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South Africans lit candles outside the hospital where
anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela lay last night as an official who had
been briefed in detail on his condition reported the former president
was on life support.
Considered the founding father of South Africa’s multiracial democracy, the 94-year-old Mandela has been hospitalised since June 8 for a recurring lung infection.
Authorities have described his condition as critical since Sunday. President Jacob Zuma said earlier
Wednesday that Mandela’s condition remained unchanged, South Africa’s national news agency reported.
After visiting Mandela late last night, Zuma canceled his visit today to Mozambique where he was supposed to attend a summit on infrastructure investment, the presidency’s website said.
South African government spokesman Mac Maharaj told CNN that officials are unable to comment on reports that Mandela was on life support, citing doctor-patient confidentiality rules. In a statement issued late Tuesday, the government said Mandela’s doctors “continue to do their best to ensure his recovery,
Considered the founding father of South Africa’s multiracial democracy, the 94-year-old Mandela has been hospitalised since June 8 for a recurring lung infection.
Authorities have described his condition as critical since Sunday. President Jacob Zuma said earlier
Wednesday that Mandela’s condition remained unchanged, South Africa’s national news agency reported.
After visiting Mandela late last night, Zuma canceled his visit today to Mozambique where he was supposed to attend a summit on infrastructure investment, the presidency’s website said.
South African government spokesman Mac Maharaj told CNN that officials are unable to comment on reports that Mandela was on life support, citing doctor-patient confidentiality rules. In a statement issued late Tuesday, the government said Mandela’s doctors “continue to do their best to ensure his recovery,
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