Sithembiso Dindi_TimesLIVE & Sunday Times Reporter

The promotion of top-flight newbies Richards Bay FC to the Premiership brought<br /> about a positive aura around the province as the increase of clubs hailing from KZN<br /> signalled progress in the general football spectrum of the province.<br /> Richards Bay joined Arrows, AmaZulu, Royal AM and Maritzburg United - KZN had the<br /> joint most teams in the league, tied with Gauteng with five.<br /> The beginning of the season saw Richards Bay surging toward the top of the league<br /> standings alongside AmaZulu.<br /> With two games of the season remaining, Arrows, AmaZulu, Richards Bay and<br /> Maritzburg are in the bottom eight.