Former president Jacob Zuma’s corruption case has been adjourned until 9 September because of his ill health owing to an undisclosed condition, which is potentially life threatening and required his hospitalisation outside the Estcourt Correctional Centre.
On Tuesdaygranted the postponement, which will allow Zuma’s doctors to compile a medical report on his condition, for which surgery has been postponed for more than 18 months, according to an affidavit submitted to the virtual hearing of the case in the Pietermaritzburg high court.
Should Zuma be declared fit, the matter will resume on 9 September, with the hearing of an application by his legal team to have prosecutorShould the medical report indicate that Zuma is not fit to stand trial, another postponement of the case may take place until his condition allows him to do so. Zuma’s supporters also stayed away, with a planned show of solidarity with Zuma called off on Sunday when news broke that he would definitely not be appearing in court.
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