The presidency says former president Nelson Mandela is
suffering from a lung infection, and is responding well to treatment in a
Pretoria hospital.
"Doctors have concluded the tests, and these have revealed a recurrence
of a previous lung infection, for which Madiba is receiving appropriate
treatment and he is responding to the treatment," the presidency said
on Tuesday.
"President [Jacob] Zuma thanks the public for continuous support to former president Mandela and his family at this time."
Mandela has had other health problems. He contracted tuberculosis
during his years in prison and had surgery for an enlarged prostate
gland in 1985.
In 2001, Mandela underwent seven weeks of radiation therapy for prostate cancer, ultimately beating the disease.
Mandela, who spent 27 years in prison for fighting racist white rule,
became South Africa's first black president in 1994 and served one
five-year term.
The Nobel laureate later retired from public life to live in the remote
village of Qunu, in the Eastern Cape, and last made a public appearance
when the country hosted the World Cup soccer tournament in 2010.
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