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July 03, 2025

Congratulations to Orbit College for their successful promotional Play-Offs campaign, as they beat Cape Town City and Casric Stars to the Betway Premiership spot. The hard and impressive work done by coach Pogiso Makhoye, his technical team, players, management and everyone associated with the club should be celebrated and is something to learn from. Coach Makhoye has been in charge of this team for 15 years and that is remarkable, and I can't wait to see him realising his personal and collective dream of seeing this team in the elite league. While it is sad to see a big team like City relegated, we must congratulate and celebrate Orbit for a wonderful job that they did. They never made life easy for any of their opponents as they made their intentions clear from the word go. Their defensive structure and team effort played a massive role in seeing them where they are today.

I didn't see this one coming!

On 58th birthday

Let me take this opportunity to thank everyone for the wonderful birthday messages and calls I received on Thursday as I was celebrating my 58th birthday. It was indeed a special day and all the messages really made it an even better day of celebration. Once again, thank you so much I really appreciate the effort everyone made in ensuring that it was a day to remember. The social media posts and everything you guys did to add to my celebrations didn't go unnoticed. I remain humbled and appreciative of all your efforts. Thank you so much, guys.

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