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D-Day for public comment on Govt's proposed Electricity Plan amidst Cabinet reshuffle chaos
NEWS RELEASE 31 MARCH 2017 D-DAY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE GOVERNMENT’S PROPOSED ELECTRICITY PLAN AMIDST CABINET RESHUFFLE CHAOS The Cabinet reshuffle...
Have your say on the State’s Electricity Plan – 3 days to deadline
NEWS RELEASE 29 MARCH 2017 HAVE YOUR SAY ON THE STATE’S ELECTRICITY PLAN – 3 DAYS TO DEADLINE With only 3 days left until the 31 March deadline for pu...
SAFCEI's Submission on the IRP/IEP
SAFCEI is committed to working for energy justice in South Africa and has submitted its comments on the Department of Energy's IRP/IEP. We urge everyo...
Calling all #EarthKeepers to comment on DoE's proposed Energy Plan
SAFCEI is committed to promoting energy justice, and drafted this letter as a sample template for citizens to comment on the DoE’s plan. If you agree...
Energy minister still taking secret actions on Nuclear Energy
In a surprise move late last year, the Minister of Energy’s legal team, revealed the decision to give the procurement of the nuclear new build to Esko...
Nuclear case postponed to February 2017 – Govt ordered to pay punitive costs
NEWS RELEASE 13 DECEMBER 2016 UPDATE: NUCLEAR CASE POSTPONED TO FEBRUARY 2017 – GOVERNMENT ORDERED TO PAY PUNITIVE COSTS On 13 December 2016, the West...
Are SA’s Energy Plans a Threat to Citizens’ Human Rights?
Press Release 9 December Are SA’s Energy Plans a Threat to Citizens’ Human Rights? On Tuesday and Wednesday, 13 & 14 December the Southern African...
“Our ‘People’s Statement’ Aims to Give a Voice to the People of SA” - SAFCEI
On Wednesday, community and faith leaders from around the country, marched to Parliament to deliver a ‘People’s statement’ opposing government’s ener...
Public participation is crucial to progressing SA's electricity plan - SAFCEI
NEWS RELEASE 23 NOVEMBER 2016 “PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IS CRUC...
Faith Community responds to the Nuclear Build Briefing
11 October 2016 Press release Faith Community responds to the Nuclear Build Briefing SAFCEI attended the Energy Portfolio Committee meeting in Parliam...
Let the courts decide
Press release Let the courts decide SAFCEI and Earthlife Africa Jhb are seeking justice in the courts. In an interview with Fin24, Rosatom’s regional...
Milestones in our uranium mining and nuclear work
Makoma Lekalala and Liz McDaid signing the final replying affidavit. We have reached several important milestones in our nuclear court case and our w...
“See you in court”
Be part of protecting our democracy and future, donate to the nuclear court case 16 September 2016 Press release “See you in court” Civil society s...
SAFCEI & ELA Jhb's Nuclear Campaign and Court Case
In 2014 SAFCEI became concerned by the indications given that South Africa’s energy future was being decided behind closed doors by foreign business i...
Press releases and court papers
SAFCEI and Earthlife Africa Johannesburg's court papers and press releases on the nuclear court case that ran from October 2015 to February 2017 and i...
Nuclear procurement – government ignores court case
Press Release 9 September 2016 Nuclear procurement – government ignores court case In what appears to be a blatant disregard for the court process, th...
Nuclear court case – more missing documents requested
18 August 2016 Media release Nuclear court case – more missing documents requested Legal counsel for the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environme...
Tail wagging the dog
Eskom’s position regarding the advent of renewable energy is worrisome. Alarm bells rang when we heard of the call by the utility for a halt to furthe...
ELA Press Release: WorleyParsons - more evidence of Rosatom nuclear scandal
29 June 2016 Media release WORLEYPARSONS - MORE EVIDENCE OF ROSATOM NUCLEAR SCANDAL EARTHLIFE AFRICA JOHANNESBURG TO PROTEST Earthlife Africa Johann...
Government finally replies to nuclear court case
Government has finally responded to Earthlife Africa Johannesburg (ELA) and SAFCEI's court papers. The court case was launched in October 2015, and...
Government lawyers miss third deadline in nuke court case
Press release 3rd June 2016 Government has failed to meet the legal deadline of 31st May. By close of business on Monday, government had once again fa...
Government dragging its heels in nuclear court case
Press release 17th May 2016 According to the court rules, Friday 13th was the day government was supposed to respond to civil society’s application to...
No nuclear bail outs
Press release 11th May 2016 Minister Joemat-Pettersson’s energy budget debate was characterised by some anomalies. The Minister and various MPs spoke...
Is this sanity or incompetence?
Press release 6th April 2016 Earthlife Africa Jhburg and Southern Africa Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI), responded to the latest ne...
Secrecy around nuclear and uranium
It has been 30 years since the devastating nuclear disaster at Chernobyl, which occurred on 26 April 1986. And last month brought the five year annive...
Court case exposes web of secrecy in government nuclear dealings
30 March 2016 Media release embargoed until 12 noon on 30th March 2016 COURT CASE EXPOSES WEB OF SECRECY IN GOVERNMENT NUCLEAR DEALINGS Today, Earthli...
Govt still continuing with nuclear despite outdated plans
The government has indicated that they will be going ahead with procuring 9600MW of nuclear power to meet energy needs. However they are doing so usin...
APPEAL TO MINISTER OVER DoE’s REFUSAL TO REVEAL NUCLEAR SECRETS
19 February 2015 Media release FAITH COMMUNITIES APPEAL TO MINISTER OVER DoE’s REFUSAL TO REVEAL NUCLEAR SECRETS SAFCEI appeals DoE’s refusal to prov...
Who holds the power?
“Faith communities are seriously concerned at indications that South Africa’s future energy choices are being determined behind closed doors by foreig...