JOHANNESBURG :Nelson Mandela's health is improving and he will continue to receive treatment for a recurrence of pneumonia, the South African presidency said Sunday, as the anti-apartheid icon spent a fifth night in hospital.
Doctors "have reported a further improvement in his condition," President Jacob Zuma's office said he "had a restful day and continues to receive treatment." The frail 94-year-old, one of the towering figures of modern history, was admitted late Wednesday for his third hospitalisation in four months.
