Eskom looks the other way as nuclear energy cleanup costs soar into taxpayers problem
Who will pay for the funeral when Koeberg reaches the end of life? Chris Yelland exposes Eskom’s lack of planning for nuclear energy decommissioning.
Who will pay for the funeral when Koeberg reaches the end of life? Chris Yelland exposes Eskom’s lack of planning for nuclear energy decommissioning.
Chris Yelland unravels Necsa rationalisation turmoil. State entity Necsa plays a role in radiation therapy for medical procedures.
Fired former CEO of Necsa Phumzile Tshelane has re-applied for the position as CEO of the embattled state-owned enterprise.
Chris Yelland warns that it is crunch time for Necsa, which has run out of funds and can’t even pay Eskom to keep its lights on.
Independent SA columnist Ivo Vegter explores the background and the consequences of ministerial unlawful interference in state enterprises.
It has become a recurring refrain in South Africa; another state-owned enterprise in trouble with barely enough funds to pay their staff looking for a government bailout.
The real value of this story is that it provides incontrovertible evidence that those responsible for nuclear sector governance in South Africa have for the past 20 months at least, not had their heads in the game.
Independent reports are being received by EE Publishers that energy minister Jeff Radebe has requested the Necsa board to provide reasons why it should not be removed.
The Necsa NTP production facility at Pelindaba, which produces medical nuclear radioisotopes, is back in partial operation.
Eskom’s acting chief executive Matshela Koko has cleared a major hurdle if he wants to take over Brian Molefe’s old job permanently.