The 94-year-old former South African president has been admitted with a recurrence of the lung infection he suffered in December. NBC's Rohit Kochroo reports.
By Ian Johnston, Staff Writer, NBC News
Nelson Mandela suffered a recurrence of his lung infection and was taken to a hospital late Wednesday.
In a statement, the current South African President Jacob Zuma said ?we appeal to the people of South Africa and the world to pray for our beloved Madiba [a nickname for Mandela] and his family and to keep them in their thoughts.?
?We have full confidence in the medical team and know that they will do everything possible to ensure recovery," he added. ?The Presidency appeals once again for understanding and privacy in order to allow space to the doctors to do their work.?
Mandela, 94, was taken to a hospital just before midnight local time (6 p.m. ET).
The statement said that Mandela had the ?best possible expert in medical treatment and comfort.?
?I can?t say how serious it is,? a presidential spokesman said. ?I know [doctors] will call me if there is an upturn or a downturn.?
/
View images of civil rights leader Nelson Mandela, who went from anti-apartheid activist to prisoner to South Africa's first black president.
Mandela spent nearly three weeks in a hospital in December for treatment of a lung infection and gallstone surgery.
This was his longest time he had been hospitalized since being released from captivity as a political prisoner in 1990.
He was also hospitalized earlier this month for what was described as a "scheduled medical checkup."
Mandela was president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999, the first president of the country to be elected following the fall of the apartheid system.
NBC News' Matthew DeLuca and Rohit Kachroo contributed to this report.
Related:
Secrecy over Mandela's health fuels concern for South Africa icon
'Who is my Mandela?' South Africans consider icon's place in a changing world
This story was originally published on Thu Mar 28, 2013 3:26 AM EDT
mary j blige dionne warwick patricia heaton arsenic and old lace leslie varez ward solar storms
Nearly half (46%) of all new hires, according to the book, fail within 18 months. An overwhelming majority of those failed hires do so because of attitude ? not skills or talent. Attitude sets your company apart from the competition. Employers need to make every hire count for maximum productivity and profit.
The rules of business have changed. We do business in an age when it?s critical to rethink your business often in order to stay on track and ahead of the competition. Yet the more things change, the more they stay the same.
?A company?s worst enemy is not always the competition. Sometimes it?s the fear that lives within its own walls.? The Great Recession may be over, but the uncertain economy, divided politics in Washington, and the rapid rate of change in our personal and work lives only leads to more fear. That?s why it is necessary to identify and remove the fear that exists in your company.
In today?s economy, every company wants to maximize profit. That means being able to recognize and act upon the wealth of revenue-producing opportunities hiding just below the strategic surface?intangible assets.
If you?ve been in business for any length of time, meaning pre-2008, then you know that the way you?ve always served your customers may not be working as effectively as it once did.
In today?s socially-oriented business world, it pays to be likeable. In fact, it?s essential to be a ?likeable leader of a likeable business.? Customers deserve a ?likeable? experience every time they interact with your company.
This book isn?t just for business people with the word ?manager? in their job title. The book is for CEOs, business owners and entrepreneurs too. Today, to be successful in business, you must be ?plugged in? on all levels within your company.
Business is changing. Work is changing. Leadership is changing. More than half of all workers hate their jobs. The heart is the driving force of human achievement?and it will drive extraordinary performance from employees.
A step-by-step guide to everything you ever wanted to know about LinkedIn.
As the author of the book states: ?We are on the cusp of a marketing revolution. And it?s being led by YOU.? This quote really sums it up. How you do business is changing. How you market your business is changing.
Howard Lewinter guides, focuses and advises CEOs, presidents and business owners to greater business success throughout the United States. Howard also publishes a blog about business success, Talk Business With Howard, where he shares his insight and perspective about leadership, management or any business topic that relates to running a successful business. 
Overall I found the Z10 very pleasant to use. It didn?t elicit oohs and ahhs when I took it out of my pocket, but that?s probably not what you care about. Though I will say that it?s by far the best looking BlackBerry device to date, the utilitarian design is almost surely done with business-oriented people in mind.
“We’re going to have more visibility and less privacy. I don’t see how you stop that,” admitted New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg in a surprisingly candid interview about the future of the surveillance state in the Big Apple. While admitting that increased surveillance was “scary” and that governments will have to be thoughtful with their laws, he seemed to side with prioritizing radical transparency, especially through the use of automated drones, “but what?s the difference whether the drone is up in the air or on the building? I mean intellectually I have trouble making a distinction.” This puts Bloomberg squarely at odds with the growing number of states and congress members either enacting or proposing moratoriums on the use of drones. Indeed, he went on to imply that the fears against drones were somewhat unjustified, especially since security cameras already exist: “The argument against using automation, it’s this craziness– oh, it’s Big Brother. Get used to it. When there’s a murder, a shooting, a robbery of something the first thing the police do is go to every single building in the neighborhood and say let’s see your security camera.” The NY Daily news notes that the New York Civil Liberties union has identified roughly 2,4000 cameras already affixed on Manhattan buildings–a presence that is likely to increase if Bloomberg’s most recent interview is to be believed. Lest Bloomberg be labeled as a surveillience hawk, the interview took on a tone of inevitability, rather than advocacy: “Everybody wants their privacy, but I don’t know how you’re going to maintain it.” Listen to part of the interview with WOR-AM host John Gambling, below. We’ll have more analysis soon.