Former South African President Nelson Mandela has been admitted to hospital in Pretoria to undergo tests, according to the current President Jacob Zuma.

Mr Zuma issued a statement today saying that Mandela is "doing well and there is no cause for alarm".

Mandela, 94, is frail health and has not made public appearances for a few years.

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