Holders SuperSport dump Chiefs out of Nedbank Cup

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Matsatsantsa’s goalkeeper pulled off a penalty save in extra time and another in the penalty shootout, won 5-3 by the team from Pretoria.

Jeremy Brockie weighed in too, with a 72nd minute opening goal to put SuperSport ahead, and the winning penalty in the shootout.

Ramahlwe Mphahlele had equalised for Chiefs in the 81st to send the game to extra time at 1-1, where Pieterse denied Bernard Parker’s penalty to maintain that scoreline.

SuperSport, having effectively had their league title chances wiped out in the past fortnight, now still have a chance for a trophy in 2016-17.

Chiefs have the league to play for if coach Steve Komphela to forego a second season without silverware.

Tight defending and circumspect attacking made for a 35 minutes where neither goalkeeper was tested.

One has to compare SuperSport’s schedule – losing twice in the league against Mamelodi Sundowns, 5-0 last Thursday and 1-0 on Wednesday, on either side of a 38-hour return trip to Liberia to beat Barrack Young Controllers 5-0 – to Chiefs’.

Amakhosi had a free week to prepare following their 1-0 Premier Soccer League (PSL) win against Chippa United here.

Still, Komphela knows the football of SuperSport coach Stuart Baxter, the one-time Bafana Bafana head coach he assisted, about as well as any other coach’s.

Wary of Matsatsantsa’s counter-attack, Chiefs were cautious in attack, taking a lot of passes to go forward in a sort of poor man’s tiki-taka, though without an end product due to a wariness to commit numbers forward.

SuperSport found their quick transitions stifled.

Matsatsantsa did find a way to open Chiefs in the 37th, Reneilwe Letsholonyane lifting an attempted finish. Then Thuso Phala outstripped Lorenzo Gordinho to shoot at Itumeleng Khune.

The suffocation of open spaces had been broken at the end of the first half and the match had some life breathed into it the second.

A fine chip from midfield by Willard Katsande picked out Joseph Molangoane, who slid a pass inside to Parker, who steered inches wide.

The best chance to that point came from one of SuperSport’s direct attacks in a sweeping move down the left flank where Phala fed Letsholonyane, who fed Thabo Mnyamane, who struck at Khune.

SuperSport’s directness was starting to hurt Chiefs, as, Brockie’s header from Phala’s cross was only denied by a world-class Khune stretch.

But from that corner Mnyamane found Brockie on the edge of the area to hit first time and low past Chiefs’ keeper.

Komphela introduced the fresh legs of Gustavo Paez and William Twala for George Lebese and Sibusiso Khumalo, and went for broke with three at the back.

Twala soon produced the skill and cross from the left that Mphahlele headed home at the far post, though with what seemed a foul by Chiefs’ right-back on Onismor Bhasera.

In extra time, Pieterse stopped Parker’s spot-kick after Dean Furman misjudged Twala’s cross and handled.

In the shootout, Mandla Masango, Furman, Clayton Daniels, Teboho Mokoena and Brockie were all successful for SuperSport.

For Chiefs, Siphiwe Tshabalala, Gordinho and Molangoane scored. George Maluleka’s kick was saved by Pieterse.

– TMG Digital/TMG Sport

Goat Cheese and Spiced Walnuts on Endive

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goat-cheese-walnuts-endivePhoto: Sang An

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • 16 Belgian endive leaves
  • 1/2 cup (4 ounces) goat cheese

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Combine first 7 ingredients. Spread nuts on parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake 12 minutes, stirring halfway through baking. Remove from oven and set aside.

3. Arrange leaves on platter. Spread about 1 teaspoon of cheese into each leaf. Top with walnuts. Serve immediately.

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  • One-bite appetizers are an ideal party food. Prep these goat cheese appetizers ahead of time to save a few minutes the day of the party.
  • Yield: Makes 8 servings (serving size: 2 endive leaves)

Nutritional Information

Calories per serving: 95
Fat per serving: 8g
Saturated fat per serving: 3g
Monounsaturated fat per serving: 1g
Polyunsaturated fat per serving: 4g
Protein per serving: 4g
Carbohydrate per serving: 4g
Fiber per serving: 1g
Cholesterol per serving: 7mg
Iron per serving: 1mg
Sodium per serving: 88mg
Calcium per serving: 30mg

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Sport24.co.za | Sharks, Rebels draw Durban snore-fest

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2017-04-22 21:24

Garrin Lambley – Sport24 Editor

Cape Town – In a contender for the worst Vodacom Super Rugby match not only of the 2017 season, but of all time, the Sharks and Rebels drew a tryless clash in Durban in which both sides finished with 14 players.

