The hard-fought victory lifted Pirates to 53 points with two fixtures remaining, away to Cape Town City and at home to Polokwane City, both top-half outfits.
The Soweto Buccaneers, who last won the title in 2012, have 50 points with three matches to play and defending champions Sundowns 44 with six fixtures remaining.
The Premier Soccer League has granted Free State Stars its request to postpone their league encounter with Highlands Park on Saturday 6th of April, due to the death, Sinethemba Jantjie.
Sinethemba Jantjie joins a growing and concerning list of South African footballers who have passed away in a motor vehicle accidents.
The victory in the provincial derby lifted Stars five points above bottom club Maritzburg United.
Cape Town City FC coach Benni McCarthy could not resist taking a swipe a former Free State Stars coach Luc Eymael after his side's 5-0 drubbing of Stars at the Cape Town Stadium on Wednesday night.
Free State Stars suffered a quick double blow which effectively ended the contest, midfielder Sibusiso Hlubi was given a straight red after a dangerous tackle on Mkhize again.
Free State Stars have confirmed the appointment of Serbian Nikola Kavazovic as their new head coach on a two and half year deal.
Luc Eymael and Stars have endured a difficult start to the new PSL season after they ended the previous one on a high, winning the Nedbank Cup.
New Zealander Jeremy Brockie scored his first competitive goal since joining Mamelodi Sundowns last January to set up a 3-1 South African Premiership win over Free State Stars on Wednesday.
Venezuelan Gustavo Paez put the Soweto club ahead on 25 minutes in central town Bethlehem and Philani Zulu added a second goal nine minutes later.
Kaizer Chiefs have confirmed that striker Leonardo Castro and defender Eric Mathoho will not be involved in their away game to Free State Stars on Tuesday night due to ankle and groin injuries respectively.
Free State Stars' Makhehleni Makhaula went in with a rash challenge that left Kaizer Chiefs’ Joseph Molangoane with a fracture of the distal tibia and fibula to the lower right leg.
At 7pm on Saturday night Free State Stars and Maritzburg United will be contesting for the lucrative R7 million prize.
Soccer fans stormed the field after Kaizer Chiefs lost to Free State Stars in the Nedbank Cup in April. The arrests bring the total number of suspects in custody to 6.
Disappointed fans ran amok at the Moses Madhiba Stadium after Kaizer Chiefs had lost a Netbank Cup semi-final match against Free State Stars on Saturday.
A security guard was one of 18 people injured at the weekend when fans from the losing team went on the rampage on the field, damaging equipment and beating up Free State Stars supporters.
Following the loss, Kaizer Chiefs’ manager Bobby Motaung confirmed at a post-match press conference that Komphela will resign.
