Media Statements

Steenkampskraal Monazite Mine (SMM) and Mintek, South Africa’s national mineral researchorganisation, today announced a landmark achievement in the country’s critical minerals sector:the successful production of high-purity Mixed Rare Earth products at Mintek’s laboratoryfacilities as critical feedstock to the global megatrends in energy transition, digital transition andmedical applications.This forms the foundation…

Johannesburg, 17 April 2026: Sibanye-Stillwater (JSE: SSW and NYSE: SBSW) and the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation SOC Ltd (Necsa) are pleased to announce their research collaboration. The collaboration aims to advance the development of a radioactive palladium isotope derived from rhodium for use in Targeted Radionuclide Therapy. The radioactive…

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation SOC Ltd (Necsa) held a compulsory briefing session on its Expression of Interest (EOI), for a demonstration on the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) issued at the end of March and closing on 29 May 2026. The session was attended by 54 potential partners who…

The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation SOC Ltd (Necsa) is today launching anExpression of Interest (EOI) process inviting suitably qualified and experienced organisations,consortia, and technology providers to partner in the development, customisation,demonstration, and deployment of a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) for multiple uses in SouthAfrica in line with Decision 4…

Rosatom and Necsa Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Human Capital DevelopmentThe parties agreed to advance their strategic partnership and cooperate on workforce and labour market initiatives. On 5 March 2026, on the sidelines of the Africa Energy Indaba conference in Cape Town, StateAtomic Energy Corporation Rosatom and the South African…

The Necsa Group has today tabled its financial results for the financial year ended 31 March2025 to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy (PCEE) showing positiveresults with a net profit after tax of R125.2m, 93% achievement on its Shareholder Compacttargets and a clean audit opinion. The session followed the…

Media Statement – 11 August 2025 NECSA WELCOMES CONFIRMATION OF A NUCLEAR SITE FOR SOUTH AFRICA’SNEXT NUCLEAR POWER STATION Necsa Group welcomes the upholding of a decision by the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), Dr Dion George, granting Eskom environmental authorisation to build a 4 000MW nuclear…

Media Statement – 30 July 2025 NECSA HOSTS TO NATIONAL SCIENCE WEEK The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) will be hosting approximately 400 learners during the National Science Week (NSW) as follows: Date: 4 to 8 August 2025. Venue: Necsa Visitor Centre Time: 9:00 – 14:00 The theme for…