Times of India | Nelson Mandela's health scares over the years Times of India Lungs. While serving his 27-year prison term, Mandela was diagnosed with early stage tuberculosis in 1988 after being admitted to hospital in Stellenbosch near Cape Town with a bad cough and weakness and having complained of dampness in his cell. Mandela again rushed to hospital Mandela again hospitalized for lung infection Mandela in "serious" condition in hospital |
