Third day in hospital for Mandela
Former South African president Nelson Mandela’s stay in hospital for unspecified medical tests has stretched into a third day.
There was no new word on his condition today.
Government officials have said the 94-year-old anti-apartheid campaigner is “comfortable” and receiving medical care which is “consistent with his age”.
They have declined to say where Mr Mandela is. The nation’s military has been responsible for his medical care since he suffered an acute respiratory infection in 2011.
Mr Mandela spent 27 years in prison for fighting racist white rule. He became South Africa’s first black president in 1994 and served one five-year term. He has since retired from public life.
He made his last public appearance in 2010 and has grown increasingly frail in recent years.
