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By Becker Semela: COSAFA DRAW: Free State MEC for sports, Ntombizanele Sifuba (fourth from left), Mangaung Metro Mayor Gregory Nthatisi (fifth from left), Sports HoD Steve Tshabalala (right), with SAFA members during the draw. (Image: Supplied) Football fever is heating up in Mangaung, Free State province, after the official draw for the 2025 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Cup was held in Bloemfontein on Wednesday. The tournament, taking place from 4 to 15 June, will be hosted in Mangaung for the very first time. Matches will be played at the iconic Free State Stadium, a 2010 FIFA World Cup venue, as well as the Dr Petrus Molemela Stadium. South Africa, the host nation, has been drawn in Group A, alongside rivals Zimbabwe, last year’s bronze medallists Mozambique and Mauritius. ...

By Sitha Maliwa: Zolani Mahola (Image: Facebook) As the winter sun rises over the iconic Greyville Racecourse, anticipation crackles in the air like static. It’s almost time. South Africa’s most prestigious sporting and social event, the Hollywoodbets Durban July, returns on Saturday, 5 July 2025 - and this year, it promises to be more than a spectacle. It promises to be a moment. And that moment begins with one voice - a voice that has carried a generation. Zolani Mahola, once the radiant frontwoman of the internationally acclaimed band Freshlyground, now known as The One Who Sings, will step into the spotlight to perform the South African national anthem, marking the powerful opening of this year’s event. With a presence both commanding and deeply rooted in authentici...

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PROUD HOST: Mangaung ready to host 2025 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Cup

MARVELS OF MZANSI: Zolani Mahola to kick off Durban July with anthem of heritage