Former South African leader Nelson Mandela, 93, was admitted to hospital on Saturday after doctors advised specialist medical attention for a long-standing abdominal complaint.
Nelson Mandela has been taken to hospital suffering from a long-standing stomach complaint Photo: REUTERS
Mac Maharaj, a spokesman for President Jacob Zuma, said: "Former president Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital today, the 25th February 2012."
"Madiba has had a long-standing abdominal complaint and doctors feel it needs proper specialist medical attention."
The health of the increasingly frail anti-apartheid icon, who is affectionately known as Madiba, sparked national fears after he was taken to hospital early last year for an acute respiratory infection.
The hospital he has been admitted to was not specified, although it is likely to be in Johannesburg, where Mr Mandela returned to live last month while his home in Qunu, in the rural Eastern Cape, is rennovated.
"We wish him a speedy recovery and assure him of the love and good wishes of all South Africans and people throughout the world," the statement from the presidency said.
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