Mantashe’s axing of National Nuclear Regulator board member ruled unlawful
Minister fired Peter Becker for expressing critical views on the desirability of the energy source in June 2021
22 January 2023 - 20:00
Mineral resources & energy minister Gwede Mantashe’s axing of a nonexecutive director on the National Nuclear Regulator’s board has been declared unlawful and unconstitutional and set aside by the Western Cape High Court.
Mantashe fired Peter Becker in February 2022 after the board member expressed critical views on the desirability of nuclear energy. A legal opinion by a law firm advised he could do so after the statements Becker made in online magazine Energize, which were published on June 30 2021...
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