FORMER South African president Nelson Mandela was admitted to hospital yesterday for a "routine test", the government said.
A spokesman for President Jacob Zuma said there was "no need for panic" and that doctors were treating Mandela, 94, for a pre-existing condition.
The former president spent 18 days in hospital in December. He was treated for a lung infection and gallstones.
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