The Platinum Stars Courier
Match30 Nov 2026
Platinum Stars are in real trouble now
Position 16, 9 points, and a fixture list with fewer games left in it than excuses. The arithmetic is not cruel yet, but it has stopped being kind.
The terraces30 Nov 2026
Anger at Platinum Stars spills outside the ground
It has stopped being a mood in the stands and started being something organised. Boards can ignore a bad atmosphere for a long time; they cannot ignore this stage of it for very long at all.
Match28 Nov 2026
6 matches without a win for Platinum Stars
The run now stands at 6, and the questions being asked around Platinum Stars are no longer polite ones.
Squad30 Nov 2026
Percy Hlatshwayo keeps Platinum Stars in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 6 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Squad30 Nov 2026
Lebogang Tau in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Platinum Stars this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match28 Nov 2026
Platinum Stars come up short against Kaizer Chiefs
Kaizer Chiefs left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
In brief
- Squad Lebogang Williams falls out with a teammate over standards
- Squad Itumeleng Lorch stays put
- Player ratings Nobody could get near Ramahlwe Dala
- Player ratings Ronwen Mabunda spends the afternoon fouling