Lehlohonolo Nkosi (7) waves in front of her mother's shadow as they leave the Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital, where former South African President Nelson Mandela is being treated, in Pretoria July 3, 2013. REUTERS/Siphiwe Sibeko
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's ailing anti-apartheid hero and former President Nelson Mandela remained in a "critical but stable" condition after nearly four weeks in hospital, the government said on Thursday.
Mandela is receiving treatment for a recurring lung infection, his fourth hospitalisation in six months. The latest health update from the government followed a visit to the hospital by current President Jacob Zuma.
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