Mantashe's axing of nuclear watchdog activist was unconstitutional, rules court
The energy minister axed Peter Becker from the National Nuclear Regulatory Board.
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The energy minister axed Peter Becker from the National Nuclear Regulatory Board.
A high court has ruled that Minister Gwede Mantashe's dismissal of anti-nuclear activist Peter Becker from the National Nuclear Regulator's board was unlawful.
Nuclear watchdog activist Peter Becker's dismissal was unconstitutional, court rules in his favor. Mantashe’s decision was in bad faith.
Mineral resources and energy minister Gwede Mantashe has received a dressing down from a Western Cape judge over his "irrational" and unconstitutional decision to axe an anti-nuclear activist from the board of the National Nuclear Regulator (NNR).
Becker was appointed to the board as a community representative in June 2021.