The Black Aces Herald
Market10 Aug 2026
Black Aces turn down SuperSport United for Andile Mkhize
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Market10 Aug 2026
Teboho Kekana says no to Ghazl El Mahalla
“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Teboho Kekana had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Nkosi Gumede due for a Black Aces medical
Everything agreed with Golden Arrows, everything agreed with the player; a doctor is the only person left to persuade. The photograph is a day or two away.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Teboho Mokoena signs a new deal
“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Teboho Mokoena commits to Black Aces for another 3 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Black Aces
Andile Mkhize 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.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Black Aces
1 boys move up, and somewhere in the building the people who coached them at twelve are quietly having the best morning of their working year. Nothing about this shows up in a result and it is why the academy exists.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Black Aces training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Teboho Mokoena is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Market10 Aug 2026
Erick Mkhize steps up from the Black Aces academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Erick Mkhize has been at this club since he was a boy and is now, formally, one of the first-team squad — which for a local readership beats any signing of any size.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Mbongeni Gumede
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
In brief
- Match Late, late show earns Black Aces a point
- Squad Junaid Sait is a square peg at Black Aces
- The dugout The form table has caught Gift Motupa