The Orlando Pirates Chronicle
Market10 Aug 2026
Thabiso Lebitso has said yes to Platinum Stars
The last thing about a transfer that is still about the player is his signature on his own terms, and it is there. Orlando Pirates have lost him in all but the paperwork.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Oswin Appollis stays put
“The easiest signature of my career.” Oswin Appollis and Orlando Pirates agree another 3 years, and the manager can plan around him rather than about him.
Squad10 Aug 2026
A falling-out at Orlando Pirates
Patrick Maswanganyi and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
Orlando Pirates rebuffed over Juan Arias
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Cortulua have kept their man, and Orlando Pirates go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Market10 Aug 2026
Eyes on Simphiwe Selepe again
The phone has started ringing about Simphiwe Selepe again, and this time the name on the line is University of Pretoria. Orlando Pirates are listening politely and promising nothing.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Khama Dolly joins the Orlando Pirates first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Khama Dolly 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
Orlando Pirates promote Gift Hlatshwayo from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Gift Hlatshwayo 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.
Match8 Aug 2026
Orlando Pirates get the job done against Platinum Stars
A 1‑0 win over Platinum Stars, earned rather than given, and the sort of afternoon that sends everyone home talking about next week instead of this one.
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
One of those days for Tshepang Moremi
There is a version of this player everybody suspected was in there, and on this evidence it is. 8.17, and no argument anywhere in the ground.
In brief
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Tshepang Moremi
- Squad A row about effort at Orlando Pirates
- The dugout Percy Billiat: “That is the standard”