The wave of issues that have surfaced at Kaizer Chiefs in recent weeks with allegations of divisions, has led to one of the club's former players lifting the lid on a disturbing culture at the club.
Chiefs have found themselves engaging on a firefighting exercise following reports of alleged disunity in the camp, based on ethnicity.
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Not all of what has been happening at Naturena has been hidden as has been the case with Khune who has now been suspended for breaching club protocol and stripped of the captaincy.
"It has always been normal at Chiefs that there are groups and divisions which is what leads to snitches getting to operate at their best," says the former Chiefs player, speaking on condition of anonymity.
"This culture of snitches and divisions has always been prevalent at Chiefs from my time at the club.
"We were fortunate that we were able to win trophies but there were guys who wanted to be loved by management and so made it a point that they always feed the bosses information.
"What happens at training or in the dressing room quickly gets to the office and all this because of informers, some of whom are now analysing games on television.
"Luckily for us, we were still able to work for the team despite there being groups within the squad, which helped us succeed.
"It has been many years since I left Chiefs, but it is clear that there are still groupies at the club based on all these things to do with Khune and allegations of racism.
"The issue of coloureds means nothing because they have always been people that are united and stick together everywhere and I have no issues about that.
"I don't believe in this narrative that the coloured players are being given preferential treatment because they are many.
"Another issue at Chiefs that leads to groups is that there are two change rooms at Naturena which I feel contributes to dividing the team and creating a toxic environment.
"When the tension was high in the seniors change room based on issues from outside like cars, fashion, and the like, I would then move out to the other side because I didn't want to be part of all these things.
"I never liked all this silly politics," says the ex-player who won silverware at the club after joining from another PSL club before the 2010 World Cup.
"What you need to understand with a guy like Khune is that he is treated differently at Chiefs and is more like a son.
"The reason why Khune's case of coming to training smelling of alcohol exploded into the media the way it did, means it was not the first time and shows underlying factors at the club.
"He could have been protected but with the dressing room divided it was never going to happen and this is why even someone at the club ran to the media.
"I was at Chiefs, and I know there was always snitches who speak behind your back and always want to be loved by management and want to buy faces.
"Some players at Chiefs are obviously not happy that Khune is a favourite, and this was their chance to pin him down.
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"The mentality of gossiping and backstabbing has always been there at Chiefs, so I'm not surprised it came to this.
"I'm not supporting what Khune did but for players to have reacted the way they did shows there was a problem at the club," points out the retired footballer.