Mandela fights lung infection

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated for a recurring lung infection.

The 94-year-old was hospitalised four days ago for tests, and is responding to treatment, according to the government.

The anti-apartheid leader's health in recent years has made front page news.

(SOUNDBITE) (English) LOCAL RESIDENT, MOSES MASEMONA SAYING:

"I think all the people of South Africa, they like Mandela, and all of them they wish him to recover very fast in his health."

Mandela, a global symbol of resistance to racism and injustice, was flown from his home in the rural Eastern Cape province and admitted to the Pretoria Military Hospital on Saturday.