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\"FileMr Mandela retired from public life in 2004 and has made few public appearances since<\/span><\/div>\n

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is said to be “doing well” after spending a second night in the Pretoria hospital where he was admitted on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said Mr Mandela, 94, was “comfortable” and there was “no cause for alarm”.<\/p>\n

On Sunday Mr Mandela was visited by President Jacob Zuma, who said he was looking well after a restful night.<\/p>\n

News of the hospital stay has prompted much concern around South Africa.<\/p>\n

Mr Zuma has been reassured that Mr Mandela – admitted to hospital on Saturday to undergo tests – is in the hands of a competent medical team, Mr Maharaj told the BBC, without giving further details about his treatment or condition.<\/p>\n

“[We want to] avoid news about Madiba’s [Mr Mandela’s clan name] health being treated as if it is the movement of share prices on the stockmarket,” Mr Maharaj added.<\/p>\n

‘Great person’<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr Mandela was taken from his home in the rural village of Qunu, in Eastern Cape province, to hospital in the capital on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Local media report that the decision to move him was taken so quickly that some family members and his own foundation were initially unaware of it.<\/p>\n

Mr Zuma’s office said on Saturday that Mr Mandela needs medical attention “from time to time which is consistent with his age”.<\/p>\n

The authorities are keen to respect Mr Mandela’s privacy and control any information about his health, the BBC’s Andrew Harding in Johannesburg reports.<\/p>\n

But there is enormous public concern here for the man widely revered as the father of democratic South Africa, he adds.<\/p>\n

Prayers were held for the former leader at the Regina Mundi Catholic church in the Soweto area of Johannesburg, once the centre of protests and funerals during apartheid.<\/p>\n

“Yes, it really worries us because he is a great person,” churchgoer Shainet Mnkomo told Associated Press. “He did so many things to the country, he’s one of those persons who we remember most.”<\/p>\n

The Congress of South African Trade Unions said it hoped the government’s statement about his condition was true, and urged Mr Mandela to: “Get well and continue to inspire us”.<\/p>\n

Good spirits<\/span><\/p>\n

\"AInternational media have set up outside a military hospital in Pretoria, where Mr Mandela is said to be<\/span><\/div>\n

Mr Mandela retired from public life in 2004 and has been rarely seen in public since.<\/p>\n

He served as South Africa’s first black president between 1994 and 1999, and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.<\/p>\n

He spent more than two decades in jail for leading the struggle against South Africa’s white minority apartheid regime.<\/p>\n

Mr Mandela was last in hospital in February, when he underwent a minor procedure to investigate the causes of an abdominal problem.<\/p>\n

And in January 2011 he was treated for a serious chest infection.<\/p>\n

Mr Mandela spends the majority of his time in Qunu, which is close to where he was born.<\/p>\n

Our correspondent says he is known to be frail and his memory is fading, but visitors have repeatedly said he is in good spirits.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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