with total control over its citizens in china need new dark corners. in 60 minutes. in a puzzle. it's not easy to go to another country and know nothing about the wife of a film do this because we can't stay on venezuela almost up with a. costly global news that matters d. w. made for mines. this is g.w. news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes a wounded president south africa's so around the poles that is dealt a blow off tourist a body that investigates corruption accuses him of money laundering but i'm opposed to say skill fight the allegations. after careful study i have concluded that the report is fundamentally and irretrievably full. and

getting to grips with the all racing scene in maadi we need one of the sports aspiring champions. i'm christine one to welcome to news africa i'm glad you're tuned in south africa's president said i'm opposed to has gone on the offensive against allegations he's 27000 campaign to become leader of the african national congress will a.n.c. benefited from money laundering also went on national television to slam the report by the country's anti corruption watchdog which claimed he misled parliament over a donation that report contains human rights for children not. off of material nature. the findings we have found are only in law irrational and in

some instances exceed the scope of the powers of the public protect i have therefore decided to seek an urgent judicial review of the public protect us report its findings its remedial action i have instructed my legal representatives to prepare an uptick ation to this effect as a matter of urgency and they were going to go back to johannesburg now it is too cynical michael is standing by hi too so good to see you so i rang up was has acknowledged that these findings and get stay in the last series why does he insist they are not credible from a post i believe that his given enough explain mission to the public protector he say's he went back to parliament to apologize for the 1st mistake that he made to explain that the reason why he did it give a different explanation is because he did not norm that the funds were deposited

with the company and i was that he had appointed to campaign for his presidency so he believes his statement was not considered in coming up with this conclusion and also if you look across the country the purview ported as a person was findings have been questioned by so many people some of your findings have been even rejected by the court and in one of those findings he has been made to personally be liable in pay 15 percent of the legal costs because of the findings that did meet that we're all so i imagine double so just not $1.00 to accept those findings without taking them to a court of law that will really put a judgment to say they are valid didn't know or they're not right rectus i mean i think it's fair to say i mean i'm opposed to is an embattled president but just how damaging is this report for this president but in a sense it's fighting to stay in office. the problem protect us sir findings are legally binding if the if she says i'm

a poor sod has to be investigated that has to happen so if from a force that doesn't want to challenge this finding they have done making threes repetition is the president because he's like a president facing kinds which is not acceptable to many people in south africa so what i'm opposed to is taking these steps to climb in challenge and take the findings to fall for review so that they don't dent his image you know mc's divided from bottom to send there are those that are supporting from a poor side in there are those that are supporting the former president jacob zuma and analysts are saying this could be some political ploy by some that are opposed to rome of course a stance in fighting corruption to try and tonnage his image so that once his image is tarnished then he's recalled then it means time for them a process so he has to try by all means to try and make sure the charges are squashed or put aside so that he focuses on the wake of ruling the country and getting rid of corruption right speaking of corruption i mean last week we heard from former president jacob zuma testifying at that corruption inquiry you were

reporting for as they just remind us again about some of the testimony we heard from zuma and perhaps what that means what i'm opposed to in the context of all that he is facing as we speak. before the commission zuma is what are facing corruption charges were it is alleged that he allowed a lot of people to loot the state especially one day reach the family that is it contracts across government departments and in some of those contrasts the did they did nor work at all but the were paid millions of friends and also president jacob zuma is also facing some charges in court of record tearing and these are some of the judges which in corruption charges that he faced or alleged to have committed even before he became the president so to sit on the pasta he has been trying by all means to use the state inquiry commission to make sure those that have done the wrong appear before the commission and lots of ministers about ph president former

president jacob zuma have appeared so it is all those i forced that on the process time that some are saying nor does the right to fight to you they're using the problem protector to try and prevent that ok too so one looks even very briefly how are south africans reacting to these findings against president obama or say this matter has divided south africans left to right and sent out the opposition is calling for him of course not to step aside they are calling for him to face the music but they have those that are supporting him that are saying no he's a this is a man who is being victimized for the wake that he is doing against corruption and they want him to continue and devoted to protect him it or course even halting that rally to try and say we're defending it i'm apostle we defending our democracy to socal milo in johannesburg thank you looking on to kenya now a country where corruption is widespread in and then presented me and he said the

