“People’s Poet” Mzwakhe Mbuli, currently serving a 13-year sentence for armed robbery, was on Tuesday admitted to a private Johannesburg hospital to undergo a prostate operation. The operation is expected to take place sometime this week. Mbuli has opted to have his own private practitioner rather than the state-paid district surgeon. His private doctor recommended that Mbuli be treated at the private hospital. The Correctional Services Department approved an application for private treatment on condition Mbuli paid for it. Mbuli will also pay for the Correctional Services officials who will be guarding him while in hospital.