The South African President Jacob Zuma, knows when to take a break as it has already been confirmed that he is
suffering from exhaustion, and has handed more duties to his deputy as he prepares
a state of the nation address, the presidency said today. Deputy President
Cyril Ramaphosa will stand in for Mr Zuma at the funeral on Saturday of
Epainette Mbeki, mother of former president Thabo Mbeki, and at Youth Day
celebrations on Monday.
Mr Ramaphosa is already presiding over the first meeting of President Zuma’s new cabinet this week while the president is resting at home ahead of his scheduled address to Parliament. President Zuma spent the weekend in hospital for tests after officials from his African National Congress asked him to take a break because “the punishing election programme was taking its toll”. The 72-year-old was sworn in for a second term two weeks ago after the ANC won the May 7 elections with an overwhelming 62 per cent of the vote. His office said the president has two “major” routine medical examinations each year in January and in June.
Mr Ramaphosa is already presiding over the first meeting of President Zuma’s new cabinet this week while the president is resting at home ahead of his scheduled address to Parliament. President Zuma spent the weekend in hospital for tests after officials from his African National Congress asked him to take a break because “the punishing election programme was taking its toll”. The 72-year-old was sworn in for a second term two weeks ago after the ANC won the May 7 elections with an overwhelming 62 per cent of the vote. His office said the president has two “major” routine medical examinations each year in January and in June.
Source: Today
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