President Nelson Mandela who has
been ill for some time was on Friday taken to a hospital in Pretoria at about
01:30 local time from his home in a suburb of Johannesburg. He has been ill for
some time but his condition suddenly exacerbated prior to his transfer to the
Hospital.
The presidential spokesman, Mac
Maharaj said he was in a serious but stable condition and is receiving expert
medical care.
It would be recalled that
President Mandela became the first black president of South Africa after his
release from prison for his political struggles against Apartheid. It is
believed that his lung problem emanated from activities carried out during his
long years of detention probably from working in the prison quarry.
He is a greatly loved leader in
South Africa where he is taken as symbol of hope and reconciliation.
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