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South Africa’s hosting of the G20 is an opportunity to represent Africa’s interests. Photo: Aditya Pradana Putra/Antara/ Pool/Handout/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

South Africa must use G20 to ensure nuclear safety amid global concerns

Africa is keen to pursue nuclear power and Russia has occupied two nuclear energy plants in Ukraine

  • Eyaaz
6 min read
Gariep Dam in the Free State. File photo

Water shortages impact hydropower as energy solution

Water scarcity has rendered hydropower impractical, shifting focus to coal and nuclear energy

  • Des Erasmus
3 min read
Former acting Eskom CEO Matshela Koko. (Madelene Cronje/M&G)

Renewable energy is incapable of solving energy crisis, says Koko

The former Eskom chief executive believes the answer lies in nuclear power This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The Mail & Guardian is committed to providing all our readers with the best possible experience. Please register your free account now. Your registration is your first step to becoming an M&G community member. Register Registration enables: – M&G newsletters access – notifications – the best possible experience Already registered? Login here Want to subscribe and get even more benefits? Explore our subscription offers

  • Eyaaz
1 min read
Engineering teams use the world’s largest crane – Big Carl – to lift a 245-tonne steel dome onto Hinkley Point C’s first reactor building, at the nuclear power station construction site in Bridgwater, Somerset on December 15, 2023. (Photo by Ben Birchall/PA Images via Getty Images)

UK unveils plans for ‘biggest nuclear power expansion in 70 years’

The government says it is committed to the 2050 net zero target but announced last summer it will issue ‘hundreds’ of new oil and gas licences in the North Sea

  • Des Erasmus
3 min read