South Africa’s jailed ex-president Jacob Zuma, who early this month was moved from prison to a health facility, has undergone surgery and will stay in hospital for further procedures, the government said Sunday.
“Mr Zuma underwent a surgical procedure on Saturday, 14 August 2021, with other procedures scheduled for the coming days,” the correctional services department announced in a statement, saying it could not predict a discharge date at yet.
The 79-year-old was admitted to hospital for observation on August 6 for an undisclosed condition, and he has remained there.
His long-running corruption trial over an arms deal dating back more than two decades was last week postponed to next month pending a medical report declaring Zuma’s fitness for trial.
![[FILES] Former South African President Jacob Zuma arrives at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, on January 31, 2022. – Zuma seeks leave to appeal Judge Piet Koen’s decision to keep State prosecutor Billy Downer on the case. He is in court facing charges of corruption, money laundering and racketeering. (Photo by Jerome Delay / POOL / AFP)](https://www.afriupdate.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Jacob-Zuma-1062x598-1.jpg "Final report into graft under South Africa’s Zuma released 4")
Last month, Zuma began serving a 15-month jail sentence in a separate case for snubbing a commission probing state corruption under his 2009-2018 presidency.
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