South Africa says former president Nelson Mandela remains in "serious but stable" condition as he gets treatment for a recurring lung infection.
ປະມວນພາບກ່ຽວກັບ ທ່ານ Nelson Mandela
![Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik works on a sand sculpture created in the likeness of former South African President Nelson Mandela, in Puri, India, June 9, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/ecf67c64-bfbb-40c9-8ba6-30af102b51c1_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Artist Sudarshan Pattnaik works on a sand sculpture created in the likeness of former South African President Nelson Mandela, in Puri, India, June 9, 2013.
![South African president Jacob Zuma, addresses journalists in Johannesburg, Monday, June 24, 2013. Zuma said that Nelson Mandela’s condition in a Pretoria hospital remained critical for a second straight day and described the stricken anti-apartheid hero a](https://gdb.voanews.com/a8689fff-df19-4f44-a6b1-d9d5ceaaea84_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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South African president Jacob Zuma, addresses journalists in Johannesburg, Monday, June 24, 2013. Zuma said that Nelson Mandela’s condition in a Pretoria hospital remained critical for a second straight day and described the stricken anti-apartheid hero a
![Police officers stand outside the main entrance of the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Sunday, Jun. 23, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/e1ff0acf-9635-4cbe-8236-cdc153526e03_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police officers stand outside the main entrance of the Mediclinic Heart Hospital where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated in Pretoria, South Africa Sunday, Jun. 23, 2013.
![Mandela poses for a photograph after receiving a torch to celebrate the African National Congress' centenary in his home village, Qunu, in rural eastern South Africa, May 30, 2012.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b281868f-ff4d-45a1-9606-bf5f07bc501a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Mandela poses for a photograph after receiving a torch to celebrate the African National Congress' centenary in his home village, Qunu, in rural eastern South Africa, May 30, 2012.