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President Zuma's wife attends function─── 16:17 Sun, 08 Jun 2014
Johannesburg - President Jacob Zuma's wife Bongi Ngema-Zuma managed to keep an appointment for her children's foundation at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital on Sunday while her husband was under doctor's orders to rest.
Councilor Sizwe Khumalo, leading the program, commented on President Jacob Zuma's health.
"We've heard our father isn't doing well," said Khumalo.
"Let's wrap this up so you can go take care of him," Khumalo joked, addressing Ngema-Zuma.
Zuma was admitted to a Pretoria hospital on Saturday and was instructed to rest.
African National Congress secretary general Gwede Mantashe said the hospital visit was for a routine check-up after a gruelling election season.
"It was a routine health check. We heard he would be out by yesterday (Saturday) afternoon or today," he said.
Ngema-Zuma was given a warm welcome by the staff of the hospital who welcomed her in song.
Nurses and other staff of the academic hospital in Soweto and a few members of the public also observed a moment of silence for the late ANC stalwart Epainette Mbeki.
She was the mother of former president Thabo Mbeki and died in an Eastern Cape hospital on Saturday morning.
She was suffering from a chest infection as well as a heart problem.
Ngema-Zuma was visiting the children's oncology unit at the hospital.
She was expected to deliver supplies and equipment that had been purchased with donations to the value of R100,000 raised by her foundation, which is named after her.
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