Mandela is `` comfortable '' and in `` a satisfactory condition , '' president says . Mandela had an operation for a hernia , relative says . President says he has been to the hospital before but didn't see him there today. The former president last appeared in public in 2010 .
Mandela is `` comfortable '' and in `` a satisfactory condition , '' president says . Mandela had an operation for a hernia , relative says . He should be released no later than Monday , relative says . The former president last appeared in public in 2010 .