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The proposed 4 000MW project would be built at Duynefontein next to the existing Koeberg  nuclear power station near Cape Town.
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Africa deserves better than a nuclear push

Extending the life of Koeberg, with its associated expense and waste-disposal problems, is not necessary — and nuclear energy is not clean or cost-effective

It’s been 30 years since South Africa signed the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and stuck to it.  (Dean Hutton/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

SA the only country to have dismantled its nuclear weapons capability

It’s been 30 years since South Africa signed the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and stuck to it

Using AI without critical reflection widens the gap between relevance and convenience.

Transparency is key in energy sector procurements

Amid rumours of political lobbying in the acquisition of nuclear power plants, one organisation refuses to be a part of technology-choice discussions.

Director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency Yukiya Amano. Amano says he reached a deal with Iran on probing suspected work on nuclear weapons and adds that the agreement will “be signed quite soon”.

Iran, UN to sign nuclear deal ‘quite soon’

The UN’s nuclear agency chief says Iran has agreed to restart the IAEA’s probe into suspicions it has secretly worked on developing nuclear arms.

SA’s sovereignty: name your price?

The department of international relations and cooperations says government can’t be bought but recent reports have contradicted this statement.

SA idles in neutral as Iran oil fuels diplomatic tension

UN team in Iran for ‘make or break’ nuclear inspection

A team of UN inspectors has arrived in Tehran for talks on Iran’s nuclear programme that could either defuse or escalate a looming crisis in the Gulf.

UN’s nuke watchdog outlines Iran’s work on atom bomb

UN’s nuke watchdog outlines Iran’s work on atom bomb

In a report derided by Iran and likely to stir tension in the Middle East, the IAEA says Tehran has been trying to design an atomic bomb.

Nuclear watchdog: Iran ‘working on advanced warhead’

Nuclear watchdog: Iran ‘working on advanced warhead’

The UN’s nuclear watchdog is set to reveal alleged Iranian work on an advanced nuclear warhead — though this is not regarded as a "smoking gun".

Radiation from Fukushima ‘won’t increase much’

Radiation from Fukushima ‘won’t increase much’

Radiation from Japan’s tsunami-hit nuclear plant will not increase much before it is finally brought under control, the UN nuclear watchdog says.

Iran: Ban on UN inspectors is ‘notice’ to IAEA

Iran says the barring of two nuclear inspectors serves as "notice" to the chief of the United Nations atomic body to manage the agency professionally.

Iran rejects IAEA resolution as ‘illegal’

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected on Wednesday as ”illegal” an IAEA resolution over the country’s disputed nuclear activities, state television reported.

US says Iran nearing atomic bomb capacity

The US said on Wednesday Iran was nearing the ability to make atom bombs by stockpiling enriched uranium.

Bush urges Arab allies to confront Iran

United States President George Bush on Sunday ratcheted up rhetoric over Iran, lambasting it as ”the world’s leading sponsor of state terror”, and urging America’s closest Arab…