While it seems reasonable to assume that Karoo locals should celebrate Peninsula Energy’s decision to divest their interests in the Karoo Uranium Project (KUP), the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI) and their community partners are under no illusion that uranium mining interests remain – interests which are a direct threat to the complex […]
We have reached several important milestones in our nuclear court case and our work on uranium mining. The most exciting one on the nuclear deal front being the setting of a court date for December 13th and 14th after the final replying affidavit was signed on 15 September. With the South African government having drawn […]
SAFCEI has enjoyed another two months of good media coverage due to the hard work of staff. ONLINE Bloomberg 04 May 2016 Uranium Joins Fracking in South Africa Sheep-Farmer Concerns BDLive 04 May 2016 Civil-society groups speak out against Karoo mining Mineweb 04 May 2016 Groups seek uranium halt as SA mulls nuclear plants IOL […]
Our nuclear campaign has bounded ahead in these last weeks and SAFCEI marked several momentous occasions. The most exciting one was the launch of our court action, which was officially announced on 15th October. Together with Earthlife Africa Johannesburg (ELA-Jhb), SAFCEI held a press briefing in Johannesburg about our joint challenge of the various aspects […]
