July 21, 2013
Mandela Improves as South Africa Celebrates His 95th Birthday
(TriceEdneyWire.com) - Former South Africa President Nelson Mandela remains hospitalized in critical condition, but has made “sustained improvement” since June 8, President Jacob Zuma’s office reports.
According to the Associated Press, “Zuma gave the update after visiting Mandela at the Pretoria hospital where he is receiving treatment. During the visit, he told the anti-apartheid leader of the love and support of all South Africans that was displayed at the leader's 95th birthday celebrations on July 18.”
Mandela has received an outpouring of prayers and well-wishes since he was hospitalized June 8 for a recurring lung infection. The Nobel Peace Prize recipient is revered around the world because of his 27-year incarceration during racial apartheid White minority rule and his rise to the presidency in 1995.
Doctors have not publicly said whether he is headed for release from the hospital. Meanwhile, on his birthday, the United Nations declared a “Nelson Mandela International Day” during which people performed community service in his honor.