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Africa in BRICS and South Africa’s latest water infrastructure loan
Africa in BRICS and South Africa’s latest water infrastructure loan
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This Nnete Fela Show unpacks the relationship between Africa and BRICS. We also discuss South Africa's signing of several major infrastructure loans with the... 28.09.2026, Sputnik Africa
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Africa in BRICS and South Africa’s latest water infrastructure loan
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This Nnete Fela Show unpacks the relationship between Africa and BRICS. We also discuss South Africa's signing of several major infrastructure loans with the New Development Bank, with the most recent being R3.2 billion to fund Stage 1 of the Olifants Management Model Programme (OMMP) in Limpopo.
Africa has great potential for substantive progress within the BRICS framework with three countries that are full BRICS+ members in Ethiopia, Egypt and South Africa and two that are partner countries in Uganda and Nigeria. What would it take to make Africa BRICS collaboration more meaningful? Khonya Mathonsi Geopolitical analyst from South Africa addresses this question.Later in the show we discuss a landmark deal involving the New Development Bank which has recently signed several major infrastructure loans with South Africa. This most recent being worth R3.2 billion to fund Stage 1 of the Olifants Management Model Program (OMMP) in Limpopo. We catch up with South African Water Security Expert Professor Mbangiseni Nepfumbada to discuss the potential benefits of this project in addressing South Africa’s urgent water crisis. The OMMP is a public-private partnership in Limpopo aimed at addressing the province's severe water shortages by delivering bulk raw and portable water to communities and industry.We unpack the details of the setup and spatial planning that needs to be looked at beyond just water itself, and the financial flows attached to a water-linked economy.The program’s key goals include providing water to approximately 390,000 people, supplying 20 mines, and creating an estimated 42,000 jobs.Tune into this Nnete Fela Show to find out.► Listen to all episodes of the Nnete Fela Show.► Check out this podcast on your favorite platforms: Apple Podcasts | Castbox | Deezer | Spotify | Pocket Casts | Podcast Addict | Afripods
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Africa in BRICS and South Africa’s latest water infrastructure loan
16:38 28.09.2026 (Updated: 16:39 12.10.2026) This Nnete Fela Show unpacks the relationship between Africa and BRICS. We also discuss South Africa's signing of several major infrastructure loans with the New Development Bank, with the most recent being R3.2 billion to fund Stage 1 of the Olifants Management Model Programme (OMMP) in Limpopo.
Africa has great potential for substantive progress within the BRICS framework with three countries that are full BRICS+ members in Ethiopia, Egypt and South Africa and two that are partner countries in Uganda and Nigeria.
What would it take to make Africa BRICS collaboration more meaningful? Khonya Mathonsi Geopolitical analyst from South Africa addresses this question.
Later in the show we discuss a landmark deal involving the New Development Bank which has recently signed several major infrastructure loans with South Africa. This most recent being worth R3.2 billion to fund Stage 1 of the Olifants Management Model Program (OMMP) in Limpopo. We catch up with South African Water Security Expert Professor Mbangiseni Nepfumbada to discuss the potential benefits of this project in addressing South Africa’s urgent water crisis. The OMMP is a public-private partnership in Limpopo aimed at addressing the province's severe water shortages by delivering bulk raw and portable water to communities and industry.
"The way I look at this in terms of water security, especially water security and investing, some of us insist on saying focus on financial flows because the requirements for these technical issues, it's fairly simple," Professor Nepfumbada says.
We unpack the details of the setup and spatial planning that needs to be looked at beyond just water itself, and the financial flows attached to a water-linked economy.
As a result of the fact that we've got legacies that we have to deal with. We've got to retrospectively correct some of these things, while we are trying to plan going forward, said Professor Nepfumbada.
The program’s key goals include providing water to approximately 390,000 people, supplying 20 mines, and creating an estimated 42,000 jobs.
Tune into this Nnete Fela Show to find out.
► Listen to all episodes of the Nnete Fela Show. ► Check out this podcast on your favorite platforms: Apple Podcasts | Castbox | Deezer | Spotify | Pocket Casts | Podcast Addict | Afripods 
