Former President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital in South Africa with a lung infection. A presidential spokesman said he is in a "serious but stable condition", although he was able to breathe on his own - a "positive sign".

Mr Mandela, 94, has been ill for some days but deteriorated overnight and was transferred to a hospital in Pretoria. He led the fight against apartheid and is regarded as the father of democratic South Africa. He has recently suffered a series of health problems and this is his fifth visit to hospital in two years. In April he was released from hospital after a 10-day stay caused by pneumonia......http://www.viewpointnigeria.com/world-mob/item/442-nelson-mandela-admitted-to-hospital-in-serious-condition