South Africa progressed to the second round of the U17 Women's World Cup qualifiers after a 3-0 victory over Zambia on Saturday.
Bantwana had suffered a 2-0 defeat in the first leg of the first round of the African qualifying series at Nkoloma Stadium in a fortnight.
Simphiwe Dludlu's side required at least a 3-0 outright win to overturn their deficit at Bidvest Stadium and they put up a gutsy display to confirm their place in the next round.
Captain Jessica Wade scored in the 12th minute and got the hosts off to a fine start against their Southern African rivals in Johannesburg.