The Corruption Case against South African leader julius has been thrown out of court and already has a hate speech conviction and he was facing charges of racketeering fraud, corruption and money laundering. The judge said im free and south africa shall know from today that im free and on thursday i will be in parliament and zuma will know us better because we are free. We are free to be parliament and free to end any responsibility given to us by our people. There are no allegations, none whatsoever. But i know because we are dealing with dogs they are going to manufacture something new. They are free to do that. Let them manufacture whatever new charges against me. They will never win. And a new trial court of law. And there is more with ms. Miller. What happened . Well jane julius has always been confident about his success around these charges against him almost two years ago by the National Prosecuting authority but what has happened in court in the last day or two, one of the acc
And a lot or provision restricting access to information applies to the inspectors general of less than a lot expressly so states that in such unrestricted access extends to all records available to the agency regardless of location. I will handle this question to ms. Bryan. You have been handling accountability but in that time we have the importance of watch dog sitter truly independent wedding is the practical result Going Forward if we dont fix it legislatively . Thank you but as you may recall a project on procurement originally founded by fitzgerald to get to the point of a the biggest concern for whistleblowers are the people who are reporting to a the igs steadily have legitimate concerns as they do but this will amplify that problem but it will also amplifies the protection of those whistleblowers moving forward so we see this unnecessary in some sense but it is it is wrong just withdraw rather than congress having to change of lot. Though lot but the agencies can take advanta
Contenders for the u. S. Presidency face off in the first debate and mapping all creatures great and small and we look at the new app designed to nuture the scientist in you. Hello, a powerful truck bomb has killed 8 people and injured 400 others in afghanistan near an army compound in the capitol kabul. This is the fourth attack in afghanistan in two days and Jennifer Glasse with the latest. Reporter the explosion was so big it could be heard all around the afghan capitol and windows shattered and buildings collapsed. Translator the ground was shaking when the explosion took place, i thought it was an earthquake, it was so horrible. Reporter the target may have been a military compound the dead and injured were mainly civilians, hospitals were inundated. Translator all residents in the area were shocked and concerned about the security which is getting worse day by day, there is no guaranty how long we will live. Reporter the u. N. Recently said civilian casualties are at a record hig
2015. On our threehour program this morning, well be talking about police reform, u. S. National security challenges in the middle east, and the state of the u. S. Auto industry. But we begin this morning with the renewed debate in the country over the 14th amendment and birthright citizenship. With republican president ial candidate donald trump and several of his fellow gop contenders now calling for an end to the practice of granting automatic citizenship to anyone born on u. S. Soil, were asking our viewers to weigh in on this latest debate over immigration policy. Should the u. S. End birthright citizenship . If you think yes, the number for you is 2027488000. If you say no to ending birthright citizenship, the number is 2027488001. We also have a special line this morning for americans whose parents were foreign born, those firstgeneration americans can call in at 2027488002. A very good thursday morning to you on the washington journal. We begin this morning with a concept of bi
Business news live from singapore. New leadership of the us central bank. Who will take on the top job when Janet Yellens term ends bank. Who will take on the top job whenJanet Yellens term ends in february . And one start up is putting a twist on prefab compact homes by adding a designer touch. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Glad you could join us. Hope you had a great weekend. We start in the us and the chance is President Donald Trump will reappoint the chances of donald trump reappointing janet yellen are looking slim. The commander in chief is looking for a replacement. We take a look at the front runners. Dont expect president ial level political campaigning. The decision on becomes who is the next bed share. Who is in the running . Status quo is the easiest thing to do. Keep janet yellen in the post. But she has disagreed with the president on rolling back banking rules after the financial crisis. Then there is eric kohn, the head of the president S National Economic council.