could provide the containment effort with the additional resources and money it needs to stop the outbreak from spreading. today denied allegations of corruption at a public hearing in johannesburg he argued that he was the target of a character assassination. who wanted to push him out of power zoom his testimony is being broadcast live on television and is due to continue until friday. this isn t the 1st time former south african president jacob zuma has had to answer to corruption charges but this was his 1st appearance before a high profile commission into graft he allegedly oversaw zuma is accused of presiding over a culture of mass looting of state assets during his 9 year tenure that was before he was ousted as head of state by his ruling a.n.c. party last year speaking uninterrupted for over 2 hours zuma dismissed the multiple