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“[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

Power on: Koeberg nuclear station. The ANC Youth League has supported the development of nuclear energy, identifying it as “critical to advance massive industrial development”. Photo: Dwayne Senior/Bloomberg/Getty Images

The nuclear option: Should it carry South Africa’s baseload?

Some argue that nuclear power will get us to our clean energy goals faster, but other experts say it is unsafe, unaffordable and unnecessary

The battle for 2050 energy dominance: Nuclear industry makes its pitch

Nuclear sector says it should be poised to take up more than 50% of the 24GW left vacant by coal

Energy Minister Jeff Radebe has accused former Necsa board chair Kelvin Kemm of ignoring his instructions. (Ramil Sitdikov/Sputnik)

‘New dawn’ clouds nuclear’s future

But struggling Necsa must get back on its feet before it contemplates its future strategy

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Egypt seems likely to be the next African country with nuclear energy.

Why nuclear power for African countries doesn’t make sense

Are there cheaper alternatives to nuclear power to alleviate energy shortages in Africa?

At the White House

Africa buys into nuclear dream

The continent’s three largest economies are all being courted by Russia’s Rosatom

Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson said earlier that past experience had shown that “the bounce back to old ways” in water consumption was generally slow, and that it took about five years to get back to old consumption levels.

​Politicking over the nuclear build has stalled SA’s need to lower carbon emissions

The government is ignoring its own warnings to take drastic action to curb climate change.

It remains to be seen whether Zuma will be a better tactician than Mbeki

Editorial: The poisoned nuclear debate

Both sides have valid points to make, but stamping out opposing views is not going to help discussion.

Letters to the editor: May 6 to 13 2016

Readers write in about defence systems, nuclear power, and Julius Malema.

ANC calls for transparent nuclear tender process

ANC calls for "full, transparent and thorough cost benefit analysis of nuclear power" as SA prepares for a bidding process for new nuclear plants.

Rosatom Russian nuclear power plants.

Nuclear a ‘technology of the past’

A Russian nuclear activist has labelled South Africa’s pursuit of new nuclear capacity – with Russian support – as "naive" and advised against it.

Russian nuclear physicist Vladimir Artisyuk spoke to potential recipients of Russian nuclear technology at North-West University’s Potchefstroom campus.

Shake hands with us on nuclear deal, says Rosatom

The state-owned firm’s nuclear ambassador, Professor Vladimir Artisyuk, is in South Africa to sing the praises of Russia’s nuclear technology.

The agreement as it stands will be binding for 20 years and indemnifies Russia against liability in the case of a nuclear accident.

SA’s nuclear deal with Russia is far from done

Money is the big problem with the initial agreement Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson signed last year, given the financial positions of both countries.

Editorial: ‘Atomic Tina’ blows SA away

The way the Russian nuclear deal was handled can only be to ensure a politically driven process, unhampered by technical or financial considerations.

President Jacob Zuma and Vladimir Putin.

[Archives] Exposed: Scary details of SA’s secret Russian nuke deal

The secret nuclear deal our leaders have signed with Russia carries many risks for South Africa.

Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson and Rosatom director general Sergey Kirienko signed an intergovernmental agreement on nuclear energy in September last year.

What the SA-Russia nuke agreement says – and means

We look at the nuclear agreement Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson signed with Russia last year and the implications thereof for South Africa.

Rosatom Russian nuclear power plants.

State powered up over nuclear, but not everyone buys it

Experts argue that one of the main obstacles to South Africa’s nuclear ambitions is the cost, even with innovative financing models.

Construction of the Kalininskaya nuclear power plant near Moscow. Russia’s energy company is angling for a monopoly in South Africa.

Russians muscle all others aside in nuclear bid

Russian energy company Rosatom has made it clear they should be the sole supplier of everything nuclear in South Africa.

There’s something alarming about how the ANC, the South African Communist Party and the Economic Freedom Fighters have bought into the Russian president’s mythology.

Vladimir Putin’s quest for a nuclear monopoly

Somehow Russia has persuaded President Jacob Zuma into agreeing to a deal for a nuclear fleet that the treasury opposed.

Nuke deal: Russians push charm button

Following uproar over a Russia-SA nuclear deal, a PR management firm – headed by Jacob Zuma’s former spokesperson – stepped in to do damage control.