As it happened: Sharks v Rebels

When referee Marius van der Westhuizen blew the final whistle to put those few brave souls who turned up at Kings Park out of their misery, the scoreboard read 9-9.

Flyhalf Curwin Bosch landed three penalties for the home side while Rebels fullback Reece Hodge replied with three of his own for their Australian visitors.

The Sharks were reduced to 14 men as early as the 17th minute after a tip-tackle by centre Andre Esterhuizen.

Esterhuizen is certain to face a period on the sidelines once the SANZAAR Judicial Committee has convened.

The Rebels, who led 6-3 at half-time, were also reduced to 14 men after captain Nic Stirzaker was shown a second yellow card in the 69th minute, while replacement hooker James Hanson also spent 10 minutes in the sin bin.

Both sides picked up two points for the draw.

The Sharks remained second in Africa Conference 2, eight points behind the conference-leading Lions yet still, unbelievably, in a playoff position, while the Rebels stayed rooted to the bottom of the Australian Conference.

In next weekend’s Round 10 action, the Sharks travel to Buenos Aires to play the Jaguares (Saturday, April 29 at 21:40 SA time), while the Rebels and Kings will do battle in Port Elizabeth earlier in the day (19:30).

Teams:

Sharks

15 Rhyno Smith, 14 Kobus van Wyk, 13 Lukhanyo Am, 12 Andre Esterhuizen, 11 Lwazi Mvovo, 10 Curwin Bosch, 9 Cobus Reinach, 8 Daniel du Preez, 7 Philip van der Walt, 6 Tera Mtembu (captain), 5 Stephan Lewies, 4 Etienne Oosthuizen, 3 Coenie Oosthuizen, 2 Franco Marais, 1 Beast Mtawarira
 
Substitutes: 16 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 17 Thomas du Toit, 18 Lourens Adriaanse, 19 Ruan Botha, 20 Jacques Vermeulen, 21 Michael Claassens, 22 Benhard Janse van Rensburg, 23 Jeremy Ward

Rebels

15 Reece Hodge, 14 Sefa Naivalu, 13 Tom English, 12 Mitch Inman, 11 Marika Koroibete, 10 Jack Debreczeni, 9 Nic Stirzaker (captain), 8 Amanaki Mafi, 7 Will Miller, 6 Jake Schatz, 5 Culum Retallick, 4 Steve Cummins, 3 Tyrel Lomax, 2 Siliva Siliva, 1 Fereti Sa’aga

Substitutes: 16 James Hanson, 17 Laurie Weeks, 18 Tom Moloney, 19 Esei Haangana, 20 Hugh Sinclair, 21 Mick Snowden, 22 Jackson Garden-Bachop, 23 Ben Volavola

News24.com | Fake blogger silent on HuffPost editor’s resignation

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Cape Town – The researcher who faked his way onto The Huffington Post’s blog platform, to make a point about the media, did not want to talk about the resignation of its editor Verashni Pillay on Saturday, following a damning Press Ombudsman finding against her.

“I have no comment at this time,” said political science graduate Marius Roodt, when Pillay resigned after the ombudsman found her guilty of publishing hate speech and breaching several sections of the Press Code.

Roodt submitted a piece, “Could It Be Time To Deny White Men The Franchise”, pretending to be a scholar of feminism named Shelley Garland.

It was published by The Huffington Post on April 13, 2017, under that pseudonym and touched a nerve among some readers.

It also became evident that Shelley Garland did not exisit.

Pillay initially defended the piece as being in line with feminist thinking, but eventually pulled it on discovering that Garland did not exist.

Roodt was tracked down by the publication, through his email address, to the Centre for Development and Enterprise in Johannesburg.

He has since resigned, and said he was sorry, but explained that he was motivated by his belief that there was a lack of fact checking in South African journalism.

“I just thought you can say almost anything you want… not necessarily attacking white men. I think there is a lack of fact checking in South African journalism. I thought, would it work? And it worked. In hindsight ,I wouldn’t have done it, I didn’t think it would get this big,” Roodt was quoted as saying.

‘I respect the office of the press ombudsman’

DA MP John Steenhuisen had been among those who had called for Pillay’s head.

“I think she’s done the honourable thing and I give her full credit for that,” said Steenhuisen on her resignation.

Ernst Roets, CEO of lobby group AfriForum, was one of the complainants to the Press Ombudsman.

He said he welcomed the ombudsman’s findings because AfriForum believed that white men could be accused of anything in national discussions and debate, and that this was regarded as acceptable.

On Pillay’s resignation he said: “I can’t say that it makes me happy or sad, but I think it is the most appropriate thing to do.”

Pillay’s phone was off, but her resignation was announced by Andreij Horn, head of 24.com.

