South Africa’s ex-president Zuma under medical treatment – Ramaphosa
Former South African president Jacob Zuma is undergoing medical treatment in hospital, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Friday, confirming reports that the 84-year-old had been in a clinic since Wednesday. Scandal-tainted Zuma was president between 2009 and 2018, when Ramaphosa took over. “President Jacob Zuma has not been well, and he has now been put under Read More:…
Former South African President Jacob Zuma, 84, is undergoing medical treatment in hospital. President Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed this, according to Punch Nigeria.
There have been reports of protests and unrest in South Africa, with the US Mission to South Africa issuing a security alert, as reported by Gulf News. However, no connection has been made between these events and Zuma's medical treatment.
In other news, 18 properties in the Eastern Cape have been declared a national park, protecting over 10,225 hectares of grassland, according to IOL. Meanwhile, anti-immigration protests in Soweto and Durban turned violent, with 24 vehicles set ablaze and foreign-owned shops looted, 3News reported.
Brief written by urgent.news from Punch Nigeria, Gulf News, IOL, 3News — 4 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
