Since Nelson Mandela’s long walk to freedom, South Africa has faced hurdle after hurdle – politically and economically. Mandela’s release from prison unified the nation; however, the incarceration of the last president, Jacob Zuma, lit a national tinderbox. Ross Ashcroft is joined by filmmaker Rehad Desai, whose documentary ‘How to Steal a Country’ investigates how South Africa and her people have been looted by shadowy fixers, venal politicians and dodgy corporate deals that have all but bankrupted the country.
