Todays headline is taken from a South African newspaper, Sowetan. It derived its name from Soweto, an abbreviation of South Western Townships, suburbs in southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa. In the 20th century, the Townships housed Black workers for the gold mines and eventually became a major symbolic center of the anti-apartheid struggle.
No wonder the Sowetan newspaper has a left-leaning editorial tone, for its almost two million readership nationwide. Its posture is understandable as it was founded by a prominent South African businessman, physician and anti-apartheid activist, Dr. Nthato Motlana, who played a leading role in the anti-apartheid struggle.
The heads must roll was the concluding part of an Editorial the Sowetan did when news broke out that FIFA had finally reacted to the use of an ineligible player by Bafana Bafana in a 2026 World Cup qualifier against Lesotho. The pungent Editorial was written before the FIFA hammer finally fell on South Africa six days ago, causing them to lose three points and three goals that has made them fall to number two behind new leaders Benin Republic.
