The Platinum Stars Courier
Match8 Aug 2026
Chastening afternoon for Platinum Stars
A 1‑4 beating by Orlando Pirates was the sort of result that empties a stadium long before the final whistle.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Wandile Duba arrives at the club he grew up with
Every footballer has an answer to the question about his boyhood club, and most of them never get to act on it. Wandile Duba has, at Platinum Stars, and the first month will show what that does to a man.
Market10 Aug 2026
Platinum Stars turn down Jomo Cosmos for Evidence Mokoena
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Andile Zwane signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Andile Zwane and Platinum Stars agree another 4 years.
Transfer targets10 Aug 2026
An offer of $130.0K for Justine Mthwane
Platinum Stars have gone to Golden Arrows with a bid, and the supporters have gone to the internet with an opinion about it. Whether either changes anything is up to the selling club.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Siyabonga Kekana in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Platinum Stars this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Graduation day at Platinum Stars
4 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
A row about effort at Platinum Stars
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Kabelo Mahlasela was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Market10 Aug 2026
Platinum Stars promote Ramahlwe Mothiba from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Ramahlwe Mothiba 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.
In brief
- Market Lebogang Vilakazi steps up from the Platinum Stars academy
- Market Teboho Mkhize steps up from the Platinum Stars academy
- The dugout The manager makes an example of Kermit Mabunda