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Nelson Mandela spending a 3rd day in hospital for 'further tests'

Anti-Apartheid icon in Pretoria hospital for unspecified medical tests.

Nelson Mandela undergoes surgery to remove gallstones

Former South African president Nelson Mandela has spent eight days in hospital, and is also being treated for a lung infection.

Nelson Mandela to spend Christmas Day in hospital

The former South African president has been treated for a lung infection and gallstones.

A sculpture of former South African President Nelson Mandela, is presented on August 4, 2012 in Howick, 90 kms South of Durban, commemorating the 50th anniversary of Mandela's capture by the apartheid police.

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