South Africa says Zuma 'fine', plays down report of poor health<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/south-africa-says-zuma-fine-plays-down-report-100010057.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ka64BvbsGowCpHNmZ1Pmlw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-06-22T100010Z_1_LYNXMPEA5L065_RTROPTP_2_SAFRICA-ZUMA-SPEECH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="South African President Zuma delivers his State of the Nation address at Parliament in Cape Town" align="left" title="South African President Zuma delivers his State of the Nation address at Parliament in Cape Town" border="0" /></a>South African President Jacob Zuma's health is "fine", his spokesman said on Sunday, playing down a newspaper report that heart problems, diabetes and high blood pressure caused the leader's brief hospitalization two weeks ago. Zuma, 72, spent two days in hospital for what his office said was a "routine health checks" and handed over the reins to his deputy, Cyril Ramaphosa, for five days to recover from the rigors of preparing for the May 7 election. Citing government and Zuma's party African National Congress (ANC) sources, the influential Sunday Times reported that Zuma had a cardiac condition, diabetes and high blood pressure.</p><br clear="all"/>
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