Iran and the representative of six world powers talked by telephone on Monday over Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme.
Iran will continue on its nuclear ”path”, the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, insisted on Wednesday.
Iran is running more than 5 000 centrifuges for enriching uranium, its president was quoted as saying on Saturday.
Iran has been given a fortnight to agree to freeze its uranium-enrichment programme or face further international isolation.
The US has shifted position on diplomacy with Iran by sending a senior envoy to participate in nuclear talks with Iran, the US confirmed on Friday.
Iran showed footage of missiles on Wednesday it warns could reach US bases in the region, but analysts say the damage they could wreak is limited.
A nuclear power station at Thuyspunt would be a disaster for the environment and tourism in Jeffrey’s Bay and St Francis Bay, says a surfers’ body.
Iran responded on Friday to an incentives package offered by six world powers aimed at resolving a stand-off over its disputed nuclear ambitions.
The head of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards has warned that any Israeli or US attack on its nuclear sites would mean the outbreak of war.
Iran is keeping the world guessing about its response to the latest offer to suspend its nuclear programme in return for international incentives.
Iran has warned of a fierce response and higher oil prices if attacked, but also signalled possible progress in a nuclear stand-off with the West.
North Korea toppled the cooling tower at its plutonium-producing reactor on Friday in a symbolic move to show its commitment to a nuclear deal.
Britain has set out plans for an increase in renewable energy in a scheme welcomed for its ambition but criticised for lacking concrete policies.
Nuclear will continue to have its detractors around issues of safety, security and waste disposal, despite industry trends to recycle used fuel.
The government is in favour of recycling hundreds of tons of highly radioactive spent uranium fuel that has passed through SA nuclear reactors.