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Watch VideoRoyal AM's PSL expulsion: What will happen to the players now?

The PSL's dramatic expulsion of Royal AM ends one of South African football's most turbulent sagas. As Shauwn Mkhize's debt-ridden club exits the league, all players immediately become free agents, allowing them to sign with any team without restrictions - but those owed money by the club may never see compensation.

Sport Soccer PSL
Lunga Biyela|Published

End of Royal AM saga: Goodbye MaMkhize, don't let the door hit you on the way out

The PSL board meets Thursday to decide Royal AM's fate, with expulsion looking likely after the executive's recommendation. From cash handouts on the pitch to fielding the owner's unqualified son, MaMkhize's club has made a mockery of South African football's professional standards—and the PSL may finally be reclaiming its dignity.

Sport Opinion
Lunga Biyela|Published

Watch VideoRoyal AM's demise: The end of Andile Mpisane's 'legendary' football career

Royal AM faces expulsion from the PSL, potentially ending the controversial football 'career' of Andile Mpisane, the club owner's son whose presence on the pitch has long been criticised as a mockery of South African football.

Sport Opinion
Lunga Biyela|Published

Royal AM's financial crisis: New owners will need very deep pockets to save troubled club

Whoever buys Royal AM faces more than just a football club acquisition – they'll inherit a FIFA transfer ban, unpaid salaries, potential relegation, and millions in debt.

Sport Opinion
Lunga Biyela|Published

Watch VideoR15 million not enough: MK Party MP's bid for troubled Royal AM falls short

MK Party MP David 'Mazolman' Skosana's R15 million bid to rescue and relocate troubled Royal AM football club to KwaNdebele has fallen short, as the race to acquire the debt-ridden PSL team intensifies.

Sport Soccer PSL
Lunga Biyela|Published

Watch VideoEnd of an era: Royal AM's turbulent chapter in South African football nears conclusion

As SARS puts Royal AM up for sale, we examine how Shauwn Mkhize's controversial ownership has impacted South African football. From court battles to unpaid taxes, this is why the club's change of ownership signals hope for the sport's future.

Sport Opinion
Lunga Biyela|Published

Watch VideoFrom Andile Mpisane to Romeo Beckham: The rise of football's nepo babies

From South Africa's Andile Mpisane to Romeo Beckham, discover how family connections and privilege are shaping professional football worldwide.

Sport Soccer PSL
Lunga Biyela|Published

Can Bloemfontein Celtic make a PSL comeback through Royal AM's demise?

As Royal AM faces a forced sale by SARS over R40 million in tax debt, passionate supporters are rallying for the revival of beloved Bloemfontein Celtic. But with the club's own troubled financial history, could a potential return to the PSL prove successful this time around?

Sport Soccer PSL
Lunga Biyela|Published

Tax troubles: Royal AM on brink of PSL expulsion after R40m SARS battle

Royal AM's future in South African football hangs by a thread as the Premier Soccer League considers expelling the club following their failure to fulfil fixtures and mounting R40 million SARS debt crisis.

Sport Soccer PSL
Lunga Biyela|Published

Durban businesswoman Shaun Mkhize sufferers another legal setback

This is after the North Gauteng High Court struck her urgent application seeking an order that its curator issues a letter assuring the National Soccer League (NSL) that her soccer club was financially sound to play its games.

Daily News News
Bongani Hans|Published

Watch VideoCOMMENT: PSL has made a Royal mess of elite status

The Premier Soccer League faces a crisis as Royal AM's management issues escalate, raising questions about the league's integrity and future.

Sport Soccer PSL
Matshelane Mamabolo|Published

COMMENT | Royal AM chaos exposes PSL leadership failures: Is anyone steering the ship?

The future of Royal AM has been thrown into turmoil with reports that SARS have taken over the running of the club due owner Shauwn Mkhize's R40 million tax debt.

Sport Soccer PSL
Lunga Biyela|Published

Shauwn Mkhize, Andile Mpisane and family put their tax blues aside for glitzy Christmas photoshoot

Businesswoman and TV personality Shauwn Mkhize has returned to posting on Instagram following her brief break since the raid on her homes by SARS in late November.

Entertainment Celebrity News Local
Oluthando Keteyi|Published

COMMENT: Draw against Kaizer Chiefs is proof that Royal AM are a better team without Andile Mpisane

Royal AM could have beaten Kaizer Chiefs in their Betway Premiership clash on Saturday had Andile Mpisane not started the game in a key position.

Sport Soccer PSL
Lunga Biyela|Published

Kaizer Chiefs squander two-goal lead in dramatic draw with Royal AM

Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs could only manage a single point from their Betway Premiership clash against Royal AM on Saturday evening.

Sport Soccer PSL
Lunga Biyela|Published

Shauwn Mkhize vs Sars | Taxman raids La Lucia mansion again, is it over for socialite businesswoman?

The Mkhize/Mpisane family’s multi-million rand house has become a bit of a landmark in the wealthy north Durban suburb of La Lucia, with its massive high walls, heavy security detail and how the family has acquired several properties around it to make it even bigger, for themselves and their staff

News Crime and Courts
Sihle Mlambo|Published

CAS ruling may be final nail in Royal AM coffin in Samir Nurkovic saga

Royal AM owe Samir Nurkovic R12 million in wages after the club terminated his contract. As a result, they have been banned by FIFA from signing any new players.

Sport Soccer PSL
John Goliath|Published

MaMkhize’s Royal AM booted out of DStv Diski Challenge

Shauwn Mkhize’s Royal AM have been kicked out of the DStv Diski Challenge due to their inability to register players for the competition.

Sport Soccer PSL
Lunga Biyela|Published

Fans slam Royal AM chairman Andile Mpisane as he starts third Betway Prem match against Richards Bay

Fans have slammed Royal AM Chairman Andile Mpisane after he made his second successive start in his side's 0-0 draw against Richards Bay United

Sport Soccer PSL
Mthobisi Nozulela|Published

Here's what we know about Shauwn Mkhize and that mansion after TV debut

Durban businesswoman Shauwn Mkhize (formerly Mpisane) was the talk of the town on Thursday night as her new reality TV show premiered on Mzansi Magic. Here's what we know about the family, and that mansion.

News South Africa Kwazulu Natal
Sihle Mlambo|Published

Controversial Mpisanes flaunt their riches

Being dragged to court over a R21-million debt did not stop the larger-than-life Mpisane family from throwing a lavish 16th birthday bash for their son.

News South Africa Kwazulu Natal
Nabeelah Shaikh|Published