LISTEN | 'He is not fit enough to be out in public': Uncertainty over whether Jacob Zuma will attend 'welcome prayer'

It is not clear whether former president Jacob Zuma will attend a planned "welcome back" prayer taking place at People's Park in Durban on Thursday. File photo.

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As scores of former president Jacob Zuma supporters were expected to descend to People’s Park at the iconic Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban on Thursday, it remains to be seen whether the man of the hour will himself be present.

Some family members who spoke to TimesLIVE on Wednesday said there was confusion over the planned “welcome prayer”, as the former head of state was expecting a visit from religious leaders at his homestead in Nkandla, in the heart of KwaZulu-Natal, on the same day.

Zuma’s 80-year-old brother Joseph said: “I am not going to Durban. I don’t think he is going either. He said something about churchgoers coming for a prayer session here at home. I am really not sure what is happening. I received a call saying they will be here at 9am. It looks like there are two prayer sessions. I really don’t know.”

By Amanda Khoza

Full story at Times Live.