MTSAO 2027–2031: An Open Letter to NERSA, Before You Concur

The coal exit is dated in law. The replacement is not. Three decisions by the energy regulator will determine whether that gap is visible before it becomes a shortfall.

To the Chairperson and Members of the National Energy Regulator of South Africa:

Within days, the System Operator will publish its Medium-Term System Adequacy Outlook for 2027 to 2031. The Grid Code you administer requires it by 30 October. The first section 34 determination under IRP 2025 cannot bind without yourREAD MORE

Mogalakwena Local Municipality manager Morris Maluleke is expected to make a formal bail application on Monday after the Limpopo High Court dismissed his urgent bid to secure his release from custody in connection with an alleged R45 million municipal tender scandal.

Maluleke, 43, remains behind bars after the High Court in Polokwane dismissed his application challenging the Mokopane Magistrates’ Court’s decision to keep him in custody pending his formal bail proceedings.

The urgent application was heard on 12 October, withREAD MORE

A 58-year-old Capricorn TVET College official is expected to appear before the Polokwane Magistrate’s Court on Monday, 19 October, facing charges of corruption and extortion after allegedly demanding R100,000 from a farmer.

The suspect was arrested on Friday, 16 October, during a covert police operation in Polokwane, Limpopo, following a complaint by a farmer from Senwabarwana.

According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), the official allegedly demanded R100,000 in exchange for releasing R750,000 in project funding intended for landREAD MORE

Three suspects aged between 17 and 23 are expected to appear before the Malamulele Magistrate’s Court soon to face a murder charge following the fatal stabbing of popular Limpopo comedian and content creator Khadziyane Ndivhuwo, widely known as Skeem Mafenya or Skeem.

The arrests come a day after African Times News reported on the murder of the 20-year-old entertainer, who was found dead with multiple stab wounds to his upper body at Madonsi Boltman B in Malamulele, Vhembe district.

AccordingREAD MORE

Police in Limpopo have launched a murder investigation following the brutal killing of popular comedian and content creator Ndivhuwo Khadzianii, widely known as Skeem.

The 20-year-old was found dead with multiple stab wounds to his upper body at Madonsi Boltman B in Malamulele, Vhembe District, in the early hours of Saturday, 17 October 2026.

The location differs from Macece Resort, which was previously reported following a statement issued by the African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL). Police confirmed the incidentREAD MORE

The African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) in Limpopo has called on police to conduct a thorough and impartial investigation into the alleged murder of 20-year-old comedian Ndivhuwo Khadzianii, popularly known as Skeem Mafenya.

Mafenya was allegedly stabbed at Macece Resort in Muchipis village, outside Malamulele, with the circumstances surrounding his death still unclear.

In a statement issued on Saturday, 17 October 2026, the ANCYL Limpopo expressed deep concern over reports of the young entertainer’s alleged stabbing and urged theREAD MORE

A former field ranger and a veterinarian who were arrested following the killing of a rhino in the Kruger National Park in July 2016 have each been sentenced to 10 years’ direct imprisonment, bringing a decade-long case to a close.

The Skukuza Regional Court doomed Rodney Landela, 44, and Kenneth Mochocho, 49, after being convicted of the unlawful killing of a rhino and possession of a firearm with intent to commit an offence.

The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Regional SpokespersonREAD MORE

Police in Limpopo are investigating the deaths of two brothers, aged nine and 12, who died at a clinic after reportedly falling ill shortly after returning from playing in Makuleke Village, outside Malamulele in the Vhembe District.

The boys died on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, after their mother rushed them to a local clinic in a desperate attempt to save their lives.

According to the South African Police Service (SAPS), the children arrived home at around 18:30, when one wasREAD MORE

South Africa U23 head coach, Raymond Mdaka, has named a 37-man preliminary squad as Amaglug-glug intensify preparations for their bid to qualify for the men’s football tournament at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.

Mdaka’s immediate challenge is to guide South Africa past Madagascar in a two-legged qualifier in November, with victory keeping the country on course for a return to the Olympic stage.

The expanded selection brings together emerging talent from the Premier Soccer League, lower-division clubs and overseasREAD MORE

Supplies have resumed following a hiatus

In the first nine months of 2026, Russia supplied approximately 500 tonnes of wheat or rye-wheat flour to the Republic of South Africa (RSA), worth over US$200,000. This was reported by the federal centre Agroexport, a partner of TV BRICS.

Experts have compared the new shipments of Russian flour to South Africa with the figures for 2021. In that year, exports totalled around 290 tonnes, worth US$91,000.

Earlier, a seminar was held in Johannesburg whereREAD MORE