Orlando Pirates 2-0 Royal AM
Orlando Pirates strengthened their chances in the title race after beating Royal AM 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at Rand Stadium.
Mohau Nkota broke the deadlock for Pirates moments before the interval with a powerful left-footed strike past goalkeeper Lungisani Mncwabe.
Nkota settled the contest just before the hour-mark and got his brace with a flicked header in the box.
Joseph Makhanya's charges are just two points behind leaders SuperSport United in third spot on the log, with five matches left to play.
Kaizer Chiefs 3-0 Marumo Gallants
Kaizer Chiefs went up to fourth on the log after drubbing Marumo Gallants 3-0 on Saturday morning at Dobsonville Stadium.
Wandile Duba netted a brace for the Soweto giants, while Keaviano Francis also found the back of the net.
Chiefs are 14 points behind third-placed Orlando Pirates on the log with two games in hand while Gallants dropped down to 11th.
Golden Arrows 3-2 Mamelodi Sundowns
Mamelodi Sundowns lost back-to-back matches after they were edged by Golden Arrows in a five-goal thriller on Saturday morning at Mpumalanga Stadium.
Arrows went to the half-time break leading 2-1 after Duma opened the scoring and after Sundowns equalised, Nkabinde restored the lead for Abafana Bes'thende.
The Brazilians had a chance to equalise in the first stanza from the penalty spot but goalkeeper Langa made a save.
The sides got late goals in stoppages, where Mzolo scored the decisive goal for Arrows.
SuperSport United 3-0 AmaZulu
SuperSport United remained at the top of the table by a point after thrashing AmaZulu 3-0 on Sunday morning TUT Stadium.
Thabang Mahlangu broke the deadlock for SuperSport midway through the first stanza after a return pass from Jabu Matsio and United got a two-goal cushion on the hour-mark after AmaZulu defender deflected Neo Rapoo's corner into his own net.
Thapelo Maseko put the game to bed for Matsatsantsa seven minutes later after going through on goal.
Chippa United 1-2 Cape Town City
Cape Town City maintained their second position in the title race after beating Chippa United 2-1 on Saturday morning at Wolfson Stadium.
Luphumlo Sifumba and Gabriel Amato scored the goals for the Citizens, as they remained just one point behind log-leaders SuperSport United in second place, with five rounds of matches remaining.
Stellenbosch 0-3 TS Galaxy
TS Galaxy won for the first time in five matches after drubbing Stellenbosch 3-0 on Saturday afternoon at Idas Valley Stadium.
The Rockets went to the interval with a one goal lead courtesy of Olerato Mandi.
Sanele Zulu and Gomolemo Kekana got the second-half goals to seal the three points for Galaxy.
Other results:
Richards Bay 0-2 Swallows
Maritzburg United 1-2 Sekhukhune United
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