Energy committee chairman Fikile Majola, who once championed transparency in SA’s new nuclear build, has reversed his stance in favour of secrecy. When the Department of Energy briefs Parliament on the new nuclear build, this will be conducted behind closed doors, Majola said on Tuesday. This marks a step backwards in Majola’s otherwise forthright push for greater transparency from the department, which has been intent on withholding documents on the programme. The new nuclear build programme is highly contested terrain, not least because it has been shrouded in secrecy. Business Day has lodged a Promotion of Access to Information Act application to access studies done by consultants on the new nuclear build. The sitting was yet to be scheduled. The Southern African Faith Communities Environment Institute and Earthlife Africa Johannesburg have instituted a legal challenge in the Western Cape High Court, and the case is set down for December. Institute spokeswoman Liz McDaid question...
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