Nelson Mandela critical in Hospital

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Nelson Mandela in critical condition, South African presidency reports

The former president, 94, who is in a Pretoria hospital, is 'well-looked after and is comfortable', says Jacob Zuma:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jun/23/nelson-mandela-critical-co ndition-south-african-presidency-reports

Nelson Mandela is in a critical condition in hospital, officials said on Sunday, leaving millions of South Africans fearing the worst.

The 94-year-old former president has been hospitalised four times since December but this is by far the gravest report on his health.

Mandela was taken to a hospital in Pretoria just over two weeks ago with a recurring lung infection but was said to have rallied after a few days.

"The condition of former president Nelson Mandela, who is still in hospital in Pretoria, has become critical," the South African presidency said.

President Jacob Zuma and African National Congress (ANC) deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa visited Mandela on Sunday evening, the statement continued. "They were briefed by the medical team who informed them that the former president's condition had become critical over the past 24 hours."

Zuma and Ramaphosa met Mandela's wife, Graça Machel, at the hospital and discussed the former president's condition.

Referring to Mandela by his clan name, Zuma said: "The doctors are doing everything possible to get his condition to improve and are ensuring that Madiba is well-looked after and is comfortable. He is in good hands."


On a day of good news, it's ending on a bad note; the world is near to losing a good man; prayers are called for, for those who are believers.