Nelson Mandela remains in 'intensive care' for fourth day

JOHANNESBURG: Nelson Mandela faced a fourth day in hospital on Tuesday where he was said to be in a serious but stable condition receiving intensive care for a lung infection, as South Africans to come to terms with the mortality of their anti-apartheid hero. The 94-year-old former president was rushed to a Pretoria hospital early Saturday, in the latest of a series of health scares that have been met with prayers and increasing concern. "He is receiving intensive care treatment," presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj, who served jail time with Mandela, told AFP on Monday. He "remains in hospital, and his condition is unchanged," the presidency said. The government had described Mandela, South...