The Nelson Mandela Foundation (NMF) says that former first lady Winnie Madikizela-Mandela is recovering after undergoing back surgery.
 
Neeran Naidoo of the Nelson Mandela Foundation issued a statement at the request of the Mandela family, confirming that Madikizela-Mandela is currently in a Johannesburg hospital.
 
Her first surgery, for compression of the spinal nerve and pain relief, took place on 8 March 2016, followed by a second procedure on 14 April 2016 to assist with her recovery, explains Naidoo.
 
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