 Winnie Mandela Hospital at least, very sick in ICU at Millpark Hospital. Winnie Madicca's Ella Mandela was admitted to hospital at the weekend with a kidney infection, but is expected to make a full recovery. According to her spokesman the 81-year-old had complained of a loss of appetite and that one of her legs was painful. She was taken to the Millpark Hospital on Sunday, said Victor Dlamini. Upon admission it was discovered that she had an infection that had affected her kidneys. She is expected to make a full recovery and should spend approximately a week at the hospital, said Dlamini in a statement issued on Tuesday night. He said that Madicca's Ella Mandela was being visited by family and was in high spirits.