{"id":5068,"date":"2013-06-11T07:08:50","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T07:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=5068"},"modified":"2013-06-11T07:08:50","modified_gmt":"2013-06-11T07:08:50","slug":"family-gather-at-mandelas-bedside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=5068","title":{"rendered":"Family gather at Mandela’s bedside"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Winnie Mandela, wearing a purple jacket, leaving the hospital. Credit: APTN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Relatives of Nelson Mandela yesterday spent hours with him at the Pretoria hospital at which he is being treated for a recurring lung infection. His former wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, and two female relatives, arrived at Mediclinic Heart Hospital just after 3pm yesterday.<\/p>\n

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Shortly before that Mandela’s daughter from his first marriage, Makaziwe, had arrived.<\/p>\n

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Then came his grandson, Ndaba, and his eldest daughter by Madikizela-Mandela, Zindzi, and two other relatives.<\/p>\n

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They all left shortly after 5pm.<\/p>\n

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Mandela spent his third day in hospital after being rushed from his home in Houghton, Johannesburg, at about 1.30am on Saturday when his condition deteriorated.<\/p>\n

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The Presidency yesterday again released only sketchy details about Madiba’s condition.<\/p>\n

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“Former president Nelson Mandela remains in hospital and his condition is unchanged.<\/p>\n

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“President Jacob Zuma reiterates his call for South Africa to pray for Madiba and the family during this time,” The Presidency said.<\/p>\n

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Presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj said on Saturday that Mandela was in a “serious but stable condition” and was breathing on his own.<\/p>\n

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ANC spokesman Jackson Mthembu said the ruling party had to rely on Maharaj for updates on Mandela’s condition.<\/p>\n

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“Our assumption [in the absence of constant updates] is that his condition is unchanged,” Mthembu said.<\/p>\n

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Well-wishes for the world icon continued to pour in yesterday. The Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation “thanked God” for the “extraordinary gift” of Mandela and wished him a speedy recovery.<\/p>\n

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“Tata Mandela once again endures the ravages of time in hospital. Our prayers are for his comfort and his dignity,” the organisation said.<\/p>\n

African Union Commission chairman Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma said: “I am sending him our fervent prayers and numerous get-well-soon messages from the entire staff of the union. We give him courage and urge him carry on”. – SAPA\/timeslive.co.za<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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