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JOHANNESBURG. – South African anti-apartheid veteran Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, ex-wife of the late president Nelson Mandela, is “absolutely fine” after being admitted to Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg on Wednesday.
Doctors decided on Wednesday to keep the 80-year-old former first lady in hospital for additional observation after she underwent a routine check-up, her spokesman Victor Dlamini said yesterday.
“You must appreciate that Mama Winnie is 80-years-old‚ and she obviously goes for regular check-ups. I was with her and she’s absolutely fine,” Dlamini told television broadcaster eNCA.
In December last year‚ Madikizela-Mandela was rushed to hospital for reasons not made known to the public.
This followed her stay in hospital in April 2016 following back surgery.
During her ex-husband’s 27-year incarceration for his fight against apartheid, Madikizela-Mandela campaigned for his release and for the rights of black South Africans, undergoing detention, banishment and arrests. – Reuters/News Agencies.
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