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Former South African president Nelson Mandela remains in a critical condition in hospital, President Jacob Zuma said yesterday.
“Doctors are doing everything possible to ensure his well-being and comfort,” Zuma told a news conference in Johannesburg. He declined to answer specific questions about Mandela’s condition, saying he had no further information.
Meanwhile, the South African Public Service and Administration Minister Lindiwe Sisulu yesterday arrived at the Pretoria hospital, where former president Nelson Mandela is being treated for a recurring lung infection.
She arrived just after 18:00 in a black Mercedes-Benz with flashing blue police lights.
Minutes earlier some of Mandela’s relatives left the Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital, where the elder statesman is in a critical condition.
First seen leaving yesterday was grandson Ndaba Mandela, who arrived shortly after Mandela’s ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and daughter Zindzi Mandela.
Moments after his departure, daughter Makaziwe Mandela left in a red Range Rover.
Soon afterwards Madikizela-Mandela got into the car she arrived in.
A Putco bus blocked the media’s view of the entrance as the car left the premises.
Earlier in the day, Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula and UDM leader Bantu Holomisa arrived separately at the hospital.
Zuma and deputy ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa visited Mandela at the hospital on Sunday night.
“I was told by the doctors that Madiba’s health had changed in the past 24-hours and he was now critical,” Zuma said.
“We had a discussion with the doctors and his (Mandela’s) wife, Graça Machel . . . and then we left.”
Mandela (94), was admitted to hospital on 8 June for treatment of a recurring lung infection. — Reuters/SAPA.
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