Nelson Mandela appointed Archbishop Tutu to head the Truth and Reconciliation Commission after the end of apartheid
South Africa's Archbishop Desmond Tutu has spent a second night in hospital for treatment of a "persistent infection".
Archbishop Tutu thanked "everyone who had sent love and prayers" since his admission to hospital in Cape Town, his daughter Reverend Mpho Tutu said.
The family hopes he will be able to return home "in a day or two", his daughter said in an earlier statement, external.
He retired from public life in 2011 but continues to travel widely.
The 83-year-old Nobel peace laureate cancelled a planned trip to Rome in December following another infection.
The admission is not thought to be linked to Archbishop Tutu's treatment for prostate cancer, which has afflicted him for more than a decade.
His hospitalization comes a few days after he renewed his wedding vows to his wife Leah Tutu to mark their 60th wedding anniversary.
Desmond Tutu:
Desmond Tutu and his wife have four children and seven grandchildren together
Born 1931
1970s: Became prominent as apartheid critic
1984: Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
1986: First black Archbishop of Cape Town
1995: Appointed head of Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Become a fierce critic of South Africa's ANC
Supports assisted dying for the terminally ill
- Published22 July 2010
- Published22 July 2010
