Media Statements

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…

MEDIA RELEASE – 28 July 2025 NECSA AND EWSETA SIGN GROUNDBREAKING MOU TO BOLSTER SOUTH AFRICA’S NUCLEAR ENERGY AND WATER SKILLS PIPELINE In a significant step towards building a future-ready, skilled workforce in South Africa’s energy landscape, the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) and the Energy and Water Sector…

Necsa Group is deeply saddened by the passing of Ms Senamile Masango. Ms Masango has been a valued Necsa Board member since January 2020. Necsa is reaping the benefits of the work she ploughed into ushering it towards financial sustainability and good governance. Lala  ngokuthula Masango. Click here to download…

Media Statement – Necsa on a positive trajectory 04 DEC 2024

11 May 2023 The African Commission on Nuclear Energy (AFCONE) is proud to announce the launch of its ambitious five-year programme, “Uplifting Nuclear Safeguards in Africa,” at the South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa), Pretoria, from May 8-11, 2023. The programme aims to strengthen nuclear material control measures in Africa…

27 September 2021 The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) welcomes Cabinet approval of the Multipurpose Reactor (MPR). The MPR is intended to succeed SAFARI-1 when it reaches its end of life. SAFARI-1, a 20 MW light water-cooled research reactor, went critical (a reactor achieves criticality when each fission event…

01 August 2023 The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom on 27 July 2023 providing for cooperation in the field of nuclear fuel production and related components. Both companies aim to share existing expertise in this field…