By Simon Nare
Former president Jacob Zuma has been discharged from Netcare St Anne’s Hospital in Pietermaritzburg, where he had been receiving medical care for more than a week after falling ill during a campaign activity in Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal.
The uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party confirmed on Saturday night that Zuma had been discharged following what it described as a routine medical check-up.
He had returned home and was “healthy and jovial”, the party said.
In a statement, the party said a medical team had identified fatigue and recommended a period of rest under medical supervision.
“The president duly took the necessary time to rest and recuperate under the care and supervision of his doctors at St Anne’s Hospital in Pietermaritzburg. We are pleased to confirm that HE President Zuma was discharged from hospital and returned home, where he is actively engaging in MK Party matters,” the statement read.
The party
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