The Black Aces Herald
Squad7 Sep 2026
Luther Vilakazi damages knee ligaments — 148 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 148 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Market7 Sep 2026
Evidence Mkhize asks to leave Black Aces
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
Deadline passes with 5 signed and 0 gone
That is the business done at Black Aces until the window opens again. Whether it was enough will be answered on Saturdays rather than in a column, and the first Saturday is close.
Market7 Sep 2026
So close: Ramahlwe Grobler’s move dies late
The fee was agreed and the flight was looked at — and then the phone stopped ringing. Platinum Stars moved on, Ramahlwe Grobler reports back to Black Aces, and everybody pretends Monday is just Monday.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Ramahlwe Furman falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
Transfer targets7 Sep 2026
Orlando Pirates tell Black Aces: Cemran Dansin is not for sale
The approach was made and the answer came back in a sentence. There is no number on the table because there was no number that would have been enough.
The dugout7 Sep 2026
Ramahlwe Mkhize gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Squad7 Sep 2026
A step back for Thulani Ngcobo at Black Aces
Somebody has moved past him. It is not a dropping and it is worse than one, because a dropping is about a Saturday and this is about where he stands.
The dugout7 Sep 2026
Thulani Ngcobo is still paying for one afternoon at Black Aces
Nobody will confirm this and nothing else explains the last month of selections. A costly error buys a player a period of being second choice that is always longer than the error was.
In brief
- Squad Ramahlwe Furman loses the armband
- Market The window shut and Hlompho Hlatshwayo is still in the building
- The dugout A door opens for Ramahlwe Mahlangu