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South Africa's Mandela shows 'sustained improvement'

South Africa's Mandela shows 'sustained improvement'

Rediff.com22 Jul 2013

Former South African President Nelson Mandela is showing "sustained improvement", the presidency said on Monday, six weeks after the anti-apartheid hero was hospitalized with a life-threatening lung infection.

Mandela's condition unchanged: South African government

Mandela's condition unchanged: South African government

Rediff.com10 Jun 2013

Nelson Mandela's condition remained "serious but stable" as the former South African President continued to receive hospital treatment for a third day for a lung infection that has recurred, the government said on Monday.

Mandela's condition improved, but still on life support

Mandela's condition improved, but still on life support

Rediff.com27 Jun 2013

Ailing democracy icon Nelson Mandela's was "very critical" and "anything is imminent", the anti-apartheid leader's eldest daughter said, as South African President Jacob Zuma on Thursday cancelled a trip to Mozambique.

'I've not met a more charismatic man than Mandela'

'I've not met a more charismatic man than Mandela'

Rediff.com6 Dec 2013

I can actually say I know what it's like to be around someone who was literally a living legend, says film director Kabir Khan.