Zuma ‘Healthy’, MK Party Declares
uMkhonto weSizwe Party (MKP) President, Jacob Zuma, has returned home after being discharged from a Pietermaritzburg hospital, the party announced through statement on Saturday, 17 October 2026.
The former head of State had been receiving medical attention at Netcare St Anne’s Hospital since October 6, following an illness during a campaign activity in Msinga, KwaZulu-Natal.
In the latest update, the party said doctors had identified fatigue and advised him to rest under medical supervision.
According to MKP, Zuma has since recovered sufficiently to leave the hospital and resume engaging in party affairs from home.
“He is healthy and jovial,” the party said, adding that Zuma was grateful for the messages of support he had received from South Africans and members of the diplomatic community.
The party also acknowledged the medical team responsible for his treatment, thanking them for their care and professionalism.
Details surrounding Zuma’s illness have not been made public.
Reports that he had been admitted to an intensive care unit had raised questions about his condition, although the party has described his hospital visit as a routine medical check-up.
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