Inside SA’s R1.1trn Russian nuclear deal – Carnegie’s Andrew Weiss

A fascinating half hour revisiting South Africa's "almost" R1.1trn nuclear power deal which would likely have bankrupted the country and been a terribly investment, too, for Russia. Researcher Andrew Weiss, head of the Russian area at the US's oldest think tank, unpacks the Carnegie Endowment's 27 page report on the project that probably cost Jacob Zuma his presidency. Fascinating insights into the agendas of the parties and how SA's non governmental institutions rescued the country from a misguided president who applied all the levers at his disposal to get the deal through. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices