The Mswenko Boys secured their place in the Premiership through the play-offs after a second placed finish in the Motsepe Foundation Championship last season, behind league winners Durban City.
They are currently in 13th place on current standings with 13 points from their opening 12 league games - four points clear of 15th placed Stellenbosch, in the relegation zone.
Makhoye said on IOL: "Looking at the goals we have set for ourselves, we are still on the right.
"We want to retain our status; our goal is for the first 15 games to at least get seven wins, then we would have had a good first round because AFCON (Africa Cup of Nations) will also come in and it will assist us."
Makhoye admits the start of the league has been a sharp learning curve, but feels they are rapidly improving.
"The first five games we were learning the intensity of the league," he said. "We lost four games and only won one. In the second block of five games we did better, as we managed to get seven points from the five matches. Our target in the next five games will be to get nine points from the five matches.
“We have so far won one and lost one, and with the three games to come we are not worried—the boys are adjusting well to the league.
"We still have two games to play before the recess, and we need those six points. We know that we are not performing well away from home, but we went to Richards Bay and competed.
"We want to keep our record at home as is because you need to collect as many points at home to survive."
Orbit College next play Stellenbosch at Olympia Park on 22 November.
