Lack of Transparency and Community Exclusion

As we discussed in our previous blog post, NECSA's nuclear waste disposal site in Vaalputs, Northern Cape, has been a contentious issue for local communities. Despite NECSA's efforts to engage with communities through the Public Safety Information Forum, many concerns remain unaddressed. In this blog post, we'll explore the lack of transparency and exclusionary practices [...]

By |2025-07-17T16:17:40+02:00July 17th, 2025|

Understanding NECSA and People’s Power in the Northern Cape

When South Africa talks about nuclear energy, the spotlight is often focused on urban centers like Cape Town, where the Koeberg Nuclear Power Station sits near the ocean, producing electricity while most people don’t think about where its waste goes. But far from the public eye, the real burden of this technology is being offloaded [...]

By |2025-07-01T15:53:59+02:00July 1st, 2025|

Renew Our Power Gathering: A Collective Call for Energy Democracy and Climate Justice

From April 12 to 17, 2025, over 200 climate justice activists from 70 countries gathered in Brasília for the Renew Our Power Gathering. This international event, hosted by 350.org, aimed to discuss, learn, and share insights on the Just Energy Transition, with a focus on empowering communities and advocating for sustainable energy solutions. The gathering [...]

By |2025-05-06T10:59:25+02:00May 6th, 2025|

PRESS RELEASE: NNR public hearings taking place in Tableview, Athlone and Atlantis 6 – 8 June

Koeberg’s 40 year operational licence comes to an end in July 2024 and Eskom is pushing for a twenty year extension from the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR). The NNR is now holding public hearings in Tableview, Athlone and Atlantis from the 6th to the 8th of June to consult on the proposed life extension. The [...]

By |2024-08-05T12:34:20+02:00June 5th, 2024|

The Energy Observer

"I never thought that I would feel like I am entering the future whereas I am still living in the present."   On 19 June, we took a tour around, in and on top of the Energy Observer boat. The boat is one of many projects that keep us activists fighting for system change and prioritizes [...]

By |2023-07-18T14:45:41+02:00July 18th, 2023|

Call For Renewable Energy Now: Section 34 Determination

Attn: The Honourable Minister of Minerals and Energy, Gwede Mantashe Dear Honourable Minister Mantashe It is not in dispute that: The electricity crisis and load-shedding continues to cause human suffering and cost the economy billions. The law (Electricity Regulation Act section 34) provides for the Minister for Energy to issue a determination for large-scale new [...]

By |2022-07-07T11:33:44+02:00July 7th, 2022|

PRESS RELEASE: Khayelitsha Youth Play With Solar 2021

MEDIA RELEASE: 07 October 2021 Young Climate Activists from Khayelitsha embark on ‘Playing With Solar’ programme following their Climate Action outside Parliament (Cape Town) last week and the Build Up to COP26.   On Saturday, 9 October 2021, young climate activists from Khayelitsha, hot off the heels from the 24th September 2021 Parliament (Cape Town) [...]

By |2021-10-07T13:28:25+02:00October 7th, 2021|

Mobilising Support For Project 90

Mobilising Support For Project 90 - We need to cover costs for 3 months to continue inspiring and mobilising society towards a sustainably developed and equitable low-carbon future.  About The Project:  Entering 2020, Project 90 by 2030 was celebrating a record number of 21 YouLead Initiative participants receiving their Bronze President’s Award and one young [...]

By |2021-02-12T14:39:45+02:00February 12th, 2021|

 ENERGISING OUR FUTURE – TOGETHER

TACKLING ENERGY POVERTY AND IMPROVING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THE WESTERN CAPE South Africa needs to invest time and resources to move towards a just energy transition (JET). In Project 90’s latest research report we investigated what a JET means for the Western Cape. The province has shown political will to shift to low carbon energy [...]

By |2020-12-16T11:35:49+02:00December 16th, 2020|
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