49th Anniversary: President Jacob Zuma

President Jacob Zuma: President Jacob Zuma told parliament that he is happy with the progress that the 94-year-old is making following his hospitalization on Saturday, according to 660 News. Zuma noted that Wednesday marked the 49th anniversary of the sentencing of Mandela to life in prison in 1964. He said our thoughts are with Mandela and his family on this crucial historical anniversary and JOHANNESBURG Former President Nelson Mandela began responding better to treatment Wednesday morning for a recurring lung infection following a difficult last few days, South Africas president said. Mandela spent a fifth straight day Wednesday in a Pretoria hospital, where he was visited by one of his daughters and two granddaughters. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.