Richards Bay FC jumped to second spot on the GladAfrica Championship table with an emphatic 5-2 victory over Platinum City Rovers on Saturday afternoon.
It is back-to-back losses for Rovers, who continue to drop down the top-half, as Siphamandla Ncanana, Vusimuzi Mngomezulu, Sibonginhlanhla Mthethwa's brace and Somila Ntsundwana strike gave the host victory.
Free State Stars continued to drop down the top-half of the table after going down 1-0 to Limpopo's Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila FC at the Goble Park Stadium.
Ea Lla Koto had their previous clash against Polokwane City postponed due to inclement weather, whereas Tshakhuma endured a 4-0 battering by Cape Town Spurs.
However, Vhadau vhadamani have since managed to erase the horrors regarding the aforementioned showdown with a win over Stars to move near the mid-table bracket.
Uthongathi FC yet again failed to bag maximum points in their title pursuit with another goalless draw against Cape Town All Stars at the Princess Magogo Stadium.
The host entered the match with a goalless stalemate against the University of Pretoria, whilst All Stars battled to a 2-2 draw against Jomo Cosmos.
Hungry Lions snapped a five-match losing streak with a 2-0 victory over third-bottom Black Leopards at the GWK Park Stadium.
The host had gone on a disappointing run of results prior, but a first half finish and then one at the death from Angelo Van Rooi secured the victory.
Pretoria Callies remained in the bottom-half of the table after suffering a 1-0 loss to Polokwane City at the Lucas Moripe Stadium, whilst the latter outfit moved back into the top-three contention.
Rise and Shine bagged the opener in the earlier exchanges from Themba Chauke, leaving Callies to consecutive defeats in the process.
Jomo Cosmos finally registered their first win of the campaign in a 1-0 victory against TS Sporting at the Kabokweni Stadium in Nelspruit.
This left the host back on the losing trail after winning their previous encounter against Hungry Lions FC, with Ezenkosi finally off the mark.
JDR Stars secured a 1-1 draw against Cape Town Spurs at the Athlone Stadium in Sunday's action to return to the top of the league table.
Spurs, who thumped Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila FC 4-0 last week, needed to come from behind through Eyona Ndondo after Malebogo Modise had the Hammer Boyz ahead.
The University of Pretoria missed out on another chance to close further in on the top-tier with a 1-1 draw against the Venda Football Academy at the Thohoyandou Stadium.
It was the host that drew first blood from a strike by Rankoko Tau, but Tuks levelled through Tebogo Mohlamonyane to leave the sides within the top-six.
