Nelson Mandela
Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital with a lung infection, the office of South African President Jacob Zuma says. In a statement on its website, it said the former president had had a lung infection for several days. His condition deteriorated on Saturday morning and he was transferred to a hospital in Pretoria. He is said to be in a "serious but stable condition". Mandela, 94, has recently suffered a series of health problems.
His illness is described as a recurrence of a lung infection, which has troubled him repeatedly over recent years. Mandela, South Africa's first black president, was taken to hospital at about 01:30 local time.In April he was released from hospital after a 10-day stay caused by pneumonia.
Mac Maharaj, South Africa's presidential spokesman, told the BBC he was receiving expert medical care.
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