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Nuclear Power

G20 South Africa: Govt plans nuclear energy expansion

10 Oct 2025

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Nuclear Power

Russia partners with Ethiopia for first nuclear plant in East Africa

26 Sep 2025

Image credit: Eskom

Energy

Eskom refutes "flying blind" claims with Koeberg safety confirmation

25 Sep 2025

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Energy

Minister Ramokgopa: Eskom is on track to end load shedding

13 Aug 2025

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Coal, Oil & Gas

Mike Teke to replace July Ndlovu as FutureCoal chairperson

12 Aug 2025

Image credit: Eskom

Nuclear Power

Controversial Cape nuclear power plant gets green light

8 Aug 2025

Image credit: Lukáš Lehotský on Unsplash

Nuclear Power

New report calls for nuclear-free Africa

27 Jun 2025

Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe speaks at the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Nuclear Power

Mantashe adds Russia and Iran to nuclear chat

Wendell Roelf 19 Feb 2025

Koeberg remains South Africa's sole nuclear power station, but the amendments could pave the way for more development. Source: Eskom

Nuclear Power

Ramokgopa tightens up Nuclear Energy Act

Lindsey Schutters 28 Oct 2024

Source: Supplied.

Markets & Investment

#BRICS2024: Inside the plan to harness nuclear power for sustainable growth

25 Oct 2024

Koeberg will join a growing list of nuclear power stations that are extending their lifespan beyond 40 years

Nuclear Power

Nuclear power is back on the table for South Africa

Lindsey Schutters 16 Jul 2024

The high-tech solution is based on the RITM-200 reactor

Nuclear Power

Egypt will benefit from floating nuclear plant

11 Jun 2024

An aerial view of South Africa's Koeberg Nuclear Power Station, in Cape Town. Source: Reuters/Esa Alexander

Nuclear Power

Government announces nuclear procurement plans

Wendell Roelf 13 Dec 2023

Source: Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, China's President Xi Jinping, South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose during Brics summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Economy

#BRICS2023: South Africa, China sign power deals during Brics summit

Promit Mukherjee 25 Aug 2023

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Energy

SA's power crisis will continue until 2025 - and blackouts will take 5 years to phase out

Hartmut Winkler 9 Jun 2023

Source: iStock.

Energy & Mining

CEF merges with South African National Petroleum Company

4 May 2023

Koeberg maintenance plan hits milestone, delay expected in return to service

Nuclear Power

Koeberg maintenance plan hits milestone, delay expected in return to service

22 Mar 2023

Uganda plans to start nuclear power generation by 2031 - minister

Nuclear Power

Uganda plans to start nuclear power generation by 2031 - minister

Elias Biryabarema 10 Mar 2023

South Africa's nuclear sector has failed its test: the Koeberg nuclear plant life extension

Nuclear Power

South Africa's nuclear sector has failed its test: the Koeberg nuclear plant life extension

Hartmut Winkler 22 Aug 2022

Russia's nuclear power exports: Will they stand the strain of the war in Ukraine?

Nuclear Power

Russia's nuclear power exports: Will they stand the strain of the war in Ukraine?

Hartmut Winkler 7 Mar 2022

Source: Koeberg power station [[©https://www.eskom.co.za/eskom-divisions/gx/nuclear/ Eskom

Nuclear Power

Koeberg power station life-extension project running late

10 Jan 2022

SA plans next phase of new 2,500MW nuclear plant

Nuclear Power

SA plans next phase of new 2,500MW nuclear plant

Wendell Roelf 22 Sep 2021

Powering the economy through alternative energy

Energy

Powering the economy through alternative energy

5 May 2021

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) Units 1 and 2. Photo: Reetesh Chaurasia/Wiki Commons

Nuclear Power

SA could boost African economies through nuclear knowledge sharing

19 Mar 2021

Koeberg nuclear power station

Nuclear Power

What is it about nuclear energy that its opponents don't want you to know?

