Nelson Mandela's family meet in home village | Southern Africa

South Africa's first black President and Nobel laureate, Nelson Mandela's children have travelled to the rural village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape to address family members.??

The children including his eldest daughter, Makaziwe accompanied by her two sisters called an urgent meeting with the villagers.???

Among those who arrived at the homestead were Mandla, Thanduxolo, Ndaba and Ndileka Mandela.??

Mandela's health condition has been described as critical.

In a statement late?on Sunday?evening, presidential spokesperson Mac Maharaj said the condition of the former President "had become critical".

Mandela enters his second week in hospital for a recurring lung infection and this is the first time that his condition has been described as critical.

This followed a visit by President Jacob Zuma and African National Congress deputy president Cyril Ramaphosa.

Addressing a briefing in Johannesburg?on Monday, Zuma said Mandela's condition had not changed, and that his doctors were doing everything possible to ensure his well-being and comfort.

Security has also been beefed up at the hospital in Pretoria with several officers manning entrances to it.

Several media outlets from around the globe have set up satellite vans at the hospital and at Mandela's home in Houghton, Johannesburg.

Source: http://www.theafricareport.com/Southern-Africa/nelson-mandelas-family-meet-in-home-village.html

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