Nelson Mandela
South Africa's Mandela frail in first TV footage in months
JOHANNESBURG - Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela made his first television appearance in almost a year on Monday, looking thin and frail in his Johannesburg home where he has been resting after a bout of pneumonia.
South Africa's Mandela in good health, good spirits - ANC
JOHANNESBURG - Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela is in good health and good spirits, South Africa's ruling African National Congress said on Monday, in the first update on his condition since he was discharged from hospital in early April.
South Africa's Mandela leaves hospital after pneumonia
JOHANNESBURG - Former South African president Nelson Mandela left hospital on Saturday after more than a week of treatment of pneumonia that raised global concern about the health of the 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader. | Video
South Africa's Mandela improving, visited by Zuma
JOHANNESBURG - Former South African president Nelson Mandela, 94, received a visit in hospital from current leader Jacob Zuma on Thursday, who said the anti-apartheid hero was making "continuous improvement" under treatment for pneumonia.
South African doctors say Mandela "much better"
SOWETO, South Africa - Former South African president and anti-apartheid titan Nelson Mandela is making "steady improvement" under treatment for pneumonia and is much better now than when he was hospitalised a week ago, the government said on Wednesday.
Mandela's condition unchanged, no deterioration - presidency
JOHANNESBURG - Anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela's condition has not changed after a weekend improvement, the South African government said on Tuesday, and it denied media reports suggesting the former president had suffered a relapse in his pneumonia. | Video
Nelson Mandela visited by family after weekend improvement
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela, who is being treated in hospital for pneumonia, was visited by members of his family on Monday after doctors had reported an improvement in his condition over the weekend.
South Africa says Mandela's condition has improved
JOHANNESBURG - The condition of South Africa's former President Nelson Mandela has improved further, the government said on Sunday, as the 94-year-old anti-apartheid hero spent a fourth day in hospital receiving treatment for pneumonia. | Video
Mandela "comfortable", treated for pneumonia
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa's anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela is comfortable and able to breathe without problems as he continues to respond to treatment in hospital for a recurrence of pneumonia, President Jacob Zuma's office said on Saturday. | Video
South Africa says Mandela makes progress, in good spirits
SOWETO, South Africa - South African former President Nelson Mandela is in good spirits and making progress, doctors said on Friday, after the 94-year-old anti-apartheid hero was taken to hospital for the third time in four months for a lung infection. | Video


