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dipsydoodle

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Sat Aug 31, 2013, 09:48 AM Aug 2013

Mandela still in hospital, not discharged - South Africa government

Source: Reuters

(Reuters) - Former South African President Nelson Mandela, who has been receiving medical treatment for three months for a lung ailment, is still in hospital in Pretoria in a critical but stable condition, the government said on Saturday.

The presidency said reports by some international media that the revered anti-apartheid leader, who is 95, had been discharged and returned to his home were "incorrect".

"Madiba is still in hospital in Pretoria, and remains in a critical but stable condition," the presidency said in a statement, using the traditional clan name by which Mandela is affectionately known in South Africa.

Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/31/uk-mandela-idUKBRE97U04020130831

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Mandela still in hospital, not discharged - South Africa government (Original Post) dipsydoodle Aug 2013 OP
That was yesterday. elleng Sep 2013 #1
Yesterday, Saturday, there was a false report dipsydoodle Sep 2013 #2
Thought so. elleng Sep 2013 #3
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