Ndungane warns that the government will not give up after nuclear deal ruling
Anglican archbishop emeritus Njongonkulu Ndungane expressed his "profound relief" at Wednesday’s High Court ruling on the nuclear deal, but warned that he expected Eskom and the government to "fight tooth and nail" to have it overturned. Ndungane commended Earthlife Africa, the Southern African Faith Communities’ Environment Institute (Safcei), and other civil society organisations that have been in the forefront of opposing the deal for several years. "This is a salutary lesson. Civil society in SA has doggedly persevered in doing what it believes is right in respect of the nuclear deal. "That they have been vindicated by the high court is a triumph of David against mighty Goliath. Government and Eskom should know that we do not intend to be brow beaten into submission," the archbishop said.
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