Get well my brother – Tito Mboweni to Jacob Zuma as arms deal case hits a snag
Former finance minister Tito Mboweni has sent his well wishes to friend, brother, and fellow comrade former president Jacob Zuma.
Zuma was admitted to an outside hospital for medical observation earlier this month, where he ended up having a surgical procedure last Saturday.
According to the department of correctional services, other procedures have been scheduled for the coming days.
“DCS is unable to predict a discharge date as our priority at this stage is for Mr Zuma to be afforded the best care possible,” said the department in a statement on Sunday.
“As inmates are placed in correctional centres involuntarily, the state has a total and inescapable responsibility and duty to care for them in a manner that does not violate or compromise their constitutional rights, which include access to health care.”
The former president trended on social media on Thursday as South Africans sent their well wishes.
Mboweni raised eyebrows after sending his well wishes to the former president, referring to him as his “brother, friend and comrade”.
“We have known each other for many years. Many years. Lesotho, Mozambique, UK, Zambia, Luanda, and here at home. All of us fault at times, but, we can recover our historic glory. Get well my brother, friend, and comrade,” tweeted Mboweni on Thursday evening.
Meanwhile, the former president’s legal team met on Thursday evening after his arms deal case hit a snag.
This after his legal team reportedly wrote to ANC treasurer-general Paul Mashatile requesting the party’s financial statements in an attempt to prove he did not benefit from the arms deal.
The ruling party reportedly told Zuma’s lawyers they could not find the documentation despite “diligently searching” for them.
-The Citizen
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