Reuters - Video

Edition: US | UK | IN | CN | JP

video Video

Bernanke steps into the spotlight
Bernanke steps into the spotlight - 02:13
The official royal wedding guest list revealed
The official royal wedding guest list revealed - 01:23
Shuttle astronauts arrive at Cape Canaveral
Shuttle astronauts arrive at Cape Canaveral - 01:18
Waiting for Bernanke
Waiting for Bernanke - 01:51
Hospital staff flee border fighting
Hospital staff flee border fighting - 01:10
Thousands at Sai Baba funeral
Thousands at Sai Baba funeral - 01:03
Al Qaeda releases hostage messages
Al Qaeda releases hostage messages - 01:43
Obama calls birth controversy \
Obama calls birth controversy "distracting" - 05:29
Three blasts hit Kirkuk
Three blasts hit Kirkuk - 01:25
Protests intensify in Yemen
Protests intensify in Yemen - 01:24
Border clashes displace thousands
Border clashes displace thousands - 01:50
S&P Credit Rating Warning Helpful - Lister
S&P Credit Rating Warning Helpful - Lister - 00:53

Mandela's wife says he’s responding to treatment

Friday, July 12, 2013 - 00:44

July 12 - Nelson Mandela's wife Graca Machel says she is less anxious now that Madiba is responding positively to treatment. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

▲ Hide Transcript

▶ View Transcript

Well-wishers gathered near the Mediclinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria, South Africa on Friday as the country's former president Nelson Mandela spent a 35th day receiving treatment for a serious lung infection. Mandela's wife left her husband's side on Friday to be finger-printed in Johannesburg for a new smart identity card that will be launched on the former president's birthday next week. Graca Machel has been keeping a low profile, spending most of her time close to her husband at the Mediclinic Heart Hospital. On Friday, she said she was relieved that Mandela was responding positively to treatment. (SOUNDBITE) (English) NELSON MANDELA'S WIFE, GRACA MACHEL, SAYING: "He continues to respond positively to treatment. I would say that today I am less anxious than I was a week ago." Mandela was admitted on June 8 for emergency treatment.

Press CTRL+C (Windows), CMD+C (Mac), or long-press the URL below on your mobile device to copy the code

Close

Mandela's wife says he’s responding to treatment

Friday, July 12, 2013 - 00:44

Featured Videos

London's female wrestling scene boosted by Netflix show 'Glow'

London's female wrestling scene boosted by Netflix show 'Glow'

There has been more interest in female wrestling and a clearer sense of what it involves since hit Netlfix show 'Glow' came out
Chimpanzees can understand rock, paper, scissors

Chimpanzees can understand rock, paper, scissors

Chimpanzees can understand rock, paper, scissors, Japanese primatologists show
Bladerunners - UK lawnmowers in 12-hour endurance race

Bladerunners - UK lawnmowers in 12-hour endurance race

Drivers donned their suits and climbed into their cockpits at the weekend for a 12-hour endurance race with a difference: they weren't driving rallying cars, but lawnmowers
The highs and lows of Macron's first 100 days

The highs and lows of Macron's first 100 days

French President Emmanuel Macron heads into the summer break faced with falling popularity ratings after tough debates in parliament over labour reform and a public ethics law, a standoff with the military and cuts to housing assistance
The vending machine helping fight against HIV

The vending machine helping fight against HIV

An innovative vending machine for HIV tests being piloted in Britain aims to help in the fight to end the epidemic