Former South African President Nelson Mandela and current President Jacob Zuma enjoy a laugh at Madiba's 91st birthday celebration on July 18, 2009., a photo by Pan-African News Wire File Photos on Flickr.
Nelson Mandela makes dramatic progress, his daughter says
Wed Aug 14, 2013 1:0AM GMT
The daughter of former South African President Nelson Mandela says her father has made "dramatic progress."
Zindzi Mandela said in an interview on Tuesday that the South African leader may be going home "anytime soon,” the Associated Press reported.
"I visited him yesterday and he was watching television with headphones… He gave us a huge smile and raised his hand ... He responds with his eyes and his hands," said Mandela’s daughter, adding that her father was gaining "energy and strength."
On June 8, Mandela was taken to hospital in Pretoria to be treated for a recurring lung infection.
The Nobel Peace laureate became South Africa’s first Black president in the country's first multi-racial elections in 1994. He is called Africa’s elder statesman and is revered across the world for his role in ending apartheid in his homeland.
Seen as South Africa’s moral compass, Mandela announced his retirement from public life in 2004, but continued to make a few public appearances.
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