Mandela’s Improvement Sustained as Family Visits, Zuma Says
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Former South African President Nelson Mandela, hospitalized for a ninth day for treatment of a lung infection, is recovering, President Jacob Zuma said today.
“We are grateful that he continues to get better,” Zuma said in a speech in KwaZulu-Natal province. “Over the last two days, although he remains serious, his doctors have stated that his improvement has been sustained.”