Home Affairs Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has been admitted to hospital for a routine procedure.
The ministry said Motsoaledi would undergo a routine medical procedure at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital.
“The minister may be unavailable for a while,” the ministry said.
It is unclear what procedure he will undergo.
It’s not the first time Motsoaledi was admitted to the medical facility; in 2015 he treated at the Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria for pneumonia.
Two years before, Motsoaledi was admitted at Steve Biko Academic Hospital for a planned surgical procedure. At the time, the Economic Freedom Fighters praised the former health minister for opting for a State hospital over a private facility.
“The EFF approves because one of our fundamental principles and policy positions is that all elected public representatives should use public services and institutions,” the EFF said in a statement at the time.
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