Key questions the Zondo inquiry needs to pose about the nuclear deal: Deputy Chief Justice Ray Zondo looks into state capture in South Africa's energy sector. EPA-EFESouth Africa is emerging from a debilitating period where politicians and their benefactors systematically placed pliable individuals into key positions at state institutions to gain undue influence and … [Read more...] about Key questions the Zondo inquiry needs to pose about the nuclear deal | The Conversation
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Why nuclear power for African countries doesn’t make sense | The Conversation
Why nuclear power for African countries doesn't make sense: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Russian President Vladimir Putin. Egypt seems likely to be the next African country with nuclear energy. EPAOver the last few years reports have surfaced of a range of African countries planning nuclear power plants. At the moment, the only nuclear plant in operation in Africa … [Read more...] about Why nuclear power for African countries doesn’t make sense | The Conversation
South African women win Goldman prize for stopping nuclear deal
South African women win Goldman prize for stopping nuclear deal: South African women win Goldman prize for stopping nuclear deal: Two South African women who won their legal challenge against a secret, multibillion-dollar nuclear deal have been awarded the 2018 Goldman environmental prize. Makoma Lekalakala and Liz McDaid led a five-year court battle against South Africa's … [Read more...] about South African women win Goldman prize for stopping nuclear deal
Five facts that prove South Africa’s nuclear power plan should die | The Conversation
Five facts that prove South Africa's nuclear power plan should die: South Africa's Jacob Zuma and Russia's Vladimir Putin meeting in 2015. Should South Africa be relying on Russia for nuclear energy? Reuters/Ivan SekretarevUnder the presidency of Jacob Zuma, South Africa has been trying to implement a massive new nuclear programme. The initiative stood against a growing … [Read more...] about Five facts that prove South Africa’s nuclear power plan should die | The Conversation
Why decommissioning South Africa’s Koeberg nuclear plant won’t be easy | The Conversation
Why decommissioning South Africa's Koeberg nuclear plant won't be easy: Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant. Paul Scott/Wikimedia CommonsAfrica’s only operational nuclear power plant is in an area called Koeberg, outside Cape Town in South Africa. The life span of the plant was originally meant to end in 2024. But after an upgrade it’s now expected to operate until around 2044. In … [Read more...] about Why decommissioning South Africa’s Koeberg nuclear plant won’t be easy | The Conversation
