{"id":31812,"date":"2020-12-29T19:15:50","date_gmt":"2020-12-29T17:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=31812"},"modified":"2020-12-29T19:03:06","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T17:03:06","slug":"covid-19-ex-south-africa-president-zuma-wife-hospitalised","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/all-news\/covid-19-ex-south-africa-president-zuma-wife-hospitalised","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Ex-South Africa President Zuma, Wife Hospitalised"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\">Zimbabwe<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma and his wife, Gertrude Sizakele Khumalo, also known as Sizakele MaKhumalo Zuma, have been hospitalised after they tested positive for the coronavirus.<\/p>\n<p>Reports suggest that the couple was admitted for treatment at Netcare The Bay Hospital in Richards Bay, KwaZulu-Natal, but the couple\u2019s state is currently not known.<\/p>\n<p>The development comes as South Africa\u2019s current president, Cyril Ramaphosa has reverted the country to a stricter level 3 at the backdrop of a surge in coronavirus cases in the country.<\/p>\n<p>This is a developing story. We will update it as more information emerge.<\/p>\n<p><b>More: SundayWolrd.co.za<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Zimbabwe. The former president of South Africa, Jacob Zuma and his wife, Gertrude Sizakele Khumalo, also known as Sizakele MaKhumalo Zuma, have been hospitalised after they tested positive for the coronavirus. 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