Response from civil society to NNR Community Representative shortlist
The recent announcement of a shortlist of four candidates for the “community representative” position on the board of the National […]
The recent announcement of a shortlist of four candidates for the “community representative” position on the board of the National […]
Eskom has been ordered by the Western Cape High Court to pay a R1 billion compensation claim to Framatome, the […]
Civil society organisations have joined growing criticism of the Department of Electricity and Energy’s proposed expansion of nuclear energy in […]
Koeberg nuclear power station was recently unexpectedly offline for over a week owing to multiple trips at the facility which […]
Civil society organisations working in the areas of energy, climate, and sustainable development have called on the Minister of Electricity […]
In 2020 Minister Mantashe submitted a determination under section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act to the National Energy Regulator […]
As described in a previous post both Minister Mantashe and the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) appealed against Peter Becker’s victory […]
On Monday 15 July 2024, the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) granted Eskom a licence to continue operating Koeberg Nuclear Power […]
This press statement was first released by Save Bantamsklip on 15 September 2023 In March 2023 civil society groups rejected […]
Despite two rulings from the Western Cape High Court saying that National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) board member and civil society […]
Koeberg comes to the end of its life in the second half of 2024 when Eskom’s licence issued by the […]
On 27 February 2023 the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs gazetted the national state of disaster regulations related […]
The judge agreed with Becker that his dismissal was “unlawful, unconstitutional and invalid” and set that decision aside. This means that in effect Becker has remained a member of the Board, there is no need for him to be “re-appointed” and he merely continues with his duties. The Minister, the NNR Chair and the NNR were ordered to pay Becker’s legal costs.
The matter concerning Minister Mantashe dismissing Peter Becker from the Board of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) will be heard […]
In March 2022 a team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visited Koeberg to report on how ready the […]
After appointing Peter Becker to the Board of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) in June 2021, Minister Mantashe fired him in February 2022. Becker has launched an application in the High Court to have this decision reviewed. If successful, it would mean that he would return to his position on the NNR Board.
After appointing Peter Becker to the Board of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) in June 2021, Minister Mantashe fired him in February 2022. Becker has launched an application in the High Court to have this decision reviewed. If successful, it would mean that he would return to his position on the NNR Board.
After appointing Peter Becker to the Board of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) in June 2021, Minister Mantashe fired him in February 2022. Becker has launched an application in the High Court to have this decision reviewed. If successful, it would mean that he would return to his position on the NNR Board.
A declaration of an ‘energy emergency’ has been touted as a necessary step to “cut through the red tape” and […]
After appointing Peter Becker to the Board of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) in June 2021, Minister Mantashe fired him in February 2022. Becker has launched an application in the High Court to have this decision reviewed. If successful, it would mean that he would return to his position on the NNR Board.
After appointing Peter Becker to the Board of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) in June 2021, Minister Mantashe fired him in February 2022. Becker has launched an application in the High Court to have this decision reviewed. If successful, it would mean that he would return to his position on the NNR Board.
After appointing Peter Becker to the Board of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) in June 2021, Minister Mantashe fired him in February 2022. Becker has launched an application in the High Court to have this decision reviewed. If successful, it would mean that he would return to his position on the NNR Board.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) visited the Koeberg Nuclear Power Plant near Cape Town from 22 to 31 March […]
On 18 March 2022, the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) announced that Dr. Mzubanzi Bismark Tyobeka had resigned as the Chief […]
Protestors gather outside the NNR offices and hand over a list of demands for more transparency from the regulator.
Statement from the South African Faith Communities Environment InstituteReleased 4 March 2022 It has now been just over a week […]
Minister Mantashe suspended the civil society representative on the Board of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR) on 18 January based […]
After a long process which began in July 2021 Minister Mantashe provided reasons why he intended to fire the civil […]
After Minister Mantashe suspended the civil society representative on the Board of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR), an urgent court […]
Protestors gather outside the NNR offices and hand over a list of demands for more transparency from the regulator.