we have more from johannesburg. >> reporter: president zouma returns to parliament to face questions over the latest scandal engulfing his government. he is drowned out from shouts and cries from m.p.s. he's been scrutinised for his relationship with a powerful and influential indian family, with massive business interests in south africa. the gooupta family offered them ministerial positions in return for preferential treatment. one was the deputy minister of finance. saying he was offered the top job in the ministry before the previous minister was fired in december. >> i am in charge of the government. i appoint, in terms of the constitution, there's no minister who is here, who is ever appointed by the guptas, or anyone else. ministers who are here were appointed by me. the gooupta family denied the allegations saying they are politically motivated. a minister says she was summoned to the gupta estate where they offered her a job as a minister in jacob zouma's cabinet. all the while he was in a different room in the mansion, and later he escorted her out. >> reporter: the preside