# MK Party president Jacob Zuma has missed the party’s Johannesburg state of the city address amid reports that he is in hospital. A Zuma confidant told News24 that the former president has been ill. However, the party said he is healthy and recently attended a routine medical check-up. Zuma’s second deputy president, Tony Yengeni, attended the event in his place and delivered a message calling on Johannesburg residents to support the party’s mayoral candidate, Bongani Baloyi.
Jacob Zuma misses Johannesburg campaign event amid health concerns