having looked at the body of evidence and some of the really worrying cases involving sports coaches and faith leaders, where you ve got a position of power, if you like, and authority that can be and is sometimes, sadly abused, i thought the time for action was now. a freedom of information request by the bbc last year found that there had been more than 160 reported cases of sports coaches engaging in sexual activity with a 16 or 17 year old in their care in 2016. for some of those who ve been pushing for change, the government s plan is overdue but nonetheless welcome. i think we all would have liked it sooner, but actually i think we are relieved it s going to be put forward now, because the danger always ways that it could be kicked off into the long grass again. to those people who say it is not needed, it is to fundamentally misunderstand the relationship a coach has with an athlete. they spend a huge amount of time together, depending on sport, that coach is the o
Two years on from his last full shift of competitive football and almost 12 months without a club, a former Kaizer Chiefs star keeps disappearing from the face of professional football.
With FCSB defender Siyabonga Ngezana having missed out on Bafana Bafana’s current squad due to paperwork issues, some are now insisting that the former Kaizer Chiefs star was right for now showing up this after he was snubbed for the Africa Cup of Nations.
SuperSport United centre-back and former Bafana Bafana captain Thulani Hlatshwayo has insists he is still available for national team duty after a four-year absence.