{{South African President Jacob Zuma will miss a cabinet meeting on Tuesday as he continues to rest after being admitted to hospital for health checks over the weekend, the presidency said.}}<\/p>\n
“President Jacob Zuma continues to rest at home this week and will not attend the Cabinet Lekgotla,” a presidency statement said, adding that Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa would chair the June 10-12 meeting.<\/p>\n
Zuma was admitted to hospital for tests on Saturday and was released the following day as doctors were satisfied with his condition, government officials said. <\/p>\n
The hospital stay followed an announcement from his office on Friday that the 72-year-old would take a few days off from public appearances after a tiring campaign for a May 7 election in which he was elected for a second term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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