Mandela fell ill last week and was rushed to the hospital early Saturday after his condition deteriorated sharply
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Speaking Monday to CBS News correspondent Debora Patta, Zuma’s spokesman Mac Maharaj, a longtime friend of Mandela, said the former leader’s hospitalization and the fact that he had apparently not improved significantly was undeniably cause for concern, but he cautioned against “reading into it too much
Hundreds of worshippers attended Mass on Sunday at Soweto’s Regina Mundi church, famous for its role in the anti-apartheid campaign
Mr. Mandela has suffered from chronic lung problems since contracting tuberculosis during his 27-year imprisonment for fighting against apartheid
In a statement, South Africa’s government said there had been “a sustained and gradual improvement”
President Jacob Zuma said in a statement, referring to Mandela by his clan name. “We have full confidence in the medical team
It is the fourth time Mr Mandela has been admitted to hospital in just over two years.
But human rights lawyer, George Bizos, who defended Mr Mandela during his 1960s treason trial, said that while the 94-year-old is aware of current political events, he sometimes forgets his fellow anti-apartheid activists are dead
Mandela was hospitalized for a lung infection in early December and a week later underwent surgery to remove gallstones. He was discharged from the hospital after a two-week stay
Mandela, 94, had been admitted more than two weeks ago for what were described as routine tests but then was treated for a recurring lung infection and then underwent surgery to remove gallstones
Zuma said he had visited ‘Madiba’ – the clan name by which Mandela is known to South Africans – alongside the former president’s wife, Graça Machel, and members of the Mandela family
After more than two weeks of rumor, speculation and cryptic comments, very little is known for certain about how Mandela is really doing as he recovers from surgery to remove gallstones and treatment for a respiratory infection.
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