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| South Africa's presidency has said that Nelson Mandela has been admitted to a hospital for a scheduled medical checkup. | South Africa's presidency has said that Nelson Mandela has been admitted to a hospital for a scheduled medical checkup. |
| Presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said in a statement that the 94-year-old former president went to a hospital in the capital, Pretoria, on Saturday afternoon. | Presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said in a statement that the 94-year-old former president went to a hospital in the capital, Pretoria, on Saturday afternoon. |
| He said doctors are conducting tests and have indicated so far that there is "no reason for any alarm". | He said doctors are conducting tests and have indicated so far that there is "no reason for any alarm". |
| Mandela, a leader of the fight against apartheid, was hospitalised for nearly three weeks in December last year, before going home on Boxing Day. At that time, he was treated for a lung infection and had a surgical procedure to remove gallstones. | Mandela, a leader of the fight against apartheid, was hospitalised for nearly three weeks in December last year, before going home on Boxing Day. At that time, he was treated for a lung infection and had a surgical procedure to remove gallstones. |
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