The Zuma administration has come in for a lot of criticism over its energy policy. A policy seemingly driven by World Bank loans, which fund questionable projects while creating national debt without freeing the country of the twin scourges of dependence upon both fossil fuels and carbon emission...

THE man who claims to be one of the "cofounders" of Greenpeace is at the centre of a storm surrounding allegations that he falsified his membership and was merely an early member of the organisation. Although the Greenpeace International web site used to include Moore in their list of founders, t...

SOUTH AFRICA's energy crisis is not going to be solved by putting PBMR's in every bus and mini-taxi. A nuclear toaster and radioactive oven, is not the solution to our nations's woes. Since there is no such thing as a safe dose, our government must undertake to reduce harmful emissions and conduc...

YESTERDAY'S near meltdown at Koeberg, South Africa's only commercial nuclear power station resulted in a "scramble" by employees to shut the reactor down. The ensuing blackout plunged Cape Town's flatland into darkness and left thousands stranded. Traffic jams and frozen lifts were reported all o...

SOUTH AFRICA'S myopic development policies are creating increased demand for electricity and the quick fix solution contemplated by Eskom might do more harm than good. Already faced with the predicament of providing cheap electricity for new industrial projects such as the proposed Coega Aluminiu...

SOME economists at the national conservative daily Business Report seem to have their figures all mixed up. Take the feasiblity of the proposed Aluminium Smelter at Coega. Apparantly since China has turned down similar proposals for at least six smelters, the resulting shortfall represents a gap...