Health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi is being treated at hospital for pneumonia‚ a statement said on Monday.

Hospitalised. Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi is under observation at hospital.

Motsoaledi was admitted to Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria on Sunday and is “receiving treatment under supervision”.

“His condition will be reviewed within 72 hours‚” said the health department statement which also wished him a “speedy recovery”.

It is the minister’s second stay in Steve Biko Academic Hospital after he was admitted there in August 2013 for a planned surgical procedure.

Ed. He once warned South Africans that they will “face harsh health laws if they do not become healthier”. SLM