South African anti-apartheid veteran Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, former wife of the late Nelson Mandela, has been admitted to hospital for observation, a statement from her family said on Thursday. "Mrs Mandela went to the hospital for routine medical checkup on Wednesday, March 8. A decision was taken to admit her for further observation," the statement said. Former first lady Madikizela-Mandela, 80, was in hospital for several weeks last year for back surgery. Mandela died in 2013 and made no mention of Madikizela-Mandela in his will.

Source: The Star March 09, 2017 20:32 UTC