Hungry Lions surged to top spot on the GladAfrica Championship standings on Saturday with a 1-0 win over Free State Stars at home.
It's the rookies third win of the season and to date remain the only side in the league yet to lose a game after seven matches, whilst Stars dropped from third to sixth spot.
Platinum City Rovers surrendered top spot following a nightmare 4-1 hammering at the hands of the University of Pretoria on the road.
After starting the season so brightly, Rovers have now gone on to back-to-back losses as first half goals from Luvuyo Phewa, Tebogo Mohlamonyane, Simnikiwe Mbonde set the tone for Tuks.
Rovers did stage a response following the break, but Phewa dismissed any ideas of a comeback as AmaTuks secured a comprehensive victory.
JDR Stars elevated one spot from fifth to fourth-place on the table as a 2-0 triumph at home to TS Sporting ensured successive wins in as many weeks.
Further on, Stars stay hot on the heels of the earlier pace-setters with goals either spell of the half by Malebogo Modise and Ishmael Wadi ensuring the victory.
Richards Bay FC brought a barren run of form to an end in style following a 4-0 thrashing of Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila, who was denied consecutive wins in the process.
With no wins from three matches prior, Richards Bay were led to victory and tenth spot through Siphelele Magubane, Somila Ntsundwana, Sandile Mthethwa and Vusimuzi Mngomezulu.
Uthongathi FC were not able to close-in on the front-runners after a 1-0 loss to the Venda Football Academy saw the host go ahead of them in seventh-place.
The solitary strike which brought Venda's run of three straight draws to an end came from the penalty spot earlier in the second half.
Polokwane City failed to regain second spot on Sunday afternoon after Cape Town All Stars claimed a 1-0 win in the Limpopo province.
Rise and Shine obtained second-place prior to the clash following a fine run of form, as All Stars snatched a narrow victory.
Pretoria Callies made it back-to-back victories in the league after getting past Jomo Cosmos with a 2-1 win away from home.
Callies's goals came courtesy of Edmore Chirambadare and Mhlengi Cele, as Ezenkosi's response came through the spot from Lucas Fernandez.
Cape Town Spurs finally got their first win of the season to move away from the bottom-two spots following a 2-0 victory over Black Leopards.
Chumani Butsaka's first half laid down the marker for the host before Igor de Oliveira made it two following the second stanza.
