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The South African
09-08-2025
- Sport
- The South African
Here's who Kaizer Chiefs will face in the CAF Confederation Cup
Kaizer Chiefs were among the seeded teams in the draw for the first preliminary round of the 2025/26 CAF Confederation Cup, and will start their campaign with a trip to Luanda in Angola, to face Kabuscorp Sport Clube do Palanca, the winners of the 2024/25 Angolan Cup. The first legs of the competition will take place between 19-21 September, with the second legs scheduled for 26-28 September. Amakhosi faced Angolan opposition in the 2001 CAF Cup Winners Cup final when they defeated Inter Clube de Luanda 2-1 on aggregate, to win their first continental title – drawing the first-leg 1-1 away, and then winning the return leg 1-0 at Ellis Park, courtesy of a Patrick Mabedi penalty. Kaizer Chiefs also faced Petro Luanda in the first qualifying round of the 2020/21 CAF Champions League. A 0-0 first-leg home draw was followed by a 1-0 away win in the second-leg, with Leonardo Castro scoring the game's only goal. In four matches over two ties against Angolan clubs in CAF competition, Kaizer Chiefs are yet to lose, winning two games and drawing two. Should Kaizer Chiefs progress to the second preliminary round of qualifying they will face the winners of Djabal FC from Comoros and a team from the Democratic Republic of Congo, who are yet to be determined. This is Kaizer Chiefs' third participation in the CAF Confederation Cup. In 2014, they were eliminated in the playoff round by ASEC Mimosas of Cote d' Ivoire in 2014 and in 2018/19, the lost out to Zesco United of Zambia in the second qualifying round. The Glamour Boys will be aiming to reach the group stages of the competition for the first time. The second preliminary round will take place in the final two weeks of October with the group stages starting on 28 November. Preliminary Round First-leg 19–21 September 2025; Second-leg 26-28 September 2025 Second Preliminary Round First-leg 17-19 October 2025; Second-leg 24-26 October 2025 Group Stage Begins 28 November 2025 Knockout Phase Starts 3 April 2026 Let us know by leaving a comment below, or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1 Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
Yahoo
05-06-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
State seeks to cancel permit for St. Paul's Northern Iron foundry
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has begun the process of canceling the operating permit for a St. Paul metal foundry that employs some 80 United Steelworkers on the city's East Side. Officials with Lawton Standard, which owns the Northern Iron and Machine foundry in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood, received notice from the MPCA on Wednesday that they had officially run afoul of the regulatory agency, which has sought for years to enforce deeper controls over emissions and heavily reduce foundry production. 'After prolonged attempts to get necessary information from Northern Iron, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency today took the first steps to revoke the company's operating permit,' reads a written statement from the MPCA. 'We have repeatedly requested information required under state law for us to issue a permit that would allow Northern Iron to operate in a way that protects human health and the environment. … We do not have reasonable assurance that the company can comply with a permit.' The permit revocation is not immediate. The MPCA described it as a 'rare and lengthy process' that likely will entail a contested case hearing before an administrative law judge. The foundry, which dates to 1906, is allowed to maintain its operations throughout that process. The MPCA fined Northern Iron $41,500 in 2023 for out-of-date pollution control equipment, as well as equipment updated without a permit. A more recent MPCA investigation tested soot collecting on homes near the foundry and found toxic heavy metals such as lead, chromium and manganese, which residents in a recent legal action have described as evidence it originated from the Forest Street metal plant. Calling the company's PurpleAir testing equipment outdated, the MPCA issued an April 2024 order limiting Northern Iron's material processing to 10 tons per day, or roughly a third of normal production. That limit held until it was lifted by a July 2024 decision from Ramsey County District Court Judge Leonardo Castro. Company officials maintain their monitors show dust particles and lead levels to be well within state standards, and that the MPCA has misinterpreted the data. In a written statement Wednesday, they said revoking their existing operating permit without processing the company's new permit application is 'unprecedented' and 'not supported by any evidence or data from extensive environmental monitoring of the facility.' The MPCA 'has officially determined that it wants to shut down a business, lay off people, and needlessly scare the community by ignoring facts, data, and a judge's decisions,' they wrote. 'The MPCA is not following the rule of law as a regulator, which is unacceptable.' In March, residents from the Payne-Phalen neighborhood filed a class action lawsuit against the foundry owners in Ramsey County District Court, claiming emissions have lowered their home values, damaged property and left them dealing with soot and dust on their houses. Lawton Standard, which is based in DePere, Wis. and maintains foundries in six states, purchased the Northern Iron foundry in August 2022. The foundry makes casings and custom metal parts for national clients. St. Paul's Maxfield Elementary breaks ground on 'community schoolyard' Ex-teacher of Hmong College Prep Academy in St. Paul sentenced for criminal sexual conduct with student Four candidates file for Ward 4 seat on the St. Paul City Council Canadian wildfire smoke causes 'very unhealthy' conditions in American Midwest and reaches Europe 40 St. Paul street lights stripped of copper wiring, though reports are down overall
