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Women’s Football Enters New Era as Platform Expands for Players and Clubs with Announcement
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Women’s Football Enters New Era as Platform Expands for Players and Clubs with Announcement

By Becker Semela: Some of the players during the launch at SABC on Tuesday. South African women's football has taken a giant leap forward after the South African Football Association (SAFA), Hollywoodbets and the SABC, with an exciting new era for the Hollywoodbets Super League. Announced at the SABC Arena on Tuesday, the changes show the strong commitment to growing ladies' football in the entire country and creating more opportunities for women players, clubs and supporters across the country. Lydia Monyepao, SAFA CEO, said in the new season, the league will move from 16 teams to two groups of eight teams. The new format will help reduce travelling costs for clubs, improve match day experiences and bring more competitive football du...
Courageous Struggle Journalist Subry Govender Publishes Memoir of Resistance and Resolve – a Chronicle of His Anti-Apartheid Battles
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Courageous Struggle Journalist Subry Govender Publishes Memoir of Resistance and Resolve – a Chronicle of His Anti-Apartheid Battles

By Special Correspondent: Vereran struggle journalist, Subry Govender ( Image: supplied) Often the story of one individual relating his own life in a particular era becomes the story of the society in which he lived, including that of his fellows during that time - a fact that is expected to come out clearly when former anti-Apartheid activists and struggle era journalists pay tributes and congratulate prolific resistance journalist and activist,  Marimuthu Soobramoney (aka Subry Govender) is launching his autobiography, 'Coolie Journalist', before the end of this month. Marimuthu Soobramoney was a founder member of the Media Workers Association of South Africa (MWASA) with other struggle journalists such as Zwelakhe Sisulu and others. 'Comrade Subry' was a ...