charlane hunter gault. you ve been in touch with the people closest to the situation. what s the latest that you re hearing? pretty much what you said, there is some kind of procedure. there are all kinds of reports about exactly the kind, but what we do know is that the former president has been having severe pains in his abdomen and that is the reason he is in the hospital. whether there s been a procedure or surgery, we re not sure, but at least it had something to do with his abdomen and at this point the government is low keying it, saying that he s resting comfortably and that s pretty much all anybody is hearing at this point. charlane, is there anything anecdotally or otherwise that would suggest the serious nature of his condition or do you get a sense the government is telling you what they think this is under control? reporter: well, i think the government learned from the previous episode with mandela where he had a health issue and it just created mayhem an