Zuma Is Not Looking Good — Zuma’s Brother Breaks Silence After Former President Is Hospitalised

Brother Khanya broke the family’s silence to convey profound concern about the 84-year-old’s condition as former South African president Jacob Zuma remains hospitalized in Pietermaritzburg. On Thursday nite, Khanya Zuma informed News24 that his brother was sick and still in the hospital. He added, “It’s not looking good,” and that his loved ones were hoping for his speedy recovery. His gloomy verdict is in sharp contrast to the optimistic rhetoric emanating from Zuma’s political faction.

As the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party has maintained, Zuma was only there for one of his twice-yearly medical checkups. Zuma has returned home to his family in Nkandla, according to party spokesperson Sifiso Mahlangu, who described him as “healthy and in good spirits.” According to Mahlangu, who addressed the concerns, Zuma was “as fit as a fiddle” and his campaign program would go ahead as scheduled (News24).

But there are conflicting reports from various media sources. Witnesses said that Zuma “arrived by ambulance and was admitted” to the hospital earlier in the day, and the story was broken on Tuesday by The Witness, who reported that the president had apparently taken ill earlier in the day. After Monday’s MK rally, an unaffiliated source verified that Zuma was taken to a private hospital in Msinga. Zuma had “been sick these days” and remained hospitalized on Thursday, according to a close confidant who spoke to News24.

Speculation has been rampant in South African political circles due to the contradictory accounts. Zuma, who was president from 2009 to 2018, is currently the head of the MK Party and is expected to have a significant impact on the upcoming 4 November local government elections. Because the party’s operational momentum and strategic leadership are so dependent on the MK’s charismatic authority, any protracted health problem has a direct impact on these. Amidst all the uncertainty, Vise President Paul Mashatile publicly wished Zuma a speedy recovery.

The Zuma family and the MK Party have remained tight-lipped regarding any diagnosis or treatment. Private medical treatment for Zuma is usually coordinated by his staff, family, and the Military Health Service of the South African National Defense Force. Regarding the event that occurred this week, no hospital-confirmed statement or medical bulletin has been released. The nation is still waiting for answers, but Zuma’s brother’s ominous comments, “It’s not looking good,” ring true.

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