Expect Tenacious Shauwn Mkhize To Make One Last Stand To Rescue Royal Am

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In South African football, few figures have been as polarising as the tenacious Shauwn Mkhize, who is likely to make a final, determined push to salvage her club, Royal AM, from what seems to be an impending liquidation.

During this protracted saga, even SARS commissioner Edward Kieswetter was baffled by Mkhizes tenacity. At one stage, he said, It boggles the mind that taxpayers will turn to courts with ease, yet are derelict in their responsibility to meet their obligations with similar enthusiasm.

Her football journey has been fraught with challenges, but her unwavering spirit has been evident since the day she decided to own a football club. Since then, she has been a constant thorn in the side of Royal AMs mother body, the PSL. She repeatedly defied the administration when she bluntly refused to participate in the play-offs at the end of the 2021 season.

The PSL were thrown into massive disarray. Royal AM challenged every PSL decision but lost one case after another, despite Mkhize calling on the services of a few legal heavyweights to gain automatic promotion to the Premiership.