Nelson Mandela in critical condition: Presidency

June 24, 2013 09:22

The condition of former President Nelson Mandela is critical, the South African presidency has said, two weeks after the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon was admitted to a hospital with a recurrent lung infection.

President Jacob Zuma and ANC deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa visited Mandela on Sunday evening, Mac Maharaj, presidential spokesman, said in a statement.

The condition of the revered world leader, who was admitted to the Mediclinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria on June 8, has worsened in the past 24 hours.

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