<p>Nelson Mandela, the revered anti-apartheid icon and former South African President, has been responding “positively” to treatment at a hospital after being re-admitted with a recurring lung infection, the presidency said on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“The doctors advise that former President Nelson Mandela is responding positively to the treatment he is undergoing for a recurring lung infection,” President Jacob Zuma’s office said in a brief statement as Mandela was spending a second day in an undisclosed hospital. The 94-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate was readmitted to hospital before midnight on Wednesday for the third time in four months.<br /><br />Presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj thanked media and the public for their cooperation in respecting the privacy of Mandela and his family.<br /><br />Earlier this month, Mandela spent a night at a Pretoria hospital where he underwent a successful medical examination. Three months ago, he was admitted for 18 days for treatment of the lung infection and surgery to extract gallstones. <br /><br />Mandela had a long history of lung problems, dating back to the time when he was a political prisoner on Robben Island during apartheid. While in jail he contracted tuberculosis.</p>
<p>Nelson Mandela, the revered anti-apartheid icon and former South African President, has been responding “positively” to treatment at a hospital after being re-admitted with a recurring lung infection, the presidency said on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“The doctors advise that former President Nelson Mandela is responding positively to the treatment he is undergoing for a recurring lung infection,” President Jacob Zuma’s office said in a brief statement as Mandela was spending a second day in an undisclosed hospital. The 94-year-old Nobel Peace Prize laureate was readmitted to hospital before midnight on Wednesday for the third time in four months.<br /><br />Presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj thanked media and the public for their cooperation in respecting the privacy of Mandela and his family.<br /><br />Earlier this month, Mandela spent a night at a Pretoria hospital where he underwent a successful medical examination. Three months ago, he was admitted for 18 days for treatment of the lung infection and surgery to extract gallstones. <br /><br />Mandela had a long history of lung problems, dating back to the time when he was a political prisoner on Robben Island during apartheid. While in jail he contracted tuberculosis.</p>