Cape Town: Former South African president Nelson Mandela, who has been hospitalised for over a week, continues to get better in a Pretoria hospital, President Jacob Zuma said Sunday.
The revered ex-leader remained in a serious condition as he recovered from a lung infection, BBC reported Zuma as saying.
"Over the last two days, although he remains serious, his doctors have stated that his improvement has been sustained," Zuma said, adding that the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon "continues to engage with family".
Zuma made the remarks while addressing a gathering for Youth Day in KwaZulu-Natal province in remembrance of the 1976 Soweto uprisings against apartheid.
The president asked the audience to join him in wishing Mandela a happy Father's Day.
Mandela has been in and out of hospital several times since last December.
Comments
| Quick linksNews
National
International
Regional
Politics
Education & Career
Business
Science & Technology
Health
Views & Analysis
The Funny Side
© 2012 Awaz Multimedia & Publications. All rights reserved.
NDA splits as JD-U goes, BJP hits back at NitishBihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) ended its 17-year-old alliance with the BJP Sunday after days of simmering tensions, marking a major split in the country's main ...... MORE
Also Read: Nitish Kumar asks Governor to dissmiss BJP ministers
Iran VoteHassan Rouhani becomes Iran's new president
Moderate presidential candidate, Hassan Rouhani, won the Iran's presidential election by securing over »
Also Read: Early vote count puts moderate Hassan Rouhani ahead in Iran poll
Modi's love for Sardar Patel is intriguing for many reasons. Patel was a Congress leader who, inspired by Gandhi's principle of non-violence, led a great and very powerful movement of farmers at Bardoli taluka in 1928. »
The latest controversy involving the department is the mass transfer of 523 specialists - over half the strength - across the state. Not surprisingly, the transfers have left the government medical »