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Fleeing: Media is urged to stop calling white South Africans who relocated to United States ‘refugees’.

SA’s moral, technical high ground upends unipolar narrative

The “white genocide” narrative works inside this wider machinery. It racialises South Africa’s internal contradictions for foreign consumption. It turns a country struggling with…

Futile: Palestinians live among the wreck and rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli Defence Forces in Gaza. Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu/Getty Images

Secret alliance: Israel and apartheid South Africa’s nuclear collaboration

With both countries intent on keeping in check the ‘barbarians at the gate’, South Africa used its uranium reserves and Israeli technical support to develop its nuclear programme

“[Pravin Gordhan] was a highly skilled backroom operator who shied away from the spotlight” (Getty Images)

OBITUARY – Pravin Gordhan’s last warning: Democracy will not survive on its own

Gordhan’s last political act was to call for a ‘reset’ and a return to progressive politics

Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramakgopa. (Theana Breugem/Foto24/Gallo Images)

State to fight new nuclear hurdle

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Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe. Photo: Felix Dlangamandla/Gallo

We want our own nuclear energy now, says Mantashe

The minister called on the US to give South Africa rights to develop nuclear energy

The red beret and EFF leader Julius Malema reflect the image of the party. Photo: File

Malema says coal and nuclear are needed to end load-shedding

Malema said they will emulate countries that have success in providing electricity to fix the power problems South Africa has

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa. (Photo: Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)

Environment groups slam Ramokgopa’s nuclear power announcement

They say say the nuclear determination did not follow correct processes and would prove more costly than other forms of energy

One of the biggest difficulties the sector faces is securing permits and licences crucial for project commencement.

Russia nudges nuclear over solar

Burkina Faso and Mali may pay Rosatom to build nuclear plants. But why indenture yourself when energy emancipation is staring you in the face?

A pedestrian walks through a field, backdropped by the Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd. Kendal coal-fired power station in Mpumalanga, South Africa, on Friday, May 5, 2023. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

To extend or not to extend the life of coal-fired power stations, that is the question

How do we balance a reliable supply of electricity and ending load-shedding with the critical issue of climate change and moving to cleaner energy?

Plunder: Seven pylons collapsed when they were looted in April, plunging parts of the Pretoria area into darkness. Sabotage and theft exacerbate the country’s electricity supply crisis. Photo: Michele Spatari/AFP/Getty Images

Eskom’s woes continue to pile up

We are a nation at risk of losing our mind in the depths of the power utility’s problems

‘Nuclear apartheid’ is a threat to us all

We must not allow the nuclear-armed states to continue wielding what Nelson Mandela described as ‘terrible and terrifying weapons of mass destruction’

Nuclear scientists claim to have made a major breakthrough in fusion research.

Nuclear energy fusion “breakthrough” – How excited should we get?

Is nuclear fusion just a dream or is it achievable?

The ongoing unrest in Iran since mid-September following the death of a Kurdish woman in police custody shows no signs of abating. Iran is entering a period of turmoil. (Photo by Cemal Yurttas/ dia images via Getty Images)

United States uses Iran’s unrest to ‘disrupt, delay, deter and sanction’ weapon deliveries to Russia

A senior official has linked the US approach toward Iran’s protests with Tehran’s foreign and security policies regarding Russia

Energy dilemma: The Cattenom nuclear power plant in France. The country is reliant on nuclear energy. (Sebastien Berda/AFP)

Nuclear power is not the answer to the Earth’s energy crisis

It is too slow and too expensive to compete with energy-efficiency measures and renewable energy

The proposed 4 000MW project would be built at Duynefontein next to the existing Koeberg  nuclear power station near Cape Town.
Photo: David Harrison

OPINION|Nuclear is South Africa’s energy solution

Small modular nuclear reactors can help South Africa transition to a low-carbon economy

Energy dilemma: The Cattenom nuclear power plant in France. The country is reliant on nuclear energy. (Sebastien Berda/AFP)

OPINION| Energy security and geopolitics: Why nuclear power makes sense

Coal commits climate sins so wind and solar energy are good alternatives but suffer intermittency — and now the European Union is reclassifying nuclear as green energy

Sacred land: Thyspunt, 12km from Cape St Francis village, was identified in 2008 as a possible site for a nuclear plant. Photo: Paul Botes

Nuke hearings: Eskom safety plans ‘f lawed’

Environmental groups have warned that a green light from the national energy regulator for a new nuclear power plant will be challenged in court

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Editorial: Ramaphosa’s nuclear question

What energy mix will make up for the loss of South Africa’s coal power over the next decade or two? Will renewables alone fill the gap, or is nuclear power needed?

The Project 955A (Borei A) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Knyaz Oleg sets off on its first sea trial in the White Sea. Oleg Kuleshov/TASS (Photo by Oleg KuleshovTASS via Getty Images)

Nuclear powers must stop playing nuclear chess and atomic roulette

The United States, Russia, France, China, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, India, Israel and North Korea are increasing their arsenals

The leaders walked away with no set plans for a third meeting, though Trump said he hopes to see Kim again soon. (Leah Millis/Reuters)

Trump ‘walks’ as North Korea talks end abruptly without deal

The much-anticipated second meeting between the two leaders was supposed to build on their historic first summit in Singapore