{"id":6516,"date":"2013-07-01T17:08:47","date_gmt":"2013-07-01T17:08:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/praag.org\/?p=6516"},"modified":"2013-07-01T17:08:47","modified_gmt":"2013-07-01T17:08:47","slug":"mandela-remains-critical-but-stable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praag.org\/?p=6516","title":{"rendered":"Mandela remains ‘critical but stable’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Medi-clinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ailing former president Nelson Mandela is still in a critical, but stable condition, the presidency said on Monday.<\/p>\n

“We remind all South Africans to begin planning for Madiba’s birthday on 18 July,” President Jacob Zuma said in a statement.<\/p>\n

“We must all be able to do something good for humanity on this day, in tribute to our former president.”<\/p>\n

Zuma thanked everyone who had kept Mandela and his family in their thoughts and prayers.<\/p>\n

The anti-apartheid icon was admitted to a Pretoria hospital on June 8 with a recurring lung infection.<\/p>\n

When he was admitted to hospital, the presidency described his condition as serious, but stable.<\/p>\n

However, on June 23, after Zuma and African National Congress deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa visited Mandela, the presidency announced that his condition had deteriorated.<\/p>\n

“The condition of former president Nelson Mandela, who is still in hospital in Pretoria, has become critical,” spokesman Mac Maharaj said in a statement at the time.<\/p>\n

He said Mandela’s doctors had told Zuma and Ramaphosa that his condition had become critical in the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n

Zuma visited him again on Wednesday. In an official update on Thursday, the presidency said Mandela’s condition had improved, but remained critical, but stable.<\/p>\n

After the visit, Zuma cancelled his trip to Mozambique, where he was due to attend a Southern African Development Community infrastructure investment conference.<\/p>\n

A steady flow of family members had visited Mandela at the Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital, in Pretoria, since his admission. – Sapa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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