sundowns yet to lose in the league this term.
Fourteen games into the season The Birds have recorded wins against Baroka, Cape Town City, Black Leopards, Maritzburg United, Kaizer Chiefs, Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila and Bloemfontein Celtic.
Diary of a fallen idol Not so long ago Phumlani ‘BMX’ Mkhize was a celebrated soccer star; today he ekes out the bare bones of a living begging in the streets. He tells Bareng-Batho Kortjaas that his tragic fall is a lesson for all. Bareng-Batho Kortjaas Sports editor and columnist: Sunday Times 17 January 2021 - 00:00
He grovels, with his right hand raised and waving just above his head as the car approaches. and as soon as it comes to a halt, he greets politely (as always) before asking for money to buy food. Ngicela amasentshana bafo ngilambile ngifuna ukuthola okuy ethunjini. (Can I please have some loose change, my brother, I m hungry, I need to buy food). Begging on the streets has become synonymous with Phumlani BMX Mkhize, the former Bafana Bafana, Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and African Wanderers striker. Just over a decade ago he was the pride of Wembezi, a poverty-stricken township outside Estcourt in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands. This is wher