South African former president Mandela was responding to medical treatment, the presidency website said on Wednesday.
The South African government on Thursday evening dismissed the report that Mandela is in a vegetative condition in hospital.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela's health has improved but he remains in a critical condition, the Presidency said on Thursday.
Former South African President Nelson Mandela remained in a critical condition in hospital, President Jacob Zuma said on Wednesday.
The South African Presidency on Monday lambasted certain media for transgressing medical ethics in covering former President Nelson Mandela's hospitalization.
The ailing 94-year-old former President Nelson Mandela is in a worsening condition in hospital, having no impact on U.S. President Barrack Obama's visit, South Africa's President Jacob Zuma said on Monday. "Mandela remains in a critical condition in hospital, and doctors are doing everything possible to ensure his well-being and comfort," said Zuma in Johannesburg.
The ailing 94-year-old former South African president Nelson Mandela's condition becomes critical, South African presidency said on Sunday.
Nelson Mandela, 95 in next month, was sent to hospital on last Saturday early hours in Pretoria under "serious but stable" lung infection, and over 50 hours later the presidency only disclosed the condition of the Nobel laureate "unchanged".
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