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D-DAY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSED ELECTRICITY PLAN AMIDST CABINET RESHUFFLE CHAOS The Cabinet reshuffle announced by President Zuma last night saw both the Finance Minister, [...]

Human Rights Day 2017 – reflection on our humanity We link Human Rights Day in South Africa with 21 March 1960 and Sharpeville. On that day 69 people died and 180 were wounded when police fired [...]

Scrap nuclear power, expand renewable energy sources, urges Archbishop Makgoba The Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, the Most Revd Thabo Makgoba, has appealed to the South African government to [...]

Is nuclear energy really the ‘cheapest source of electricity’? The South African government’s nuclear ambitions are controversial. But are they likely to provide the country with the “cheapest [...]

‘Rogue’ power firm threatens fastest renewable expansion Paul Burkhardt & Mike Cohen* Opposition from state power utility Eskom and government infighting threaten to sabotage the world’s [...]

Tail wagging the dog Eskom’s position regarding the advent of renewable energy is worrisome. Alarm bells rang when we heard of the call by the utility for a halt to further renewable power [...]