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Nelson Mandela 'improving' but still serious
An ambulance carrying Nelson Mandela to a hospital two weeks ago had engine trouble, so the 94-year-old was transferred to another ambulance for his journey to the hospital, the South African government said Saturday. Ref. Www.stuff.co.nz/world/africa/8830447/Nelson-Mandela-improving-but-still-serious
President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will meet privately Saturday with members of ailing Nelson Mandela's family. The White House says the Obamas will not see the former South African president in the hospital. Ref. USAToday
President Obama to visit Nelson Mandela's jail cell:
President Barack Obama will Sunday stare into the stark cell where Nelson Mandela spent years as prisoner of a racist regime, in a visit paying homage to his hero after he left Johannesburg without seeing the ailing icon. Ref. Source 3
Charges laid against Mandela's grandson
A family feud over the burial site of three of Nelson Mandela's children intensified today when criminal charges were filed against one of his grandsons, as the ailing 94-year-old former president remained hospitalized in critical condition. Ref. Source 8
Nelson Mandela is a definite fighter. No matter it be in prison, in politics or his last days on earth.
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