December 12, 2023.

For Creamer Media in Johannesburg, I’m Halima Frost.

Making headlines:

South Africa to release 2 500 MW nuclear request for proposals by March, despite electricity plan review

DA heads back to court over Joburg's reappointment of city manager

And, the Zulu royal throne is on shaky grounds with blame on Ramaphosa

South Africa to release 2 500 MW nuclear request for proposals by March, despite electricity plan review

The South African government will publish a request for proposals for 2 500 MW of new nuclear capacity by March 2024, following the National Energy Regulator of South Africa’s concurrence with a procurement determination published in 2020.

Nersa’s concurrence, which was provided on September 2, had been conditional on the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy meeting several suspensive conditions, including establishing, through a demand and generation profile analysis, the rationality of adding 2 500 MW of nuclear, and confirmation that engineering, procurement and construction contract principles would be used during the procurement phase.

Electricity Minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa said the DMRE made a submission to Nersa in July outlining how it had gone about meeting the conditions and that the regulator had considered the submission in August before concurring with the determination.

Nersa’s concurrence, together with the Ministerial determination, would be published in an upcoming Government Gazette.

DA heads back to court over Joburg's reappointment of city manager

The Democratic Alliance is going back to court over the decision by the City of Johannesburg to rehire Floyd Brink as city manager mere weeks after a High Court ruling declared his initial appointment was unlawful.

On November 7, the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg ruled Brink's appointment was unlawful and he must be replaced within 10 days.

The court found the way former speaker Colleen Makhubele brought the motion to hire Brink was problematic.

On November 27, the court denied the City's request for leave to appeal the ruling, but two days later, the council accepted a behind-closed-doors report to rehire Brink.

The City spokesperson said it filed a notice of intention to oppose the DA's court application.

The Zulu royal throne is on shaky grounds with blame on Ramaphosa

The Zulu royal throne is on shaky grounds after the North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria found that President Cyril Ramaphosa failed to follow due process to recognise Misuzulu KaZwelithini as King.

Judge Norman Davis delivered a much-awaited judgment in the case that was brought to court by Misuzulu's brother, the late King Zwelithini's half-brother, as they challenged the process followed to identify and appoint Misuzulu as the heir to the throne.

Davis stressed that the judgment is not to determine who is the rightful king of the AmaZulu.

In his judgment, Davis criticised Ramaphosa for failing to comply with the Traditional and Khoisan Act, which deals with transitional arrangements.

That’s a roundup of news making headlines today

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