Minister Mantashe fires community representative for ‘misconduct’
Minister Mantashe suspended the civil society representative on the Board of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) on 18 January based […]
February 2022
No valid reasons for discharge from Board of Nuclear Regulator
After a long process which began in July 2021 Minister Mantashe provided reasons why he intended to fire the civil […]
Court order suspended NNR decision making
After Minister Mantashe suspended the civil society representative on the Board of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR), an urgent court […]
Protestors hand demands to National Nuclear Regulator
Protestors gather outside the NNR offices and hand over a list of demands for more transparency from the regulator.
Minister provides reasons for intention to discharge community representative
Previous posts have described how Minister Mantashe suspended the Board member who was representing communities on the Board of the […]
Suspension of NNR Board member challenge: settlement reached
It will be impossible for the public to have confidence in the independence of the Nuclear Regulator while the Minister abuses his powers to keep the seat and role of community representative vacant, or to remove any Board members who have an opinion which differs from his own.
Modelling report: Koeberg life extension costs the country
It is generally agreed that nuclear power comes with an inherent risk. What is hotly debated is whether or not […]