▁and ▁the ▁Southern ▁African ▁Fa ith ▁Commun ities ▁Environment ▁Institute , ▁the ▁Western ▁Cape ▁High ▁Court ▁declared ▁that ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁government ' s ▁new ▁nuclear ▁proc ure ment ▁processes ▁had ▁been ▁un law ful ▁because ▁they ▁had ▁not ▁followed ▁due ▁processes . ▁ ▁The ▁court ▁noted ▁that ▁the ▁National ▁Energy ▁Reg ulator , ▁Parliament , ▁and ▁the ▁Energy ▁Minister ▁must ▁all ▁be ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁process . ▁All ▁of ▁the ▁subsequent ▁existing ▁contract s ▁with ▁Russia , ▁the ▁US , ▁and ▁South ▁Korea ▁were ▁therefore ▁found ▁to ▁be ▁void . ▁ ▁Cost s ▁ ▁The ▁R 1 ▁tr ill ion ▁cost ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁nuclear ▁project ▁has ▁played ▁a ▁part ▁in ▁ratings ▁down gr ades ▁by ▁international ▁credit ▁ratings ▁ag encies . ▁ ▁Fin ance ▁Minister ▁Pra vin ▁G ord han , ▁who ▁opposed ▁new ▁nuclear ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁its ▁ste ep ▁cost , ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁Mal us i ▁G ig aba ▁in ▁March , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁G ig aba ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁filling ▁the ▁vac ancy ▁of ▁chief ▁proc ure ment ▁officer ▁at ▁Tre as ury , ▁which ▁would ▁make ▁dec isions ▁about ▁proc ure ment ▁processes ▁regarding ▁the ▁new ▁nuclear ▁project . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁South ▁African ▁nuclear ▁program ▁ ▁South ▁African ▁N uc lear ▁Energy ▁Corporation ▁ ▁N uc lear ▁power ▁stations ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁nuclear ▁react ors ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : N uc lear ▁energy ▁in ▁South ▁Africa <0x0A> </s> ▁T alk back ▁Live