World | interpreters Mandela Interpreter Admitted to Psych Ward Wife: 'He might have had a breakdown' By Arden Dier Posted Dec 19, 2013 7:01 AM CST Copied In this file photo from Dec.10, 2013, Thamsanqa Jantjie, right, interprets in sign language for President Barack Obama during his remarks at Nelson Mandela's memorial. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File) The interpreter who did little more than flap his arms around during Nelson Mandela's memorial is now in the hospital after a psychiatric evaluation. Thamsanqa Jantjie, who acknowledged suffering from hallucinations and schizophrenia, went for a check-up at a hospital near Johannesburg on Tuesday and was admitted immediately, the BBC reports via South Africa's Star newspaper. Jantjie had previously said he skipped a check-up to sign at the memorial. According to his wife: "He might have had a breakdown." Read These Next Six federal prosecutors quit in Minnesota. Dems and Republicans team up to block Trump on Greenland. Actor accused of child sex abuse has turned himself in. GoFundMe for ICE agent in Minneapolis shooting gets a big donor. Report an error