Nelson Mandela was in a ‘serious but stable’ condition as the 94-year-old anti- apartheid icon and former South African President continued to receive hospital treatment for a third day for a recurrent lung infection, the Government said on Monday.
‘Former President Nelson Mandela remains in hospital, and his condition is unchanged,’ the presidency said in a brief statement on the health of the revered Nobel laureate.
‘President Jacob Zuma reiterates his call for South Africa to pray for Madiba (Mandela’s clan name) and the family during this time,’ the Government said today.
Mandela was shifted to a Pretoria hospital in the early hours on Saturday, the fourth time since December he has been admitted. The President's office had said on Saturday that Mandela was in a ‘serious but stable condition.’
In April, doctors diagnosed him with pneumonia and drained fluid from his chest. South Africans offered prayers at church services yesterday for their ailing leader who will turn 95 next month. Hundreds of worshippers attended Mass at Soweto’s Regina Mundi church, famous for its role in the anti-apartheid campaign.