Johannesburg
Nelson Mandela, former leader of South Africa, was admitted to hospital again with a lung infection.
South African presidency stated that 94-year-old Mandela was hospitalized due to a recurrence of a lung infection.
Mandela was transferred to a hospital in Pretoria, and he is said to be in a "serious but stable condition".
He has recently suffered a series of health problems and this is his fifth visit to hospital in two years. In April, he was released from hospital after a 10-day stay caused by pneumonia.
Mandela, South Africa's first black president, is widely regarded as father of the nation after fighting apartheid.
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