Dismissal of Activist From South Africa Nuclear Regulator Unlawful, Court Rules
- Court ruling comes after energy minister dismissed activist
- South Africa has the only nuclear power plant on the continent
The Koeberg nuclear power station near Cape Town.
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The dismissal of an anti-nuclear activist from the board of South Africa’s National Nuclear Regulator by the country’s energy minister was unlawful and unconstitutional, the country’s High Court ruled.
Gwede Mantashe had dropped Peter Becker because the minister believed Becker couldn’t be objective as he wanted the continent’s sole atomic power plant shut and no others built. Mantashe also objected to Becker, who is a spokesman for a community activist group demanding the closing down of the Koeberg nuclear plant near Cape Town, from meeting with members of the Koeberg Alert Alliance.