Sazi Hadebe Sports reporter

Sazi Hadebe is passionate about writing about SA football and has done it for more than 20 years. He's the former editor of Isolezwe (between 2012 and early 2016). Other than football, he follows almost all other sports and local news and events around the world. He's in his second stint as football writer at the Sunday Times and was part of the the team that broke the Operation Dribble story, a referee scandal in SA football, in 2004. The story won him an SAB Sports Award, alongside Kgomotso Mokoena, in 2005.

Sazi Hadebe Sports reporter
Johnson tries to explain Kaizer Chiefs’ shambolic honour for Khune

Fixing potholes and attending political rallies were among excuses Kaizer Chiefs interim coach Cavin Johnson gave on why supporters did not turn up ...

Sazi Hadebe Sports reporter
Long-serving Khune thanks ‘Khosi Nation’

Itumeleng Khune was introduced in the final 15 minutes of a penultimate DStv Premiership clash for the beleaguered Chiefs and said it was played in ...

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AmaZulu legend Joel Faya dies

AmaZulu have confirmed that former player and legend Joel Faya died on Friday morning after a short illness.

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‘I wish I had scored more:’ Chivaviro says injury derailed first season at ...

Ranga Chivaviro says he battled to settle in his first season at Kaizer Chiefs because he spent his first three months trying to heal from an injury ...

Sazi Hadebe Sports reporter
SAZI HADEBE | Who says the PSL is boring?

There's still a lot to play for and so many permutations

Sazi Hadebe Sports reporter
Fans need to ‘have a little faith’, says Bvuma as Chiefs set to honour Khune

Bruce Bvuma concedes the 2023-24 season, in which even clinching a top-eight spot is not guaranteed with two DStv Premiership matches remaining, has ...

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‘There’s no reason we can’t beat Sundowns,’ says Stellies coach Barker

Stellenbosch FC can be the first team to beat Mamelodi Sundowns this season and go on to finish second behind the champions to qualify for next ...

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Facing Kaizer Chiefs ‘motivation in itself’: AmaZulu skipper Veli Mothwa

AmaZulu goalkeeper and captain Veli Mothwa is not hiding that they have had a poor season and there is a need to at least finish it with some dignity.

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Swallows beat Stellies in bid to stave the axe

Stellenbosch FC wasted another opportunity to hold on to second spot in the DStv Premiership when they lost 2-0 to relegation fighting Moroka ...

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Ronwen Williams is on the cusp of history

The 2023-2024 DStv Premiership has seen a number of South African players raising their game, especially in 2024 — a year that started with Bafana ...