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In this file photo taken July 11, 2010 former South African President Nelson Mandela, left, with his wife Graca Machel, right, attends the final of the FIFA World Cup Soccer Tournament in Johannesburg, Mandela's last public appearance. Mandela, now old and frail, lives in seclusion in his Johannesburg home. Beyond the high walls of the house, the fighting over his image and what he stood for has already begun (AP Photo/Martin Meissner-File)

South Africa: Mandela name becomes political football

Christopher Torchia, Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Nelson Mandela, old and frail, lives in seclusion in his Johannesburg home. Beyond the high walls of the house, the fighting over his image and what he stood for has already begun...
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A child passes portraits of former president Nelson Mandela depicted in various stages of his life in a Soweto, South Africa, street Thursday, March, 28, 2013. 94-year-old Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa's first black president, has been hit by a lung infection again and is in a hospital, the presidency said. Mandela, has become increasingly frail in recent years and has been hospitalized several times in recent months, including earlier this month when he underwent what authorities said was a scheduled medical test. The Nobel laureate is a revered figure in South Africa, which has honored his legacy of reconciliation by naming buildings and other places after him and printing his image on national banknotes. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

South Africa: Mandela discharged from the hospital

Christopher Torchia, Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Former President Nelson Mandela was discharged from a hospital on Saturday after an improvement in his health following treatment for pneumonia, the South African presidency said...
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Nelson Mandela with his youngest great-grandson, Zen Manaway. Family says photo was taken Saturday February 2, 2013. (Photo courtesy 'Being Mandela'/COZI TV.)

Mandela improving, had restful day

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JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa's government says former president Nelson Mandela had a restful day in the hospital today. A statement says he's improving after treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia...
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Mandela released from the hospital

Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela was released Wednesday from the hospital after being treated for a lung infection and having gallstones removed, a government spokesman said...
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Nelson Mandela leaves the chapel after attending the funeral of his great-granddaughter Zenani Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa. South African President Jacob Zuma says that former President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital in Pretoria to undergo tests. Zuma issued a statement Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 saying that Mandela is "doing well and there is no cause for alarm." (AP Photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, Pool, File)

South Africa: Mandela in hospital over Christmas

Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa's president says former leader Nelson Mandela will spend Christmas Day in hospital...
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Nelson Mandela leaves the chapel after attending the funeral of his great-granddaughter Zenani Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa. South African President Jacob Zuma says that former President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital in Pretoria to undergo tests. Zuma issued a statement Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 saying that Mandela is "doing well and there is no cause for alarm." (AP Photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, Pool, File)

Nelson Mandela spends 12th day in South African hospital

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JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela is spending a twelfth day in a South African hospital after being diagnosed with a lung infection and undergoing gallstone surgery...
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South Africa president: Mandela may spend more days in hospital

Jon Gambrell, Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela could spend a few more days in the hospital for care, South Africa's president said Tuesday, as the 94-year-old spent an eleventh day under doctors' care after suffering from a lung infection and undergoing surgery...
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Young women walk pass a mural depicting former South African President Nelson Mandela at Alexandra township in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012. South Africa's presidency says former President Nelson Mandela is suffering from a recurring lung infection and is responding to treatment. The statement Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2012 from presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon is "receiving appropriate treatment and he is responding to the treatment." (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

South Africa president: Nelson Mandela 'recuperating'

Thomas Phakane, Associated Press
BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) - South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday honored anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, who has been hospitalized since the weekend to recover from a lung infection...
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People take photos of the giant statue of former president Nelson Mandela, in Mandela Square, Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday Dec. 9, 2012. South Africans prayed Sunday for the health of former President Nelson Mandela and anxiously awaited further word about the anti-apartheid leader after he was admitted to a military hospital. President Jacob Zuma visited Mandela Sunday morning at the hospital in Pretoria and found the frail 94-year-old to be "comfortable and in good care," presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said in a statement. Maharaj offered no other details about Mandela, nor what medical tests he had undergone since entering the hospital Saturday. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

South Africa minister visits Mandela in hospital

Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s former President Nelson Mandela is “doing very, very well” while undergoing unspecified medic

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Nelson Mandela leaves the chapel after attending the funeral of his great-granddaughter Zenani Mandela in Johannesburg, South Africa. South African President Jacob Zuma says that former President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital in Pretoria to undergo tests. Zuma issued a statement Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 saying that Mandela is "doing well and there is no cause for alarm." (AP Photo/Siphiwe Sibeko, Pool, File)

Nelson Mandela in hospital for tests

Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South African President Jacob Zuma says that former President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital in Pretoria to undergo tests...
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