rest of the country's finance minister and we've got a chance to face charges of and misuse of funds related to the planned construction asked to dance by an italian company and that the $27.00 officials are also to face charges but each has to resign immediately this is the 1st time a sitting minister has been arrested on corruption charges in kenya. ok. the ball is in nairobi with more on this story i believe me what exactly is. accused of doing well wrote it and his co accused face aide charges ranging from conspiring to defraud to financial misconduct in short of course we're talking about corruption here as a bit of more background as the minister of finance wrote in and his ministry the treasury are responsible for the releasing of money to government projects and

overseeing how that money is being used so in this very role not only did he apparently inflate the budget necessary for the construction of these 2 dams but also released $20000000000.00 kenyan shillings that's around $200000000.00 u.s. dollars to this italian construction company to construct 2 dams in the rift valley we're talking about an area region which is really dry suffering from water scarcity farmers and that kettle there was supposed to be helped out get some water with these 2 dams but 5 years on not a single crop of water has reached them so the big question is why did that money goal and now the man who was in charge is being held responsible for it right i mean what's the what's the sense they made any does this a raised mean president is getting serious when he's pledged to fight corruption. corruption is not new in kenya and. has been accused several times

criticized in the past for not cracking down on corruption for decades we have seen scandals we have seen corruption on every level including in the ministry but until now it's always been small offices all well connected businessmen who were arrested so this is the very 1st time a cabinet minister is arrested who has to go to court so many see this as the beginning of the fight that kenya has promised but it remains to be seen if he actually gets to go to prison many believe that yes he will go to court that he will then just pay a cash bail and is released the trial will be delayed for 5 to 7 years judges will be bribed and he might just get away with it after all a minute he talked about how. the problem of corruption is in kenya and they are those who are suggesting that there is politics at play here that perhaps the finance minister has fallen out with certain people and hence is now facing the

wind what are you learning about with this is there is no politics involved or perhaps there is. well kenyans call of their country the country of keep the peace which means something small which then again means a bribe every way you go on you're supposed to pay a bribe everywhere you go there seems to be corruption and many kenyans tired of maybe a game of politics but just politicians putting the money that they supposed to save got into their very own pockets many of the people i've spoken to today told me that they have resigned to this reality that they don't see a pup isn't going onto the streets anymore and protesting because the only thing that will change is that they will not make a daily income this is not the scandal it's not the biggest scandal we've seen scandals of corruption surrounding kenya power we've seen when it comes to the kenyan railways corporation or even national news services but this is the 1st time

that a public figure of this extent is going to court so many do believe that this could genuinely not be about the play of politics but this could be a step towards getting rid of corruption once and for all in kenya ok that's 1000000 equal to baal in nairobi for us thank you. it may not be the 1st thing you'd think off as a spectator sport with each match rusting only a few seconds at a time but competitive racing is growing fast all of africa in mali one competitor is hoping that the international championship recently held in the capital bamako will be a springboard to greatness in the sport but this might not look like fun it's not serious business 27 year old. is. the sport is on the rise across the continent. i've loved arm wrestling since i was really young.

at the time i couldn't lift weights. go to all the events whatever they were. mimic the athletes actions and then i went for it i started lifting metal bars i didn't touch the white plates when you love something you find a way and the means to get it. out is working hard to reach his goals under the watchful eye of his coach who is more than pleased with his progress. place a big role in our team every time he competes most of the time he wins distinction in his category he's an assett in our team. this competition in mali's capital bamako which brought hundreds of athletes from across africa together none of the judges spoke french. meaning so couldn't understand

their instructions. that didn't stop him from finishing in an impressive 3rd place . he still drones isn't gold and that means there's more work to be done in the gym. is hoping to go far in the sport and with arm wrestling on the rise in africa this is no time to be taking it easy. and that's when i'll be that the news africa as always you can catch one on stories on our website and facebook page after this team went until next time i'm. 2 2 2

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