Pretoria - South Africans prayed and waited on Thursday after another downturn in the condition of Nelson Mandela.
On Thursday morning, Mandela's eldest daughter Makaziwe led a group of his grandchildren to see the former president in the Pretoria hospital where he has been receiving treatment since June 8 for a lung infection.
Makaziwe told SABC radio after her visit that Mandela was responding to touch.
“I won't lie, it doesn't look good. But as I say, if we speak to him, he responds and tries to open his eyes. He's still there. He might be waning off, but he's still there,” she said.
One granddaughter, Ndileka, described him as “stable” and thanked well-wishers from around the world for their support. - Reuters