the current president jacob zuma was among those vetted. the case against him was dropped. his former aid was gaoled for soliciting a bribe. companies from germany, italy, sweden, and france were involved in the matter. bae, british firm, denied allegations of bribery. more from johannesburg. >> thabo meb ebbingy was president when the arms deal was seened. it was a $5 billion upgrade to south africa's hardware. it meant the country would have new frigates, helicopters and fighter jets. the deal and the people involved has been dogged by corruption allegations. two served prison terms for accepting bribes from international arms companies, including a former financial advisor to the current president. charms against zuma were dropped before he became president. it's been 15 years since the deal was done. lawyers representing opponents to it at the inquiry say sav caps deserve to know the truth. >> we are hoping people will be held accountable. the public - it's for the public to know what happened. so we can investigate these things, and make sure that people who were respo

unity from the five emerging economies there were cases lots of cases well south african president jacob zuma was so pleased to see his russian counterpart he appeared to temporarily lose himself he was on display everywhere you go to events that he muses that i mean if you know i want to say that i like going to china particularly with such results if you don't mind i would like to come again and event and russia's president vladimir putin had a much more to say on the prospects for the brics nations as well as a lot of other topics you can watch as a q. and a session at r.t. dot com and i'm back with more news after the break in just a sec. this is about making the business survive. corporations don't love your parishioners told hate corporations have no feeling. corporations don't care about you or me corporations when we care about profit. people come to untouched forests and leave massive bleeds for the sea come on. we're not going to quit we will not stop until it is done what is more precious music more movies. i marinate joining me. for impartial and financial reporting commentary con

. >> reporter: she didn't shy away from criticizing the anc government lead by jacob zuma who she viewedupt. in an interview in 2012 she said we all learn from the past. >> the past is in your dna, from way back, and you simply have to use it, to remember it, and to see -- to get some guidance where from it went wrong. >> reporter: she is survived by the legacy of her 15 novels, published around the world in 40 languages. >>> she will has died at the age of 90. we're approaching the midway point on this news hour. still to come, the long journey home, children and minors from honduras who illegally traveled to the united states are sent back. and the ghost town, the changing face of canada's dying coastal communities. and in sport with the world cup over we'll find out how officials in rio are preparing for the 2016 olympic games. ♪ when you're voting for this summer's top 100 shows and movies with xfinity on demand, beep, beep, beep... watch to vote for family values on family movie night. this message paid for and approved by xfinity's family hits. tell me the whole thing again, i wasn

on august fourth we le have his excellencive jacob zuma, president of south africa. >> i would like to present our guest with the traditional national press secretary mug. it can go in your office right next to the panthers helmet. finally, one last question. i understand that your daughter is kwie the constructive krit ri, critic when it comes to transportation. i'd like to here what useful ideas she's given you lately. >> very interesting question. so my daughter is ten. i brought her to work one day and she went off into another part of the office while i went and did meetings and she came back and she said, daddy, you know, do you think that you can a bill? . she knows this because she's seen the school house rock stuff on how bills get made. i see maybe, i don't know. she said well, i have some ideas for you. >> we had just come back from a vacation in baton rouge. she said here is my bill. number one, airplanes should not have first class the everybody should should big seats. number two, the bathrooms need to be cleaner. three, when you land they need to come up with a technolog

on august 4, will have his excellency, jacob zuma, president of south africa. second, i would like to present our guest with the traditional national press club mug. >> thank you very much. [applause] >> it can go in your office right next to the panthers helmet. and finally, one last question. i understand your daughter is quite the constructive critic it comes to transportation. i would like to hear what advice and useful ideas she's given you lately. [laughter] >> very good question. my daughter is 10 and i brought her to work one day. she went off into another part of the office while i went and did meetings. she came back and said, "daddy, do you think you can influence the bill?" she knows this because she's seen the "schoolhouse rock" stuff and i said i don't know. she says "i have some ideas for you." we just come back from a vacation to my wife's family in baton rouge. she said "here's my bill" -- she handed me a piece of paper and it said number one, airplanes should not have first class. everybody should have big seats. number two, the bathrooms need

on august fourth we le have his excellencive jacob zuma, president of south africa. >> i would like to present our guest with the traditional national press secretary mug. it can go in your office right next to the panthers helmet. finally, one last question. i understand that your daughter is kwie the constructive krit ri, critic when it comes to transportation. i'd like to here what useful ideas she's given you lately. >> very interesting question. so my daughter is ten. i brought her to work one day and she went off into another part of the office while i went and did meetings and she came back and she said, daddy, you know, do you think that you can a bill? . she knows this because she's seen the school house rock stuff on how bills get made. i see maybe, i don't know. she said well, i have some ideas for you. >> we had just come back from a vacation in baton rouge. she said here is my bill. number one, airplanes should not have first class the everybody should should big seats. number two, the bathrooms need to be cleaner. three, when you land they need to come up with a technolog

and on august 4, we've just announced that his excellence a, jacob zuma, president of south africa, will speak at the national press club on the eve of the u.s.-africa leaders summit. next, i'd like to present our guest with a traditional national press club mug. you can add this to your collection. and the traditional last question, how does your experience appearing before the national press club compare to your experiences last week before congress? >> the food was much better here. it's a pleasure to be with you. it's a pleasure to share with you what c.d.c. does. despite the recent incidents, the fact is that c.d.c. has more than 15,000 staff. we work in over 50 countries, and every state in the u.s., we provide 2/3 of our resource at the state and local entities, and we're there 24/7 to protect people from threats, whether they're infectious disease, environmental threats, chronic diseases, cancer, heart disease, whether they're intentionally create, manmade or naturally occurring, whether they're in this country or anywhere in the world. we do see the press as a vital partner in p

on august 4, will have his excellency, it jacob zuma, president of south africa.second, i would like to present our guest with the traditional national press club mug. >> thank you very much. [applause] >> it can go in your office right next to the panthers helmet. and finally, one last question. i understand your daughter is quite the construction critical it comes to transportation. i would like to hear what advice and useful ideas she's given you lately. [laughter] >> very good question. 10 and i brought her to work one day. she went off into another part of the office while i went and did meetings. she came back and said that he, you can influence the bill? she knows this because she's stuffhe schoolhouse rock and i said i don't know. she says i have some ideas for you. we just come back from a vacation to my wife's family in baton rouge. -- shed here's my bill handed me a piece of paper and it said number one, airplanes should not have first class. everybody should have those seats. two, the bathrooms need to be cleaner. and number three, when you land, they