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Africa: Abandoning Nuclear Weapons – Lessons From South Africa via all Africa

Posted on 2013/01/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] The first stage involved the dismantling of South Africa’s six complete (and one partially assembled) nuclear devices,” reportedGreg Mills, who heads the Johannesburg-based Brenthurst Foundation, a research body that acts as an advisor to African governments. “A decision to … Continue reading →

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Gauteng Civil Society marches for Nuclear–free South Africa via Greenpeace Africa

Posted on 2012/11/12 by norma field

Thousands of people from civil society groups across Gauteng today took part in a march to protest against South Africa’s nuclear expansion plans. The activists marched from Pieter Roos Park to Beyers Naude Square, where they handed over a memorandum … Continue reading →

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Russian nuclear group opens office in South Africa via Engineering News

Posted on 2012/07/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

South Africa has become only the third country to host a marketing office of Russia’s State-owned nuclear energy group Rosatom. The registration of the office was announced by the group on Wednesday. South Africa plans to develop 9.6 GW of … Continue reading →

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French ready to support South African nuclear programme via Lesedi

Posted on 2012/02/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

France is supportive of South Africa’s nuclear energy plans, assured French Foreign Ministry secretary-general Pierre Sellal in Pretoria on Thursday afternoon. The European power is a leader in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. (Secretary-general is equivalent to a director-general … Continue reading →

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Greenpeace calls on SA to abandon nuclear energy plans via Engineering News

Posted on 2011/09/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By: Christy van der Merwe 21st September 2011 Nongovernmental organisation (NGO) Greenpeace Africa on Wednesday morning held a protest outside the Department of Energy (DoE), urging the government to abandon nuclear energy plans, and ramp up the deployment of renewable … Continue reading →

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South African Nuclear Generation Will Be State-run – Minister via Fox Business

Posted on 2011/08/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Devon Maylie Published August 01, 2011 JOHANNESBURG–South Africa will diversify its energy base to include nuclear energy and generation will be run by the state, said the minister of public enterprises Monday. “We are going firmly into nuclear generation,” … Continue reading →

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