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The Correctional Services Department says former President Jacob Zuma has been admitted to an offsite hospital for medical observation.
The department says 79-year-old Zuma is there for a routine observation by the Military Health Services.
Zuma was admitted to a correctional facility in Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal, almost a month ago to start serving a 15-month jail sentence handed to him by the Constitutional Court for contempt of court.
Former President Jacob Zuma trial: 19 July 2021
Former President Jacob Zuma sentenced to 15-month in prison
