This picture taken on July 19, 2013 shows well-wishing messages left for
former South African President Nelson Mandela outside the Medi Clinic
Heart Hospital in Pretoria. Nelson Mandela continues to show signs of
improvement after two months of hospital treatment, the South African
presidency said July 30, 2013. AFP
By AFP
Posted Tuesday, July 30 2013 at 12:00
Posted Tuesday, July 30 2013 at 12:00
Nelson Mandela continues to show signs of
improvement after two months of hospital treatment, the South African
presidency said Tuesday, but gave no details of his condition after
reported scares.
"Former president Nelson Mandela still remains in a
critical but stable condition in hospital in Pretoria, and continues to
show improvement," it said in a statement.
The update was issued after US network CBS
reported that Mandela underwent a" surgical procedure to unblock a
dialysis tube" and had two scares in recent weeks.
"On one occasion Nelson Mandela was not responding
to his meds (medicines), and on another his life support machine showed
him in distress."
The government refused to comment on the reports.
But since being rushed to hospital on June 8, the 95-year-old Nobel peace laureate has at time appeared to be at serious risk.
Friends and family said he has been breathing with the aid of a ventilator and had undergone dialysis.
President Jacob Zuma urged the public to "continue
praying for Madiba," using Mandela's clan name, and taking part in
community projects that will take forward his work.
Mandela's 95th birthday earlier this month was
marked in South Africa by an outpouring of charitable deeds, with many
people offering 67 minutes of service for the 67 years he was in public
service.
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