The University of Pretoria Herald
Match8 Aug 2026
Chastening afternoon for University of Pretoria
A 0‑3 beating by Mamelodi Sundowns was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at University of Pretoria
Samuel Julies 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Teboho Mabunda steps up from the University of Pretoria academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Teboho Mabunda 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Lebogang Billiat steps up from the University of Pretoria academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Lebogang Billiat 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
Themba Mkhize steps up from the University of Pretoria academy
There is no fee, no unveiling and no agent on the steps. Themba 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.
Market10 Aug 2026
One of our own: Bongani Tau joins the University of Pretoria first team
Clubs spend fortunes looking for players and occasionally find one down the corridor. Bongani Tau is that, and the reception he gets on his first appearance will be different in kind from the one any signing receives.
The dugout10 Aug 2026
Ntando Nkosi 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.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Words at University of Pretoria training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Luvoyo Phewa 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.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Nobody left the University of Pretoria dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
In brief
- The dugout The view from the dugout
- Transfer targets University of Pretoria ask about Simphiwe Selepe
- Transfer targets A loan move for Themba Mothiba is in the works