Necsa in the News
Necsa is responsible for processing source material, including uranium enrichment, and co-operating with other institutions, locally and abroad, on nuclear and related matters for the promotion of socio-economic development in South Africa as well as R&D in the field of nuclear energy and radiation sciences.

South Africa responds to claims of cooperating with Iran on nuclear energy
The claims of a nuclear cooperation between South Africa and Iran were levelled by the Donald Trump administration in an executive order. Koeberg Nuclear Power
SA & Iran not gekoppel
COLLABORATIVE: Necsa CEO Loyiso Tyabashe, right Voice Reporter | February 19, 2025 THE South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) rubbished claims by the US government that they
NECSA aims for R50bn to spearhead nuclear innovation and medical isotope production
Necsa CEO Loyiso Tyabashe said that with the Pelindaba pilot project, Necsa did not primarily focus on electricity generation, which saved the project from the
Nuclear Energy Research and Development host a roundtable on their contribution to SA economy
The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) has hosted a roundtable on the work of the entity and the organisation ‘s contribution to the South
South Africa open to nuclear project bids from Russia or Iran, minister says
South African Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, Gwede Mantashe speaks at the Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa February 3,
NECSA refutes claims that assisting Iran with ‘nuclear arrangements’
The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA) has refuted claims that the country is assisting Iran to develop “nuclear arrangements.” NECSA Group CEO Loyiso Tyabashe