India.Com Health | Mandela's condition unchanged, security beefed up at hospital Times of India He was previously imprisoned for 27 years, and is believed to have suffered damaged lungs while working in a prison quarry. He contracted tuberculosis in the 1980s while being held in jail on the windswept Robben Island. Though Mandela retired from ... Nelson Mandela in 'serious but stable' condition; security tightened at hospital South Africa Braces for a World Without Nelson Mandela South Africa has 'let go of Mandela ages ago': Analyst |