President's office says 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon making steady progress after spending second night in hospital.
Nelson Mandela, the former South African president, has made steady progress and is "in good spirits" after spending a second night in hospital under treatment for a lung infection, the country's government has said.
The news came as a relief to South Africans who were anxiously praying and waiting for an update on the health of the 94-year-old anti-apartheid legend, who was undergoing his third hospital treatment in four months.
"The Presidency wishes to advise that former President Nelson Mandela is in good spirits and enjoyed a full breakfast this morning," President Jacob Zuma's office said in a statement on Friday.
"The doctors report that he is making steady progress. He remains under treatment and observation in hospital," the
statement added.