Life / Health

Winnie Mandela, ex-wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, arrives at the hospital where Mandela is being treated in Pretoria June 19, 2013. Mandela, who is being treated in hospital for a lung infection, is "doing very well", his daughter said on Monday. The 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader, who became South Africa's first black president in 1994, was rushed to hospital early on June 8 with a recurring respiratory infection. ... more 

Winnie Mandela, ex-wife of former South African President Nelson Mandela, arrives at the hospital where Mandela is being treated in Pretoria June 19, 2013. Mandela, who is being treated in hospital for a lung infection, is "doing very well", his daughter said on Monday. The 94-year-old anti-apartheid leader, who became South Africa's first black president in 1994, was rushed to hospital early on June 8 with a recurring respiratory infection. Mandela has remained in a "serious but stable" condition, according to the government, but visiting family members have spoken of his improving condition in recent days. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: POLITICS HEALTH SOCIETY) less