The Black Aces Herald
Market7 Sep 2026
Andile Ngcobo puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Black Aces, and it is not being withdrawn.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
Window shuts: 10 in, 3 out at Black Aces
The deadline has passed and the squad is the squad. 10 arrived, 3 left, and everything else printed about this club last month was a rumour that stayed one.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Words exchanged at Black Aces
Asanele Velebayi and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Squad7 Sep 2026
A step back for Bongani Jali 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.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Lebogang Mphela makes the team of the month
Four or five weekends of consistency, measured against everybody else in the division. A quieter compliment than an award and a more reliable one.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Black Aces take the armband off Lebogang Mphela
It will be explained as a change for the team and it may even be one. Nobody who has worn one believes that, and neither does the man who has just had it taken away.
The terraces7 Sep 2026
Supporters make their feelings known about Siyabonga Dolly
The speculation has reached the stands, and the stands have answered. Black Aces would like this settled before it becomes the only thing anybody asks about.
Market7 Sep 2026
The market said no: Bongani Mokotjo stays put
Black Aces opened the door and nobody walked through it. So Bongani Mokotjo stays — listed, trained, and available — while both sides mark the days to January on the same calendar.
Market7 Sep 2026
The shop window has Andile Mokoena in it
Black Aces have let the market know Andile Mokoena can be had. No price in the advert, but everyone in the trade knows roughly what it says.
In brief
- Market Percy Tau leaves for nothing
- Looking ahead Looking ahead: the trip to University of Pretoria
- The dugout The manager comes out for Siyabonga Dolly