Winnie Madikzela, ex wife of late Nelson Mandela has been hospitalised for a kidney
infection.
According to SA Times Live, quoting exactly her spokesman Victor Dlamini, "81-year-old had complained of a loss of appetite and that one of her legs was painful She was taken to Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg on Sunday".
According to SA Times Live, quoting exactly her spokesman Victor Dlamini, "81-year-old had complained of a loss of appetite and that one of her legs was painful She was taken to Milpark Hospital in Johannesburg on Sunday".
“Upon admission‚ it was discovered that she had an infection that had
affected her kidneys. “She is expected to make a full recovery and
should spend approximately a week at the hospital‚”
Her spokesman said this on Tuesday night. Madikizela-Mandela’s personal assistant, Zodwa Zwane, directed all queries to Dlamini, who was not immediately available for comment.
Her spokesman said this on Tuesday night. Madikizela-Mandela’s personal assistant, Zodwa Zwane, directed all queries to Dlamini, who was not immediately available for comment.
It was also gathered that Winnie who had divorced Nelson Mandela two years before he became
President of South Africa in May 1994 has been in and out of hospital
since 2016 for back and knee surgery. During her ex-husband’s 27-year
imprisonment for his fight against apartheid, Madikizela-Mandela
campaigned for his release and the rights of black South Africans,
undergoing arrest and banishment.
