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"We are battling with exploration of gas and oil. We stay in court. It is one process we are prepared to engage in. We are going to endure … People can take us to court as many times as they can. We will continue with gas and petroleum exploration," he declared on Wednesday. Mantashe said that a moratorium on shale gas exploration would also be removed. He invited businesses to explore shale gas but to be prepared to"have the patience of enduring" court challenges.
Mantashe said that the country also needs nuclear, even though some South Africans may be"allergic" to it. By 2024, Koeberg nuclear power station will have been operating for 40 years. In this time, it has never had a disaster, the minister said.