Nelson Mandela health - updates

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Nelson Mandela unable to speak – ex-wife

Nov 17, 2013 - 5:11 PM

Winnie Madikizela Mandela: He communicates with the face you see But the doctors have told us they hope to recover his voice

'QUITE ILL.' A file picture dated 20 July 2005 shows Nobel Peace Prize winner and iconic political prisoner Nelson Mandela during his birthday party at the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, Johannesburg, South Africa. EPA/Kim Ludbrook

Manila street kids to mark Mandela's 95th birthday

Jul 18, 2013 - 12:14 AM

Nelson Mandela is set to spend his 95th birthday in hospital but across the world admirers hope to honor their icon s legacy through millions of acts of kindness

FOR MADIBA. School children from St Mary's College carry a poster for ill Nelson Mandela outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former President Nelson Mandela remains, Pretoria, South Africa, 15 July 2013. Photo by EPA/Kim Ludbrook

Celebrations, charity events to mark Mandela's 95th birthday

Jul 17, 2013 - 2:45 PM

The critically ill anti apartheid hero himself may still be confined to his Pretoria hospital bed on life support

FOR MADIBA. School children from St Mary's College carry a poster for ill Nelson Mandela outside the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former President Nelson Mandela remains, Pretoria, South Africa, 15 July 2013. Photo by EPA/Kim Ludbrook

Mandela grandson to complain against 'untrue' health claim

Jul 07, 2013 - 12:23 AM

Mandla s lawyer says a court document falsely claims Mandela is in a permanent vegetative state

GAME-CHANGER. UNAIDS head Michel Sidibe credits former South African president Nelson Mandela for breaking the 'conspiracy of silence' surrounding HIV/AIDS. This October 23 1995 file photo shows Mandela speaking during a Special Commemorative Meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. Photo by UN Photo/G Kinch

Mandela seldom in pain – wife

Jul 04, 2013 - 9:29 PM

Nelson Mandela s wife says he has been uncomfortable but seldom in pain

Mandela 'very critical,' says daughter

Jun 27, 2013 - 6:54 PM

Anything is imminent says his daughter Makaziwe Mandela

FOR MADIBA. South African Police Services trainees bring flowers and messages of support at the entrance to the Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, 25 June 2013 where former president Nelson Mandela is believed to be undergoing treatment for a recurring lung infection. EPA/STRINGER

Mandela's condition still critical; relatives gather

Jun 25, 2013 - 9:11 PM

UPDATE Despite intensive treatment the 94 year old s condition appears to have suddenly and dramatically deteriorated in recent days

PRAYERS FOR MADIBA. Messages of support at the entrance to the Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa, 24 June 2013, where former president Nelson Mandela is believed to be undergoing treatment for a recurring lung infection. Photo by EPA/Stringer

Mandela 'responding better' to treatment

Jun 13, 2013 - 8:12 AM

UPDATE The announcement is greeted with relief in Mandela s home village of Qunu

Mandela remains in 'intensive care'

Jun 11, 2013 - 10:22 AM

Nelson Mandela faced a fourth day in hospital as South Africans to come to terms with the mortality of their anti apartheid hero

FATHER OF THE NATION. Mandela was jailed for almost 27 years and led the struggle against apartheid before becoming President of South Africa between 1994 and 1999. Photo from his Facebook fan page

Mandela condition 'unchanged' after 3rd night in hospital

Jun 10, 2013 - 4:48 PM

UPDATE It is the fourth hospital stay in seven months for the man beloved as a global symbol of peace and forgiveness

FATHER OF THE NATION. Mandela was jailed for almost 27 years and led the struggle against apartheid before becoming President of South Africa between 1994 and 1999. Photo from his Facebook fan page