A health update the whole world was waiting for.<br/> <br />Nelson Mandela's condition is said to be improving.<br/> <br />The 94-year old former South African President was admitted to hospital overnight for a recurring lung infection.<br/> <br />Presidency spokesman Mac Maharaj.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (English) PRESIDENCY SPOKESMAN MAC MAHARAJ SAYING:<br/> <br />"Former President Nelson Mandela is responding positively to the treatment he's receiving for a recurring lung infection. For the present, he remains under treatment and observation in hospital."<br/> <br />Mandela has been frail and in poor health for several years.<br/> <br />The anti-apartheid leader has a history of lung problems, dating back to when he contracted tuberculosis as a political prisoner.
