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| File photo taken on April 22, 2009 shows the former president of South Africa Nelson Mandela (C) casting his vote at a polling station during the election in Johannesburg, South Africa. Former South African President Nelson Mandela is in "serious but stable" condition after being taken to a hospital to be treated for a lung infection, the government said Saturday, prompting an outpouring of concern from admirers of a man who helped to end white racist rule. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui) |
JOHANNESBURG, June 12 (Xinhua) -- South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday announced progress in Nelson Mandela's health conditions as the former leader spends his fifth day in hospital.
Zuma told parliament that the 94-year-old former president is "responding better to treatment" after "difficult days'' since hospitalized on Saturday.
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JOHANNESBURG, June 11 (Xinhua) -- As South Africa's former president Nelson Mandela is spending his fourth night in a Pretoria hospital on Tuesday, the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory (NMCM) and the United Nations (UN) said they will next week launch the 4th Nelson Mandela International Day.
The day of June 19 will mark the official launch of programmes to celebrate Mandela's 95th birthday on July 18. The day endorsed by the UN General Assembly in 2009 is celebrated annually and internationally on July 18 to mark Mandela's birthday. Full story
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CAPE TOWN, June 11 (Xinhua) -- South African President Jacob Zuma said on Tuesday that anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela was getting the best medical care although his condition showed no improvement.
Appearing on state television, Zuma said he had confidence in Mandela's medical team which was doing its best. Full story
