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Winnie Madikizela–Mandela (front R), the second wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela takes part in a rally in honour of Nelson Mandela, who lays in critical condition in a hospital in Pritoria in Johannesburg. Emotional crowds gathered outside the hospital in Pretoria, as relatives and clan elders made preparations for the revered former South African leader's final journey. Singing supporters amassed outside the Pretoria hospital where the 94-year-old anti-apartheid hero was fighting for his life. (AFP)
Former South African leader Nelson Mandela has been in a hospital for nearly a month.
There was no official update Saturday morning on the condition of the 94-year-old former president, who is in critical but stable condition after being diagnosed with a recurring lung infection. He was taken to a hospital in Pretoria, the capital, on June 8.
The government has said Mandela is not in a vegetative state, contrary to recent court documents.
A close friend told Sky News that the anti-apartheid leader was conscious and responsive earlier this week.
There has been an outpouring of concern in South Africa and around the world for Mandela, a transformative figure who led the tense shift from white rule to democracy two decades ago in a spirit of reconciliation.
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