Nelson Mandela

South Africa's Mandela frail in first TV footage in months

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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.

World, Africa, 29 Apr 2013

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.

World, 06 Apr 2013

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.

World, Africa 04 Apr 2013

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 hospitalized a week ago, the government said on Wednesday.

World, 03 Apr 2013

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

World, Africa 03 Apr 2013

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

World, Africa 02 Apr 2013

South Africa's 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.

World, Africa 01 Apr 2013

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

World, Africa 31 Mar 2013

Nelson 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

World, 30 Mar 2013