CAPE TOWN, Aug 10 — A South African court today again postponed a long-delayed corruption trial against jailed former president Jacob Zuma to September 9 following his hospitalisation last week for an undisclosed medical condition.
He was moved to a hospital on Friday for medical observation. Prison officials did not provide details on his condition. “We are at the moment completely in the dark as to the justification for the postponement, more particularly Mr Zuma’s condition,” said Wim Trengove, representing the National Prosecuting Authority, during a virtual hearing.
“We find it very hard to understand how that suddenly transforms into an inability to stand trial,” he said.“The fact that the problem has existed for 18 months is exactly the reason why it is exacerbated now, especially since the incarceration of the accused,” he told the hearing.