Manto is on the mend

Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang's health was improving, her spokesman Sibani Mngadi said yesterday.

Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang's health was improving, her spokesman Sibani Mngadi said yesterday.

However, Mngadi would not speculate on when she would be discharged from hospital.

Tshabalala-Msimang is being treated at Johannesburg Hospital for anaemia and pleural effusion, the abnormal accumulation of fluid in the cavity surrounding the lungs. She spent time in hospital last year as well. - Sapa