Nuclear deal 2017 legal documents and media resources

Here you can find the court papers, faith statements, reports, presentations, videos and nuclear-related articles.

Legal documents

SAFCEI and Earthlife Africa Johannesburg have taken the government to court over the legality of the nuclear procurement process.

• Court Judgement 26 April 2017 Earthlife Africa Jhb & SAFCEI v Minister of Energy
• Earthlife & SAFCEI Oral Note for Argument 22 Feb final
• ELA & SAFCEI – DoE Resp Supplementary Heads of Argument 7 Feb 17
• Earthlife supplementary heads 30 Jan 2017 final
• ELA & SAFCEI – DoE Resp Heads of Argument 2 Dec 2016
• Order-Granted-13-December-2016
• 18-11-2016-ELA-SAFCEI-MoE-applicants-heads
• DoE-in-re-ELA-SAFCEI-resp-HoA
• ELA-et-al-v-MoE-et-al-pleadings
• ELA-SAFCEI-final-replying-affidavit
• Earthlife & SAFCEI-v-Dept-Energy_answering-affidavit
• 4-august-2016-letter-to-snr-state-attorney-earthlife-africa-jhb-v-minister-of-energy
• Letter-from-state-lawyers-refusing-request
• ELA-JHB SAFCEI Supplementary Founding Affidavit
• ELA-JHB SAFCEI Annexures to Supplementary Founding Affidavit
• ELA-SAFCEI Amended Notice of Motion
• Nuclear draft notice of motion
• Nuclear founding affidavit
• Read the Rule 16A notice here

Faith Statements

• The Inter-religious Conference on Nuclear Issues held in Aizu-Wakamatsu and Iwaki, Fukushima, in December 2012, statement
• Appeal for a Lifestyle without Dependence on Nuclear Power, released by the Japan Buddhist Federation in December 2011
• Central Committee of the World Council of Churches calls on churches to work towards a “nuclear free world”
• Justice and Peace Commission calls for a nuclear referendum

Presentations

• Why nuclear energy is not the solution for African energy security June 2nd 2015
• Questioning South Africa’s Nuclear Path, by Imam Dr. A. Rashied Omar

Faith statements

• The Inter-religious Conference on Nuclear Issues held in Aizu-Wakamatsu and Iwaki, Fukushima, in December 2012, statement
• Appeal for a Lifestyle without Dependence on Nuclear Power, released by the Japan Buddhist Federation in December 2011
• Central Committee of the World Council of Churches calls on churches to work towards a “nuclear free world”
• Justice and Peace Commission calls for a nuclear referendum

Presentations

• Why nuclear energy is not the solution for African energy security June 2nd 2015
• Questioning South Africa’s Nuclear Path, by Imam Dr. A. Rashied Omar

Videos

Civil Society supports the Earthlife Africa Jhb & SAFCEI Court Case

SONA 2017 Occupy Bridges Action

People’s Speak Out Against Nuclear 29&30 October 2016

News 24 – Anti-nuke protest, 23 Sep 2015

SABC2’s Morning Live, 25th February 2015 – No Nuclear Deals

News24 – SAFCEI’s Board members at a Nuclear Vigil outside parliament. 4th February 2015

Buddhist nun, Ani Tsondru Sonam, explains why SA’s alleged deal with Russia for nuclear energy is not good for the country.

The nuclear deal in the press:

• Fin24 – SA postpones nuclear deal as court case looms
• Times Live – Court papers detail alleged illegal action by Joemat-Pettersson in Russian nuke deal
• Fin24 – Environmentalists: SA did sign nuclear deal with Russia
• Fin24 – Nuclear corruption, affordability concerns gain traction
• Moneyweb – “Earthlife Africa asks court to set aside nuclear determination”
• eNCA – “Yellowcake”
• Hot Copper/eNCA – “Uranium mining in the Karoo – South Africa’s new gold?”
• eNCA (youtube video) – “Kommer oor uraanmyn in Karoo/Concerns over uranium mine in the Karoo”
• Die Hoorn –“Groot geveg kom oor uraanontginning”
• Fin24 – “Russia upbeat on SA nuclear plan after Egypt deal”
• Herald Live – “Letter: Uranium mining threat to Karoo”
• Echo – “Noordhoek nun fights nuclear reactors”
• IT! – “Peninsula Energy : ‘Uranium mining will cause long-term harm’”
• Fin24 –“Environmentalists: SA did sign nuclear deal with Russia”
• BDLive –“SA planned binding nuclear deal with Russia”
• Rand Daily Mail –“Secret nuclear deal with Russia heads to court”
• Times Live – “Spanner in nuclear works”
• Green Times –“Court case exposes web of secrecy in government nuclear dealings”
• Fin24 – “’Mischievous’ anti-nuclear group tackles Mantashe”
• Daily Maverick – “Op-Ed: Gwede Mantashe’s nuclear mischievousness”
• Financial Mail – “Uranium mining: stirring up worries”
• BDLive – “Nuclear energy just not natural for SA”
• Landbou – “Mynmaatskappy jaag uraan-plan deur”
• Fin24 – “Nuclear energy, PetroSA storm brewing over Parliament”
• BizNews – “Minister’s ducks and dives raises fear Nuclear Plan plunder is resurfacing”
• The Green Times – “Nuclear energy just not natural for SA”
• BDLive – Morality shut out of energy debate
• Press statement by Bishop G. Davies – Nuclear power will worsen wealth gap
• Die Burger – SA moet oop kaarte speel oor kernplanne
• Cape Argus – Interfaith group says no to nuclear energy deals