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| Nelson Mandela 'comfortable and breathing without difficulty' | Nelson Mandela 'comfortable and breathing without difficulty' |
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| Nelson Mandela's health is improving and he is responding well to treatment for a lung infection, according to the office of the president of South Africa. | Nelson Mandela's health is improving and he is responding well to treatment for a lung infection, according to the office of the president of South Africa. |
| The former South African president has spent three nights in hospital but is now able to breathe without problems. | The former South African president has spent three nights in hospital but is now able to breathe without problems. |
| Jacob Zuma's office said on Saturday: "Madiba is now able to breathe without difficulty. He continues to respond to treatment and is comfortable." | Jacob Zuma's office said on Saturday: "Madiba is now able to breathe without difficulty. He continues to respond to treatment and is comfortable." |
| Madiba is Mandela's by clan name, by which he is widely known in South Africa. | Madiba is Mandela's by clan name, by which he is widely known in South Africa. |
| The 94-year-old hero of the anti-apartheid struggle is believed to be at 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria and to have been visited by close family. This is his third stint in hospital in four months. | The 94-year-old hero of the anti-apartheid struggle is believed to be at 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria and to have been visited by close family. This is his third stint in hospital in four months. |
| Earlier this week Zuma said people should "slow down the anxiety" about the health of the country's first black president. | Earlier this week Zuma said people should "slow down the anxiety" about the health of the country's first black president. |
| "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." | "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." |
| When asked if people should prepare for the inevitable, Zuma replied: "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." | When asked if people should prepare for the inevitable, Zuma replied: "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." |
| But he stressed that Mandela had been able to handle the situation very well so far. "Very few outstanding personalities in the world live to his level," he said. | But he stressed that Mandela had been able to handle the situation very well so far. "Very few outstanding personalities in the world live to his level," he said. |
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