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S.Africa government says Mandela still in hospital
View(s):JOHANNESBURG, Aug 31 (AFP) -South Africa’s presidency on Saturday denied reports that Nelson Mandela had been discharged from hospital and had returned to his Johannesburg home. “Madiba is still in hospital in Pretoria, and remains in a critical but stable condition,” President Jacob Zuma’s spokesman said in a statement, denying reports from several news organisations that he had left the facility.
“At times his condition becomes unstable, but he responds to medical interventions.”During Mandela’s 80-plus days in hospital, the presidency through Maharaj has been the official source of information about the condition of the 95-year-old anti-apartheid icon.
But updates have been infrequent and have offered few details, prompting frequent speculation.
Mandela was rushed to hospital on June 8 for a respiratory infection and has remained in critical condition for most of the time since.
His lung problems date back to his 27 years in apartheid jail, where he contracted tuberculosis as a political prisoner.
Madiba, as he is known by his clan name, has been in and out of hospital since last year, with lung related complications.
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