South Africa’s ex-president Jacob Zuma has lost one of his sons.

According to TimesLive, Vusi Nhlakanipho Zuma was announced dead on Sunday night after being admitted at a private hospital in Johannesburg.

Zuma’s family is yet to officially announce the cause of his death which comes after a short illness.

Vusi Nhlakanipho Zuma is the youngest of five children born to Zuma and Kate Mantsho‚ who committed suicide.

He is believed to have been born in 1993.