Mandela's Health Improving

Mandela's Health Improving

<h1>Mandela's Health Improving</h1><img src="http://www.voanews.com/App_Themes/VOA_en-US/img/colorLogo.gif"/>South Africa&#39;s presidency says former president Nelson Mandela has recovered from his recent lung infection and surgery to remove gallstones.<br /> <br /> A statement from President Jacob Zuma&#39;s office says Mandela has made steady progress and continues to improve.<br /> <br /> Mandela has been receiving treatment at his Johannesburg home.&nbsp; The 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon was hospitalized for three weeks in December before being released December 26.<br /> <br /> Nelson Mandela became South Africa&rsquo;s first black president in 1994, after his release from prison.&nbsp; He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 for his role in ending the racist apartheid system.<br /> <br /> <p> <span class="article11"><em><span style="font-size: small;">Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.</span></em></span></p><link rel="canonical" href="http://www.voanews.com/content/south_african_presidency_says_mandela_health_improving/1578671.html"/><meta name="syndication-source" content="http://www.voanews.com/content/south_african_presidency_says_mandela_health_improving/1578671.html"/><img src="http://livetracker.voanews.eu/counter.lt?PageType=256&RecordId=1578671&SiteId=415&r=1083281094&it=0&pd=20130106155535&url=ArticleID1578671" alt="" style="border:none;" height="1" width="1">

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