{"id":237370,"date":"2012-12-09T05:30:00","date_gmt":"2012-12-09T05:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2012\/12\/best-wishes-sent-to-madiba\/"},"modified":"2012-12-09T05:30:00","modified_gmt":"2012-12-09T05:30:00","slug":"best-wishes-sent-to-madiba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2012\/12\/09\/best-wishes-sent-to-madiba\/","title":{"rendered":"Best wishes sent to Madiba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span id=\"spnDate\" class=\"block datestamp\">2012-12-09 07:19<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Johannesburg &#8211; President <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoswho.co.za\/jacob-zuma-927\" title=\"\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.Whoswho.co.za\/hover.php?uid=927\" class=\"tips\">Jacob Zuma<\/a> has joined Cosatu and many other South Africans sending their best wishes to former president <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoswho.co.za\/nelson-mandela-3961\" title=\"\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.Whoswho.co.za\/hover.php?uid=3961\" class=\"tips\">Nelson Mandela<\/a>, who is currently in hospital undergoing tests.<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoswho.co.za\/jacob-zuma-927\" title=\"\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.Whoswho.co.za\/hover.php?uid=927\" class=\"tips\">Jacob Zuma<\/a> said in a statement on Saturday, &#8220;We wish <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoswho.co.za\/nelson-mandela-3961\" title=\"\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.Whoswho.co.za\/hover.php?uid=3961\" class=\"tips\">Madiba<\/a> all the best. The medical team is assured of our support as they look after and ensure the comfort of our beloved founding President of a free and democratic South Africa.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As said before, former President Mandela will receive medical attention from time to time, which is consistent with his age,&#8221; reported <a href=\"http:\/\/ewn.co.za\/2012\/12\/09\/Zuma-wishes-%3Ca%20href=\" title=\"\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.Whoswho.co.za\/hover.php?uid=3961\" class=\"tips\">Madiba<\/a>-good-health&#8221;&gt;Eyewitenss News.<\/p>\n<p>The Congress of South African Trade Unions also sent its best wishes to former president <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoswho.co.za\/nelson-mandela-3961\" title=\"\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.Whoswho.co.za\/hover.php?uid=3961\" class=\"tips\">Nelson Mandela<\/a> who was flown to 1 Military Hospital in Pretoria on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We hope that it is true &#8211; as reported by the Presidential spokesperson &#8211; there is no cause for concern or alarm,&#8221; said spokesperson Patrick Craven in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Craven said <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoswho.co.za\/nelson-mandela-3961\" title=\"\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.Whoswho.co.za\/hover.php?uid=3961\" class=\"tips\">Madiba<\/a> had always been a constant inspiration, through apartheid, jail and exile, the mass uprisings of the eighties, negotiations, and the days of liberation and reconstruction.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;His leadership was key to our ultimate breakthrough,&#8221; Craven said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Get well and continue to inspire us.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mandela was admitted to hospital in February this year for a diagnostic procedure, which <a href=\"http:\/\/www.whoswho.co.za\/lindiwe-sisulu-906\" title=\"\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.Whoswho.co.za\/hover.php?uid=906\" class=\"tips\">Lindiwe Sisulu<\/a>, who was defence minister at the time, later said was \u201can investigative laparoscopy\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Presidency appealed to the media and the public to respect the privacy of Mandela and his family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; SAPA<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>View original post here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.news24.com\/SouthAfrica\/News\/Best-wishes-sent-to-Madiba-20121208\" title=\"Best wishes sent to Madiba\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best wishes sent to Madiba<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2012-12-09 07:19 Johannesburg &#8211; President Jacob Zuma has joined Cosatu and many other South Africans sending their best wishes to former president Nelson Mandela, who is currently in hospital undergoing tests. 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