AmaZulu moved up to 11th place on the Premiership standings following a 2-1 win over Royal AM at the King Zwelithini Stadium in Umlazi, Durban, on Friday evening.
Pule Ekstein scored Usuthu’s first goal in the 37th minute and Mlondi Mbanjwa made it 2-0 three minutes into the second half.
Levy Mashiane cut the deficit into half when he netted for Thwihli Thwahla 12 minutes from full-time. Thwihli Thwahla dropped to 13th on the log following the loss.
