JOHANNESBURG: The South African president said former leader Nelson Mandela is responding to treatment at his home, where a team of doctors is caring for him.
Authorities have previously described Mandela’s condition as critical. The 95-year-old former president and leader of the anti-apartheid movement was discharged from a hospital on September 1, nearly three months after he was admitted for a recurring lung infection.
The South African Press Association quotes President Jacob Zuma as saying in a speech released on Wednesday that Mandela continues to respond to treatment. The speech was prepared for delivery at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.