Des Muller 15 Feb 2021

Sheldon Friedericksen, chief financial officer, Fedgroup

Economy

Private public partnerships: Possible saviour of South Africa's economy

Sheldon Friedericksen 23 Sep 2020

Ryan Collyer, acting CEO of Rosatom Central and Southern Africa

Nuclear Power

Africa's economic prosperity depends on inclusive energy mix

19 Aug 2020

Koeberg Nuclear Power Station. Source: Wikipedia

Nuclear Power

South Africans have a right to know government's nuclear plans

14 Aug 2020

Ryan Collyer, acting CEO Rosatom Central and Southern Africa

Nuclear Power

Small modular reactors a feasible option for sub-Saharan African

23 Jun 2020

Koeberg is South Africa's only nuclear power station

Nuclear Power

DMRE calls for info on nuclear new build

19 Jun 2020

Should Africa consider the nuclear energy route?

Nuclear Power

Should Africa consider the nuclear energy route?

22 Apr 2020

Floating nuclear plant provides first power

Nuclear Power

Floating nuclear plant provides first power

28 Jan 2020

Nuclear Power

South Africa's future energy mix: wind, solar and coal, but no nuclear

Hartmut Winkler 30 Oct 2019

Minister of Innovation and Technology of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Getahun Mekuria Kuma.and Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev,

Nuclear Power

Ethiopia and Russia sign peaceful atomic energy deal

24 Oct 2019

World's first floating nuclear power plant docks in Russia

Nuclear Power

World's first floating nuclear power plant docks in Russia

16 Sep 2019

Gwede Mantashe, minister of energy and mineral resources, Image credit: GovernmentZA

Nuclear Power

Nuclear still a possibility in SA energy plan

22 Aug 2019

Gaopalelwe Santswere, executive chairman of SAYNPS. Image Chege Publishing

Nuclear Power

Why nuclear should be considered as a viable option for economic growth

Gaopalelwe Santswere 24 Jun 2019

Gaopalelwe Santswere

Nuclear Power

South Africa risks losing its strategic nuclear leading role

Gaopalelwe Santswere 17 Oct 2018

South Africa is the only African country that has nuclear power. The Koeberg nuclear reactor cooling tower. Shutterstock

Nuclear Power

Why nuclear energy should be part of Africa's energy mix

Oluwole Olutola 17 Sep 2018

Is Africa ready for nuclear energy?

Nuclear Power

Is Africa ready for nuclear energy?

Laura Gil 30 Aug 2018

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Energy

South Africa's new energy plan is imminent. What to look out for

Hartmut Winkler 20 Aug 2018

#InspiringFiftySA 2018 winners announced

Technology

#InspiringFiftySA 2018 winners announced

1 Aug 2018

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

Nuclear Power

Why nuclear power for African countries doesn't make sense

Hartmut Winkler 7 Jun 2018

Nuclear Power

#AUW2018: Nuclear is still the cheapest energy around

Nicci Botha 21 May 2018

High voltage electrical pylons on the outskirts of Kenya’s capital Nairobi. Photo: Reuters/Thomas Mukoya

Nuclear Power

Why Kenya's push for nuclear power rests on false or fanciful premises

Brendon J Cannon 22 Dec 2017

Russian president, Vladimir Putin, and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Photo: Egypt Today

Nuclear Power

Cairo, Moscow sign contract for Egypt's first nuclear plant

12 Dec 2017

A cabinet reshuffle equals a nuclear deal

Nuclear Power

A cabinet reshuffle equals a nuclear deal

Nicci Botha 18 Oct 2017

Melita Steele, senior environmental campaigner: Greenpeace Africa. Photo:

Nuclear Power

Greenpeace slams new nuclear plant plans

16 Oct 2017

Koeberg nuclear power station

Nuclear Power

Eskom gets the environmental go-ahead for nuclear power station at Duynefontein

13 Oct 2017