A court challenge to block the South African government from rushing through a nuclear procurement deal was postponed on Wednesday after Energy Minister David Mahlobo agreed to follow proper process. Earthlife Africa Johannesburg (ELA-JHB) and the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (SAFCEI) in April won a Cape Town high order stating that nuclear procurment would not be legal without involving the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (Nersa) and public participation. “SAFCEI and ELA came back to court to ask the minsiter of Energy and Eskom to agree to abide by the court ruling we got in April which said that they may not procure nuclear energy without proper process and that includes involving all of us – public participation – in the decision-making process,” SAFCEI executive director Francesca de Gasparis said.
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