Parliament retracts Zuma's attendance confirmation at SONA
Parliament backtracks on former President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation Address attendance.
Parliament says the tweet that was sent out earlier saying Zuma would attend SONA was published in error. It says Zuma has not confirmed his attendance.
"In confirming list of former Presidents who have confirmed attendance of #SONA, an earlier tweet erroneously included Former President Jacob Zuma. The confirmation was premature; an accurate update will be given later today. The error is regretted." the tweet read.
READ: Parliament confirms Zuma will attend SONA
They say an accurate update will be given today on Zuma's attendance.
In a statement released by Zuma's legal team, his attorney, Daniel Mantsha says they don't know how Parliament got that information.
He's reiterated that Zuma is out of the country receiving medical treatment.
In confirming list of former Presidents who have confirmed attendance of #SONA, an earlier tweet erroneously included Former President Jacob Zuma. The confirmation was premature; an accurate update will be given later today. The error is regretted. https://t.co/hCjPtzVFNZ
— Parliament of RSA (@ParliamentofRSA) February 12, 2020
