Mandela’s condition remains serious--- Zuma
South African President, Jacob Zuma, on Thursday night said the condition of ailing former President Nelson Mandela remains serious but continues to improve.
Mr. Zuma said after his visit to Mr. Mandela in hospital that the former president remained in critical condition, and urged the world to continue to pray for his speedy recovery.
“Madiba’s health continues to improve but his condition remains serious,” President Zuma said, according to a statement by his spokesperson, Mac Maharaj. “We continue to appeal to people to keep Madiba in their prayers and wish him a speedy recovery.”
The statement said President Zuma was accompanied on the visit to Mr. Mandela by African National Congress (ANC) Treasurer-General, Zweli Mkhize.
Mr. Mandela is spending his seventh day in a Pretoria hospital and security has been beefed up at the entrance and within the hospital premises.
Reports say more members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and Metro Police have been deployed to the hospital where Mandela is believed to be on admission.
Police are searching and scanning all cars entering the hospital premises.
Mr. Mandela has been receiving treatment for a recurring lung infection in the hospital.
The South African presidency had in an earlier statement described Mr. Mandela’s condition as serious, but stable, noting that Madiba is breathing but with some difficulty.
Mr. Maharaj had said in the statement that Mr. Mandela was receiving intensive care from doctors and other members of the medical team at the hospital.
President Jacob Zuma and the ruling party, the ANC, have also urged all South African to keep praying for the anti-apartheid icon to ensure a speedy recovery.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, African Union Commission chairperson, has added the AU’s voice to the millions of well-wishes for Mandela.
The AU boss in a message wishing Mandela a speedy recovery said, “I am sending him our fervent prayers and numerous get-well-soon messages from the members of staff of the Commission, its organs and peoples of the Union.
“We are giving him courage and urging him to carry on. We will continue to pray and look forward to the Madiba’s speedy recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and we wish him a speedy recovery just as we also pray God to give his family strength to shoulder on in this trying times,” Dlamini-Zuma said.
Mr. Zuma said after his visit to Mr. Mandela in hospital that the former president remained in critical condition, and urged the world to continue to pray for his speedy recovery.
“Madiba’s health continues to improve but his condition remains serious,” President Zuma said, according to a statement by his spokesperson, Mac Maharaj. “We continue to appeal to people to keep Madiba in their prayers and wish him a speedy recovery.”
The statement said President Zuma was accompanied on the visit to Mr. Mandela by African National Congress (ANC) Treasurer-General, Zweli Mkhize.
Mr. Mandela is spending his seventh day in a Pretoria hospital and security has been beefed up at the entrance and within the hospital premises.
Reports say more members of the South African Police Service (SAPS) and Metro Police have been deployed to the hospital where Mandela is believed to be on admission.
Police are searching and scanning all cars entering the hospital premises.
Mr. Mandela has been receiving treatment for a recurring lung infection in the hospital.
The South African presidency had in an earlier statement described Mr. Mandela’s condition as serious, but stable, noting that Madiba is breathing but with some difficulty.
Mr. Maharaj had said in the statement that Mr. Mandela was receiving intensive care from doctors and other members of the medical team at the hospital.
President Jacob Zuma and the ruling party, the ANC, have also urged all South African to keep praying for the anti-apartheid icon to ensure a speedy recovery.
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, African Union Commission chairperson, has added the AU’s voice to the millions of well-wishes for Mandela.
The AU boss in a message wishing Mandela a speedy recovery said, “I am sending him our fervent prayers and numerous get-well-soon messages from the members of staff of the Commission, its organs and peoples of the Union.
“We are giving him courage and urging him to carry on. We will continue to pray and look forward to the Madiba’s speedy recovery. Our thoughts and prayers are with him and we wish him a speedy recovery just as we also pray God to give his family strength to shoulder on in this trying times,” Dlamini-Zuma said.
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