# summary

- Link: https://dearsouthafrica.co.za/thyspunt/summary/
- Published: 2021-07-12T13:42:22+02:00
- Author: dearSA

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### Cape Independence Advocacy Group

### Dear Speaker,

I am writing to you on behalf of the Cape Independence Advocacy Group (CIAG) and
the seventy thousand South Africans who actively follow our work.

We wish to comment on the ‘Electoral Commissions Amendment Act, 2021’, which is 
proposed by the Democratic Alliance (DA) and was published in the Government Gazette
on 21 June 2021.

Given our mandate, our comments are made in the context of the Western Cape, although
we appreciate and respect that the constitutional rights enacted through this bill
will rightfully apply to all provinces.

This bill is essential to restoring some degree of functional democracy to the voters
of the Western Cape and we therefore unreservedly and wholeheartedly endorse it.

Through their voting behaviour, Western Cape voters have made it abundantly clear
that they do not endorse many of the policy and ideological positions of the South
African national government, but are left utterly powerless to resist them because
the voters in other South African provinces, who greatly outnumber them, hold starkly
different ideological and political opinions.

In terms of seeing their democratic will enacted, for the majority of Western Cape
voters, the democratic era has not offered much of an improvement over the apartheid
era. It is a statistical fact that, since 1994, the majority of Western Cape voters
have never been governed by the political party they voted for, and they have no
foreseeable prospect of ever being governed by the party they vote for. As such,
they cannot be said to have functional democracy.

One of the few glimmers of democratic hope Western Cape voters do have, is the provision
of Clause 127(2)(f) of the national constitution, and 37(2)(f) of the Western Cape
constitution, which allows them, at the discretion of the premier who they elected,
to have their voices heard on matters which are important to them, without being
drowned out by a national majority who fundamentally hold different views.

To deny Western Cape voters this constitutional right would be a very serious infringement
of their political rights and freedoms, and would be a clear indication that parliament
and the national government are not interested in the constitutional rights and 
democratic wishes of Western Cape voters.

We therefore call upon parliament to pass this bill at the earliest opportunity,
and without objection.

Yours Faithfully

**Phil Craig
 
(On behalf of the Cape Independence Advocacy Group)

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

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FULL PUBLIC INFO DOCUMENTS

 * [English Nuclear Installation Site Licence Public Information Document](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/English-Nuclear-Installation-Site-Licence-Public-Information-Document.pdf)
 * [Afrikaans Nuclear Installation Site Licence Public Information Document](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Afrikaans-Nuclear-Installation-Site-Licence-Public-Information-Document.pdf)
 * [isiXhosa Nuclear Installation Site Licence Public Information Document](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/isiXhosa-Nuclear-Installation-Site-Licence-Public-Information-Document.pdf)

The NNR is committed to conducting its regulatory responsibilities in an open and
transparent manner and keeping the public informed of its oversight activities.

We recognize the public’s interest in the fair regulation of nuclear activities 
and therefore provide opportunities for concerned citizens to be heard. The NNR 
considers public hearings a valued and important part of the licensing process and
encourages the public’s participation and involvement.

In accordance with section 21 of the National Nuclear Regulator Act (Act No 47 of
1999), any person who may be directly affected by the granting of a nuclear installation
licence pursuant to an application in terms of subsection (1) or (2), may make representations
to the Board, relating to health, safety and environmental issues connected with
the application.

If the Board is of the opinion that further public debate is necessary, it may arrange
for such hearings on health, safety and environmental issues as it determines.

![Thyspunt map](https://cdn.dearsouthafrica.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20190622/
map.jpeg "map")

### Thyspunt Nuclear Power Station

_Info from [Thyspunt.com](https://www.thyspunt.com/)_

With the announcement of Eskom’s plans to build the next Nuclear power station 70
km’s South East from Port Elisabeth between Cape St Francis and Oyster Bay many 
discussions and debates have been provoked. Environmental issues, financial and 
economic implications and safety of the proposed plant was on top of the agenda.
With the late Fukushima Power plant incident this raised many red flags with the
worst case scenario in mind.

Possible locations for the new Nuclear reactor was Duynefontein and Bantamsklip 
but after an analysis of impact study was done the outcome was in favour of Thyspruit
due to the positive scoring of +5 and where a negative scoring -8 from the other
two locations. An Envirmental Impact Report is still due and all is still under 
speculation to which technology and means would be used to complete the project 
by the company Argus GIBB. In the case of a catastrophic incident all different 
scenarios need to be taken into account and with the coastal setting for the reactor
the impact would be minimal. There are concerns about the historical and cultural
significance of the area as some see it as the “Coastal cradle of human kind.” The
Archaeological and paleontological resources are in danger in the case of such an
event hence it be on invertebrate flora or vertebrate fauna to the rich cultural
history of the Khoisan in the specific area. The first 16 km’s around the reactor
as well as disaster management and general responsibility will be upon Eskom and
the next 80km would be the responsibility of the areas municipality.

