Pregnant pause

It is good news that President Cyril Ramaphosa has finally Gazetted a notice declaring that Section 6 of the National Energy Act, which stipulates that an Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) be crafted in consultation with stakeholders and be regularly updated, should come into operation from April 1, 2024. The move follows tireless efforts from environmental justice organisations, Green Connection and the Southern African Faith Communities Environment Institute, which launched legal action in January to have Section 6 implemented having sought, unsuccessfully, to persuade the President to act for two years previously.