MR ZUMA ADMITTED TO AN OUTSIDE HOSPITAL

6 August 2021

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) can confirm that Former President, Jacob Zuma, has today, 06 August 2021, been admitted to an outside hospital for medical observation.

The health of inmates is addressed under Section 35(2) of the Constitution. This obliges the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) to ensure that:

"Everyone who is detained, including every sentenced prisoner, has the right to conditions of detention that are consistent with human dignity, including at least exercise and the provision, at state expense, of adequate accommodation, nutrition, reading material and medical treatment."

As a Former President, the healthcare needs of Mr Zuma require the involvement of the South African Military Health Services. This been the case since his admission at Estcourt Correctional Centre.

A routine observation prompted that Mr Zuma be taken for in-hospitalisation.

Statement issued by Singabakho Nxumalo, Department of Correctional Services, 6 August 2021