Fears as Mandela stays in hospital

FORMER South African president Nelson Mandela was spending a second day in hospital for what his office described as routine tests but which drew concern over the health of the 92-year-old anti- apartheid leader.

Mandela undergoes regular hospital check-ups, but his latest visit starting on Wednesday stretched into an unusually long stay.

Journalists camped outside the hospital yesterday as Mandela’s relatives and friends entered for visits.