President Jacob Zuma Admitted to South African Hospital

South African President Jacob Zuma was admitted to a South African hospital for tests on Saturday, the presidency said in a statement.

“President Jacob Zuma has today, June 7, 2014, been admitted to a hospital for tests,” his spokesman Mac Maharaj said in a statement.

“Yesterday President Zuma was advised to rest following a demanding election and transition programme to the new administration.”

“Following a gruelling election campaign we found that he needed to rest,” the deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa said at the Nehawu special congress in Benoni, on the East Rand.

“He attended the NEC lekgotla this morning, and was thereafter sent packing to go and rest.”

The presidency had announced on Friday that Zuma would take a few days off from public appearances after a tiring election in May.