Winnie Mandela,
former wife of late freedom fighter and South African president Nelson Mandela
has been hospitalized at a Johannesburg hospital.
Winnie had gone to
the hospital for her normal checkup on Wednesday but doctors are reported to
have admitted her for observation on Thursday, March 9.
The family of the
apartheid freedom fighter released a statement on her condition to the media.
'Mandela went to the
hospital for a routine medical checkup on Wednesday, March 8. A decision was
taken to admit her for further observation,' the statement read.
Winnie's spokesman
Victor Dlamini confirmed tests are being done on Mandela's former wife and
there's nothing to worry about.
'The doctors have
decided to admit her for further observation. We are pleased to announce a
clean bill of health.
'She is undergoing
quite a number of tests, given her own medical history, but there’s nothing to
worry about,' he said.
In 2016, it could also
be recalled that the 80-year-old was hospitalised for weeks after a back
surgery.
However, she was
married to Mandela from 1958 until their separation in 1992 and then divorced
after a bitter war of words in 1996.
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