uMhlathuze stadium grass on healthy growth path

It is a race against time to get the uMhlathuze Soccer Stadium ready for the new season

June 19, 2025

Dave Savides 1 minute read

Simphiwe Mtimkulu, safety officer for Izinga Holdings, examines the new grass patches that have been inserted to replace dead grass on the main field

The attention being given to the grass at the uMhlathuze Stadium is paying dividends, with outside experts adamant that the surface is already close to kick-off standard.

A team from ‘Keep it Green’, the grassing specialists recommended by Premier Soccer League chief operations officer Prof Ronnie Schloss, spent the whole of last week on site, where dead patches of grass were being replaced with grass brought in from Pietermaritzburg…

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