The Platinum Stars Courier
Squad10 Aug 2026
Khama Zwane signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Khama Zwane and Platinum Stars agree another 4 years.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Platinum Stars
Gift Dala 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
5 academy players handed senior numbers at Platinum Stars
The morning the pathway stops being a brochure and becomes a team sheet. Most of them will not be here in three years; all of them have already done the hard part, which was getting to today.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at Platinum Stars training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Evidence Mabunda 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
Platinum Stars promote Gift Erasmus from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gift Erasmus has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Thamsanqa Mkhize joins the Platinum Stars first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Thamsanqa Mkhize is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Percy Mabunda joins the Platinum Stars first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Percy Mabunda is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Thulani Furman joins the Platinum Stars first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Thulani Furman is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
Squad10 Aug 2026
The manager makes an example of Gift Dala
“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 Honours even between Platinum Stars and Orlando Pirates
- Boardroom No investment in the facilities at Platinum Stars
- Player ratings Andile Kekana runs at them all day