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Govt: Mandela in good hands, don't panic

Updated: 2011-01-28 14:44

(Agencies)

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JOHANNESBURG - Former South African President Nelson Mandela is undergoing specialised tests in hospital and there is no reason to panic, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe said in a statement on Friday.

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