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Eliot Mahlase

Eliot is an all-round journalist, having covered a wide variety of stories from hard news, and court reporting to sports. In his nine years as a journalist, Eliot has written stories of national importance such as the Oscar Pistorius trial. He worked as an intern at IOL before moving to Caxton in 2014 where he kicked off his career as an online journalist. As a sports writer, he has interviewed popular sports stars such as Lungi Ngidi, Ab de Villiers and international WWE superstars. Eliot is a Varsity College graduate and a big fan of the Australian electronic duo Empire of the Sun.

SAFA closer to implementing VAR

By Eliot Mahlase 27-06-23 19:15

The South African Football Association (SAFA) said they are one step closer to implementing the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) in the country. In an effort to improve the standard of local refereeing, SAFA is looking at introducing the VAR system which is being used around the world. The association also confirmed that a letter was […]

Mamelodi Sundowns Coach Rhulani Mokwena - DStv Premiership

Sundowns set to poach another SuperSport player?

By Eliot Mahlase 27-06-23 11:45

Mamelodi Sundowns have set their eyes on anotehr SuperSport United player. The current DStv champions have apparently made attempt to sign United winger Thapelo Maseko. The 20-year-old scored four goals and provided two assists in 25 games for SuperSport as his team finished third in the DStv Premiership and qualified for the CAF Confederation Cup. […]

Banyana Banyana

Banyana to get World Cup send-off match, Opponents confirmed

By Eliot Mahlase 27-06-23 10:36

Banyana Banyana will face Botswana in a friendly international to be played at Tsakane Stadium, in the East Rand, on Sunday, 2 July 2023. The match will be used as a send-off for the Sasol-sponsored South African senior women’s national team as they prepare to travel to the FIFA Women’s World Cup in Australia and […]

Celine Dion

Celine Dion’s ‘Titanic’ Theme tops charts after Titanic Sub Tragedy

By Eliot Mahlase 26-06-23 11:56

Celine Dion’s ‘Titanic‘ Theme “My Heart Will Go On” is now topping charts following the submersible disaster. Celine Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On” is doing big numbers on Spotify in the wake of the Titanic submersible saga. The song has racked up more than 500,000 Spotify streams since the search and rescue effort for the OceanGate […]

Preliminary Bafana Bafana Squad for 2023 Afcon Qualifiers

The BIGGEST reason why Bafana won’t qualify for 2026 World Cup

By Eliot Mahlase 23-06-23 20:43

The last time Bafana Bafana qualified for a FIFA World Cup was back in 2001. Shaun Bartlett and Benni McCarthy both scored for Bafana as they recorded a 2-1 win over Zimbabwe at the FNB Stadium. The win saw South Africa securing a second successive World Cup qualification with two games to spare. Since then, […]

Zwane leaving

Chiefs fans ask when Zwane is leaving after Nange’s departure

By Eliot Mahlase 22-06-23 18:54

Some Kaizer Chiefs fans were unhappy when the club announced the departure of midfielder Phathutshedzo Nange, saying Zwane should be the one leaving instead. The club made a post on Twitter regarding updates on players which prompted some to think Chiefs coach Arthur Zwane was getting sacked. A few minutes later, Amakhosi posted a statement […]

Pitso Mosimane salary

Forget Europe, young footballers now seek Saudi Arabia move

By Eliot Mahlase 21-06-23 18:15

Many footballer fans are wondering why hundreds of footballers are seeking a move to the league in Saudi Arabia. Huge salaries are attracting top footballers in Europe to the Gulf kingdom. Ever since the World Cup was announced to be staged in Qatar, we’ve seen an increase number of top players joining Middle East teams. Many of […]

Springboks captain Siya Kolisi

An update on Kolisi’s injury

By Eliot Mahlase 21-06-23 14:41

Springbok captain Siya Kolisi says he’s feeling positive as he continues to recover from knee surgery. The former Sharks man hopes to be back on the field in one of the team’s Rugby World Cup warm-up games before the global showpiece kicks off in September. Kolisi suffered a knee injury back in April during a […]

Pitso Mosimane salary

Mosimane mocks Rulani for failing to beat a ‘weak’ Wydad

By Eliot Mahlase 20-06-23 19:33

Former Mamelodi Sundowns Pitso Mosimane says that Mamelodi Sundowns failed to beat a much weaker Wydad Casablanca compared to the one he faced previously. Sundowns were knocked out of the semi-final of the Caf Champions League after failing to beat Wydad Casablanca in the second-leg. After the first leg ended 0-0, Rulani Mokwena’s team allowed […]

Hugo Broos Bafana Bafana

Bafana Bafana v Morocco head-to-head: Who has more wins?

By Eliot Mahlase 16-06-23 20:12

Bafana Bafana have a decent record against the Atlas Lions although they haven’t won against them in 21 years. Bafana Bafana have a golden opportunity to test themselves when they face Morocco in an Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match at the FNB Stadium on Saturday, 17 June. Both teams have already qualified for the […]

Bafana Bafana head to France

Three late arrivals to join Bafana camp on Monday

By Eliot Mahlase 12-06-23 13:51

Bafana Bafana trio of Njabulo Blom, Percy Tau, Bongokuhle Hlongwane and Luke Le Roux are expected to join camp later on Monday. The three players are based overseas and will boost Bafana ahead of their game on Saturday. Both Blom and Hlongwane play in the Major Soccer League in the USA while Le Roux is […]

Hugo Broos Bafana Bafana - AFCON

Hugo Broos fed up with clubs refusing to release players

By Eliot Mahlase 09-06-23 16:33

Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says he won’t beg and plead with PSL clubs to release their players. Speaking at the Sabc, Broos said he would stop going out of his way to arrange meetings with the coaches. “I’m not a fool and I won’t be on my knees to beg and plead to speak […]

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