World Briefing | Africa: South Africa: Government Says Mandela Is Recovering



The recovery of President Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa, is “on track” at his home, the government said Wednesday in its first statement since Mr. Mandela was released from a hospital a week ago. Mr. Mandela, 94, spent nearly three weeks in the hospital in December for treatment of a lung infection and surgery to remove gallstones, his longest stay for medical care since his release from prison in 1990. “We are now in the phase where if we do not hear from his doctors, we assume he is all right,” a spokesman said.


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