“Her resignation followed immediately on the release earlier today of the findings of the press ombudsman that a blog published on the site was ‘malicious’ and ‘discriminatory’,” Horn said in a statement.

Editorial control over the site has been reassigned, with Ferial Haffajee, The Huffington Post SA’s editor-at-large, and Pieter du Toit, the site’s deputy editor, taking over editorial management of the site immediately until a new editor is appointed.

According to Horn, Pillay said: “I respect the office of the press ombudsman and have decided to tender my resignation. Thank you to Media24 for this opportunity and all the best to the team at HuffPost SA going forward.”

News24.com | BREAKING: Verashni Pillay resigns as editor of HuffPost SA

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Andreij Horn, head of 24.com, announced that the company has accepted the resignation of Verashni Pillay from her position as editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post SA.

Her resignation followed immediately on the release earlier today of the findings of the press ombudsman that a blog published on the site was “malicious” and “discriminatory”.

Horn said editorial control over the site has been reassigned: “With immediate effect, Ferial Haffajee, The Huffington Post SA’s editor-at-large, and Pieter du Toit, the site’s deputy editor, will take over the editorial management of the site until we have appointed a new editor. We have the utmost faith in their ability to lead the site through both the changes we are making to address the internal issues that made this situation possible in the first place, and the impact it had on society at large, the company, and its staff.”

Pillay said: “I respect the office of the press ombudsman and have decided to tender my resignation. Thank you to Media24 for this opportunity and all the best to the team at HuffPost SA going forward.”

eNCA | WATCH: Forces hell-bent on destroying ANC: Zuma

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JOHANNESBURG – President Jacob Zuma says there are force that want to divide the ANC and divide the nation.

He was speaking at the Siyabakhumbula heroes event at the University of Zululand.

Zuma used the commemoration event to lash out at his critics.

He says there are nations that seek to control the ANC and gain control of the country.

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eNCA | Taxi crash survivor appeals for safe driving

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BRONKHORSTSPRUIT – Fourteen-year-old school pupil Lindokuhle Khumalo, one of the seven survivors of the minibus taxi crash that claimed 20 lives near Bronkhorstspruit in Gauteng, appealed on Saturday to motorists in general to drive carefully to prevent deaths on the roads.

The accident occurred on Friday afternoon on the R25 road near Bronkhorstspruit on the border of Gauteng and Mpumalanga when a minibus taxi collided with a truck, killing 19 pupils and the minibus driver. Lindokuhle and six other pupils were admitted to various hospitals for treatment.

Lindokuhle made the appeal for safe driving while speaking to the African News Agency at the KwaMhlanga Hospital in Mpumalanga where she is recovering from the injuries she sustained in the crash. She said she did not remember anything related to the accident and even asked her sister Nonhlanhla Khumalo, 20, who was visiting her at the hospital, to explain to her why she was in hospital.

“Why am I here,” asked Lindokuhle shortly after Nonhlanhla woke her up on her hospital bed. “What happened to me? Why am I feeling such a lot of pain on my body and neck?”

When Nonhlanhla told her she was injured in an accident while travelling home from school, she reacted with shock and cried a little. Lindokuhle then repeatedly asked Nonhlanhla where her friend Mimi Mathibela was.

Taxi crash: Families expected to identify loved ones

The minibus taxi burst into flame after colliding with the truck, burning some of the occupants. But there were no visible burns on Lindokuhle’s body. She wore a neck brace and the only visible injuries on her body were three abrasions on her face and two on her back below her neck.

Lindokuhle, of Verena village near KwaMhlanga, told ANA one of the things she remembered from Friday was an unnamed pastor who prayed for them in the morning at the Mahlenga Secondary School in Sokhulumi village near Bronkhorstspruit. She said she also recalled chatting to one of her friends, whom she identified only as Melusi, while they were sitting on the back seat of the minibus travelling home from school.

“I don’t know what happened after that. Drivers must drive carefully on the roads and save lives. I want to go back to school. I want to finish school and become a lawyer one day,” said the grade nine pupil.

Lindokuhle had never felt uncomfortable or scared while travelling in the same minibus taxi in the past, she said.

Nonhlanhla said she was grateful for Lindokuhle’s survival but felt sorry for everyone who was involved in or affected by the accident. “Lindokuhle is an intelligent, ambitious pupil and she has won several excellence awards at her school,” she said.

“This accident came as a big shock to us as a family. We have never had any worries about the safety of Lindokuhle when travelling to school in that taxi in the past,” she said.

Other people expressed relief at the survival of their children and loved ones shortly after visiting them at the KwaMhlanga Hospital.

“I have just checked on my sister’s son. He seemed to be seriously injured but I hope he will speedily recover,” said Mamsy Mthombeni of Verena village.

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