What is the news about Jacob Zuma?

The Jacob Zuma Foundation has confirmed that former president Jacob Zuma traveled to the Russian Federation last week “for health reasons.”. Picture: Theo Jeptha/ African News Agency(ANA

“The foundation confirms that H.E President Zuma traveled to Russia last week for health reasons, and he will be returning to the country once his doctors have completed their treatment,” the foundation said.

UPDATE: The Jacob Zuma Foundation has confirmed that former President Jacob Zuma travelled to the Russian Federation last week “for health reasons” and he will only return to the country “once his doctors have completed their treatment.” @IOL

Former president Jacob Zuma is seeking medical treatment in Russia.

“Although the trip was private, it was not a secret as incorrectly suggested.

“H.E. President Zuma and his team traveled on a commercial flight full of passengers.

“The Foundation wishes its patron good health and a safe return home whenever the doctors release him,” the foundation added.

The confirmation comes as the DA, one of the parties that challenged his September 2021 release on medical parole, says he must immediately return to his Estcourt prison cell to finish his sentence.

The call came after the Constitutional Court dismissed an application by the Department of Correctional Services, which wanted to appeal the ruling that effectively sent Zuma back to prison to finish his sentence.

His jailing sparked the July 2021 unrest that saw KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng businesses looted and burned, and over 350 people killed. Play Video