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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
ANDRE DE RUYTER

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

  • Sarah Smit
12 min read
2050

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

  • Tunicia Phillips
7 min read
Poor score: Emissions rise from the Kriel power station. It’s South Africa’s support of coal-fired electricity that gives the country a bad climate change name. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
ANNA GEDDES

Fossil fuel support lands SA in the G20 dog box

South Africa has been ranked the second worst performer of the G20 non-OECD member countries, behind Saudi Arabia, for its lack of transparency and continued support for fossil…

  • Sheree Bega
3 min read