Nelson Mandela 'responding positively' to treatment

Nelson Mandela is "responding positively" to treatment after being re-admitted to hospital with a lung infection, the latest health scare for the much-loved anti-apartheid icon.

Nelson Mandela rests at home

South Africa's presidency says former leader Nelson Mandela is progressing with his recuperation from illness and doctors are closely monitoring his condition.

Nelson Mandela admitted to hospital for tests

Nelson Mandela was admitted to a hospital in Pretoria on Saturday to undergo tests and was said to be doing well, the South Africa government said.

Nelson Mandela, 93, doing well in hospital

Nelson Mandela was doing well in hospital on Saturday after being admitted in a pre-planned visit for abdominal pains, a South African presidential spokesman has said.

Nelson Mandela: world statesman

Nelson Mandela, the hero of South Africa's liberation struggle who spent 27 years behind bars, credited his prison time as strengthening his character.

Call for calm as South Africa prays for Nelson Mandela's health

South Africans prayed for the health of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela on Thursday, more than 24 hours after the country's revered former leader and first black president entered hospital.

Mandela grandchildren deny money-grabbing

Nelson Mandela's grandchildren insist they are not after his money after launching court action over alleged irregularities in two companies owned by South Africa's ailing anti-apartheid icon.

'Ding Dong!': Margaret Thatcher's foes celebrate death of former PM

Nick Miller Usually, when a public figure dies, even their staunchest enemies briefly suspend hostilities in respect for the dead. But with Margaret Thatcher that was never going to be the case.

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Mandela is 'fine' and getting better: wife

Nelson Mandela's wife says the 94-year-old icon is "fine" and his health is improving after he was hospitalised more than a week ago for pneumonia, a report says.

Mandela 'comfortable' as breathing eases

Jean Liou Nelson Mandela is comfortable and breathing without difficulty on his third day in hospital after the anti-apartheid hero was treated for pneumonia, South Africa's presidency says.

Mandela spends fourth day in hospital

Nelson Mandela remains in hospital for a fourth day after South African officials say he's making steady progress following treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia.

Bodies linked to Winnie Mandela exhumed

The remains of two South African youths have been exhumed, nearly 25 years after they went missing in an apartheid-era disappearance linked to Nelson Mandela's former wife Winnie.

Pistorius fired through door, court told

Pretoria Oscar Pistorius put on his prosthesis, walked seven metres and fired three shots at his model girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp through a locked bathroom door, a South African prosecutor told the athlete's...

Leadership is in the gene, say scientists

John von Radowitz, London An inherited DNA sequence may help to separate managers from minions.

'You know it has to happen': Mandela is fading

Erin Conway-Smith CAPE TOWN: Nelson Mandela's wife has described how the former president's "sparkle" is gradually fading, as South African officials disclosed that he is suffering from a recurring lung infection.

Mandela's 'sparkle' fading as illness recurs

Erin Conway-Smith CAPE TOWN: Nelson Mandela's wife has described how the former president's ''sparkle'' is fading, as South African officials disclosed that he is suffering from a recurring lung infection.

Mystery over Mandela's treatment

Nelson Mandela is in hospital, but which one?

Confusion remains over who is caring for ailing Mandela

Jon Gambrell JOHANNESBURG: South Africa's government has declined to directly address reports that anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela was being treated at a different hospital than previously identified, raising...

Mandela recovering from successful operation

South African anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela has undergone a successful procedure to remove gall stones a week after being admitted to hospital for a lung infection.