{"id":36080,"date":"2013-03-29T11:31:52","date_gmt":"2013-03-29T09:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/?p=36080"},"modified":"2013-03-29T11:31:52","modified_gmt":"2013-03-29T09:31:52","slug":"nelson-mandelas-health-status-president-zuma-says-no-cause-for-alarm-south-africa-news-36080","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/nelson-mandelas-health-status-president-zuma-says-no-cause-for-alarm-south-africa-news-36080\/","title":{"rendered":"Nelson Mandela\u2019s Health status: President Zuma says no cause for alarm \/ South Africa News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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President Jacob Zuma of South Africa assured South Africans and the entire African continent that Nelson Mandela is treated for recurrence of a lung infection and is responding positively to treatment.<\/h1>\n

President Zuma told the BBC African Service that people must not panic and that the former president was doing very well so far in hospital.<\/p>\n

“Of course I have been saying to people, you should bear in mind Madiba is no longer that young and if he goes for check-ups every now and again, I don’t think people must be alarmed about it. I would like to really say the country must not panic,” Mr. Zuma said.<\/p>\n

The 94-year-old former President of South Africa was admitted to hospital before midnight on Wednesday and it caused people to be worried amid rumors that his condition is deteriorating.<\/p>\n

He spent 18 days in hospital in December undergoing similar treatment for a lung infection and gallstones.<\/p>\n

But when President Zuma was asked if people should prepare for if something happen, President Zuma said: “In Zulu, when someone passes away who is very old, people say he or she has gone home. I think those are some of the things we should be thinking about.”<\/p>\n

But President Zuma stressed that Mr. Mandela had been able to handle the situation “very well” so far and that is a good sign.”Very few outstanding personalities in the world live to his level,” he said.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, US President Barack Obama sent his best wishes on late Thursday to the former South African President and described him as an inspiration to many others.<\/p>\n

“He is as strong physically as he’s been in character and in leadership over so many decades, and hopefully he will … come out of this latest challenge, \u201cPresident Obama told reporters in Washington.<\/p>\n

“When you think of a single individual that embodies the kind of leadership qualities that I think we all aspire to, the first name that comes up is Nelson Mandela. And so we wish him all the very best,” President Obama added.<\/p>\n

Mr. Mandela is regarded by many South Africans as the father of the nation for leading the struggle against apartheid.<\/p>\n

Mr. Mandela was also imprisoned for 27 years by the then South African apartheid government and later became the nation’s first black president in 1994 and stepped down five years later.<\/p>\n

Issaka Adams \/ NationalTurk Africa News<\/b><\/p>\n\n

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