Winnie: Mandela remains quite ill

Nelson Mandela’s ex-wife says South Africa’s former president remains “quite ill” and unable to speak because of tubes that are keeping his lungs clear of fluid, though he is relaxed.

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela told South Africa’s Sunday Independent newspaper that Mr Mandela’s room at his suburban home “is like an ICU ward” because the 95-year-old anti-apartheid leader “remains very sensitive to any germs”.