The City of uMhlathuze would consider legal steps against Thanda Royal Zulu if the sale of the team’s Premier Soccer League (PSL) franchise went through‚ the municipality’s communications manager‚ Mdu Ncalane, said. The municipality‚ which includes Richards Bay in northern KwaZulu-Natal‚ had invested financially in Thanda’s promotion to the PSL this past season as National First Division champions‚ Ncalane said. It had instructed its lawyers to investigate if it had legal recourse should the PSL pass Thanda’s proposed sale of the franchise to Durban first division club AmaZulu. The two clubs have agreed on the terms of the sale, with the PSL just needing to approve it. The sale was not passed at a league executive committee meeting on Thursday, with outstanding issues to be resolved by Thanda and AmaZulu. "We are not happy with the deal, because it deprives us of an opportunity to have a PSL team‚" Ncalane said on Tuesday. The municipality had asked the PSL to consider the city and ...
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