Nelson Mandela in 'serious but stable condition'

  • 11 years ago
Former South African president and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela is in a "serious but stable" conditon in hospital with a lung infection, a statement from the presidency has said.

Saturday's statement said Mandela, 94, who was discharged from hospital in April after receiving treatment for a lung infection, had suffered the same illness in the past few days.

Al Jazeera's Tania Page reports from Johannesburg.