Month: July 2025

Web Link By Daniel Puchert South Africa plans to spend R60 billion on its nuclear build programme, most of which will not come from the fiscus, the Sunday Times reports. The country’s electricity and energy minister, Kgosientsho Ramogkopa, said South Africa is busy looking for nuclear experts from around the…

Web Link Podcast: Necsa plays a key role in shaping South Africa’s energy landscape Nicolette Pombo-van Zyl 05 May 2025 Image: South Africa’s flagship nuclear research reactor, SAFARI-1, is a 20MW light water-moderated reactor commissioned on 18 March 1965. Source: necsa In this interview, Loyiso Tyabashe, Group CEO of the…

Web link By Karabo Mohamme (People’s Daily Online) 15:09, May 12, 2025 South Africa’s Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr. Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, led a high-level delegation on a strategic working visit to China on April 6, 2025 with an aim of strengthening the country’s energy capacity and accelerating its transition…

Web Link Loyiso Tyabashe, NECSA Group CEO, thinks we should be having more conversations about nuclear technologies ESI Africa 14 May 2025 Image: Pelindaba Nuclear Research Centre. Source: Necsa. The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA) wants to get back into the business of nuclear fuel manufacturing and Necsa CEO…

Web Link https://www.africanews.com/embed/2798580 Africa CEO Forum 2025: Navigating Energy, AI, and Infrastructure for Africa’s Future Held on May 12–13, 2025, in Abidjan, the 12th edition of the Africa CEO Forum brought together over 2,800 leaders, including six African heads of state, to deliberate on the continent’s development trajectory. Key discussions…

Web Link 23rd May 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) supports the country adopting small modular reactors (SMRs) and believes that it can play a key role in this process. So affirms Necsa group executive: power and industry Sengiphile Simelane,…

Web Link 20th May 2025 By: Rebecca Campbell Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor South Africa is lifting its Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) out of care and maintenance, Electricity and Energy Minister Dr Kgosienstsho Ramokgopa confirmed, almost in passing, on Tuesday. He was delivering the keynote address at the Enlit…

Web Link Experts from South Africa, Nigeria and Botswana explore the impact of technology on the energy sector on the continent Yunus Kemp 02 June 2025 Image: Panelists delve into the topic at Enlit Africa 2025 held in Cape Town recently. Source: The VUKA Group Technology-driven resilience, decentralised generation and advanced…