FILE PHOTO: Former South African President Jacob Zuma speaks to supporters after appearing at the High Court in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa, May 17, 2021. REUTERS/Rogan Ward
September 5, 2021
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s jailed former president Jacob Zuma has been placed on medical parole because of his ill health, the government’s correctional services department said on Sunday.
Last month prison authorities said Zuma underwent unspecified surgery and was in hospital with more operations planned.
(Reporting by Nqobile Dludla; Editing by David Goodman)
