{"id":5601,"date":"2013-06-27T10:27:55","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T10:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/mandelas-condition-deteriorates\/"},"modified":"2013-06-27T10:27:55","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T10:27:55","slug":"mandelas-condition-deteriorates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/mandelas-condition-deteriorates\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandela\u2019s condition deteriorates"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The condition of former South African leader Nelson Mandela has deteriorated in the last few days, presidential spokesman Mac Maharaj has said.<\/p>\n

The announcement came as President Jacob Zuma cancelled a trip to Mozambique following consultations with Mr. Mandela’s doctors.<\/p>\n

Mr. Mandela, 94, South Africa’s first black president, has been in hospital since June 8 with a lung infection, BBC reports.<\/p>\n

Emotional crowds continue to gather outside the Pretoria hospital.<\/p>\n

They have been adding messages of support for Mr. Mandela, known by his clan name Madiba.<\/p>\n

BBC says South Africans now seem resigned to the prospect of his death.<\/p>\n

“We don’t like seeing Mandela going through so much pain, he has had a tough time in his life and he’s gone through a lot of struggle. I think this struggle should get over sooner,” Khulile Mlondleni told the BBC.<\/p>\n

“We are all going to feel bad when he passes [away], but at the same time we will be celebrating his life. He has done so many great things for this country,” said 25-year-old John Ndlovu, quoted by Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n

Mr. Maharaj announced Mr. Mandela’s deterioration late on Wednesday evening, after consultations with doctors.<\/p>\n

“Over the past 48 hours, the condition of former President Madiba has gone down,” he said.<\/p>\n

Mr. Zuma said he was cancelling his trip to a regional summit in the Mozambican capital Maputo.<\/p>\n

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