It’s not all doom and gloom around the project especially where a massive influx
of investment and growth is expected. The 4000MW station will cost in the region
of R300 Billion rand and could still be upgraded to produce up to 8000MW of power.
The GenerationIII reactors that are also used at the Koeberg Power plant is of the
most technologically advanced reactors available, also one of the most expensive.
With the erection of these reactors the whole area will receive upgrades of existing
roads and bridges over the Sand river that will have to be strengthened to accommodate
the heavy vehicles transporting thousands of tons material procured by local suppliers.
Looking at the building of Eskoms Medupi Power Station that started in 2007 over
14000 skilled and unskilled workers were used and with the size of the Thyspunt 
Power station that is almost double in size the growth that coincides with such 
a project would be considerable. Medupi made Lephalale the fastest growing business
node in Africa. Eskom build 995 houses, bought 321 houses for it’s employees and
spent more than R697m on acquiring local procurement contracts. With the commitment
of Eskom investing in the growth of the community many will benefit in the economic
boom with a project of this magnitude.

With the cost of electricity that rose almost 25% in the last two years projects
like these are welcomed by the economy. Power outages and lack of supply of electricity
cost businesses millions of rands and puts more economic strain on economic growth
in South Africa.

### DOWNLOAD DOCUMENTS

 * [NAPP09A0001: Application for a Nuclear Installation Site License for the Thyspunt and Duynefontyn sites 29 Aug 2016](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/S-0032-E-M-0115_NISL_Application_Thyspunt.pdf)
 * [English Notice of Public Hearings NISL Thyspunt](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/English-Notice-of-Public-Hearings-NISL-Thyspunt.pdf)
 * [Afrikaans Notice of Public Hearings NISL Thyspunt](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Afrikaans-Notice-of-Public-Hearings-NISL-Thyspunt-E.Cape_.pdf)
 * [isiXhosa Notice of Public Hearings NISL Thyspunt](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/isiXhosa-Notice-of-Public-Hearings-NISL-Thyspunt-E.Cape_.pdf)
 * [NNR NISL Licensing Process](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/NNR-NISL-Licensing-Process.pdf)
   [Western Cape Provincial Gazette](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wcp7656_gazette-1.pdf)
   [Staatskoerant, 16 September 2016](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/40279_16-9-NationalGov-_NISL_Page175.pdf)
 * [Eastern Cape Gazette](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/3735_19-9_ECape.pdf)
   [NNR Regulation Licencing of sites for new nuclear power plants](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/No-927-NNR-Regulation-Licencing-of-sites-for-new-nuclear-power-plants.pdf)
 * [PP-0009 – Nuclear Authorisations for NI’s](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/PP-0009-Nuclear-Authorisations-for-NIs-Approved.pdf)
   [S-0032-E M-0115 NISL Application Thyspunt](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/S-0032-E-M-0115_NISL_Application_Thyspunt.pdf)
 * [S-0033-E M-0116 NISL Application Duynefontyn](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/S-0033-E-M-0116-NISL-Application-Duynefontyn.pdf)
 * [Cape times 25 July (Scan A)](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/128834-Cape-times-25-July-Scan-A.pdf)
   [Cape times 25 July ](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/128834-Cape-times-25-July-Scan-B.pdf)
   [(Scan B)](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/128834-Cape-times-25-July-Scan-A.pdf)
   [PE EXPRESS 27 Jul 2016](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/128835-PE-EXPRESS-27-Jul-2016.pdf)
   [HERMANUS 28 Jul 2016](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/128835-HERMANUS-28-Jul-2016.pdf)
 * [KOUGA EXPRESS 28 Jul 2016](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/128835-KOUGA-EXPRESS-28-Jul-2016.pdf)
   [Tabletalk 28 Jul 2016](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/128834-Tabletalk-28-Jul-2016.pdf)
   [Burger Oos 29 Jul 2016](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/128835-Burger-OOs-29-Jul-2016.pdf)
   [Burger wes 29 Jul 2016](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/128834-Burger-wes-29-Jul-2016.pdf)
   [The Herald 29 Jul 2016](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/128835-The-Herald-29-Jul-2016.pdf)
 * [Western Cape Government Provincial Gazette 29 Jul 2016](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wcp7656_gazette.pdf)
   [Eastern Cape Provincial Gazette 8 Aug 2016](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/128835-Gov-Gazette-_Eastern-Cape.pdf)
 * [Notice of Application for a Nuclear Installation Site License 8 Aug 2016](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ecp3717_nn25NOTICE-OF-APPLICATION-FOR-A-NUCLEAR-INSTALLATION-SITE-LICENCE.pdf)
 * [NAPP09A0001: Application for a Nuclear Installation Site License for the Thyspunt and Duynefontyn sites 29 Aug 2016](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/NAPP09A0049-240-147175950_NISL-Information-Document-for-the-Proposed-Thyspunt-Site_Rev-1_Final.pdf)
   [NISL Correspondence](https://nnr.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/NISL-Correspondence.pdf)