The Platinum Stars Courier
Match15 Aug 2026
Platinum Stars tear Kaizer Chiefs apart
Rarely has this fixture seen a display like it: 3‑0 against Kaizer Chiefs, and it could have been more.
Market17 Aug 2026
Platinum Stars turn down Jomo Cosmos for Bongani Kekana
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad17 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Platinum Stars
Bongani Kekana was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Door shut on Tsiki Ntsabeleng
Platinum Stars asked and Mamelodi Sundowns said no without discussing a figure. It is the least ambiguous answer in football and the one clubs most often come back to test.
The terraces17 Aug 2026
Platinum Stars supporters have found a favourite in Hlompho Grobler
There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 20-year-old it feels ownership of. Hlompho Grobler has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.
Market17 Aug 2026
Thulani Vilakazi attracts admirers
The name of Thulani Vilakazi has come up in conversations Platinum Stars were not part of. Nothing formal, nothing signed — but nothing about it accidental either.
Player ratings17 Aug 2026
Siyabonga Erasmus was unplayable
Successful dribbles: 18. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
The dugout17 Aug 2026
Hlompho Grobler 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.
Transfer targets17 Aug 2026
Platinum Stars ask about Jayden Adams
A loan enquiry to Mamelodi Sundowns: cover, or a look at somebody the club cannot afford to buy yet. Either way the answer will come back inside the week.
In brief
- Squad Andile Vilakazi signs on for more
- The dugout A satisfied Mandla Erasmus
- The dugout Thulani Tau dropped after a run of poor form