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| The former South African president Nelson Mandela is "responding positively" to treatment for a recurring lung infection, President Jacob Zuma's office says. | The former South African president Nelson Mandela is "responding positively" to treatment for a recurring lung infection, President Jacob Zuma's office says. |
| The 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader was admitted to hospital on Wednesday night. | The 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader was admitted to hospital on Wednesday night. |
| "He remains under treatment and observation in hospital," a statement from Zuma's office said on Thursday, without giving further details. Mandela has a history of lung problems dating back to when he contracted tuberculosis as a political prisoner. | "He remains under treatment and observation in hospital," a statement from Zuma's office said on Thursday, without giving further details. Mandela has a history of lung problems dating back to when he contracted tuberculosis as a political prisoner. |
| He was admitted briefly to hospital earlier this month for a checkup. | He was admitted briefly to hospital earlier this month for a checkup. |
| Mandela spent nearly three weeks in hospital in December with a lung infection after surgery to remove gallstones. | Mandela spent nearly three weeks in hospital in December with a lung infection after surgery to remove gallstones. |
| It was his longest stay in hospital since his release from prison in 1990 after serving 27 years for conspiring to overthrow the white-minority apartheid government. | It was his longest stay in hospital since his release from prison in 1990 after serving 27 years for conspiring to overthrow the white-minority apartheid government. |
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