Nelson Mandela spy cameras confiscated by police

South African police have confiscated cameras they say were illegally filming Nelson Mandela's house in his home village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape.

Police spokesman Vishnu Naidoo told the BBC that two media groups were being investigated.

The cameras were found in a neighbour's house and had been constantly filming the ex-president's residence, he said.

The anti-apartheid icon, who is 93, has appeared increasingly frail since he retired from public life in 2004.

Col Naidoo said under South African law, it was illegal to film or photograph the houses of presidents and former presidents as they were considered "national key points".    Read Here