The South African government says there has been "no significant change" in the condition of former President Nelson Mandela, who remains hospitalized with pneumonia.
That latest medical assessment was provided Monday, Mandela's fifth full day in the hospital. On Sunday, doctors had reported an improvement in the former president's condition.
South Africa's presidential spokesman, Mac Maharaj, says the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon spent Monday with family members.
"He spent part of the day with some members of his family -- today being Family Day -- and those members appreciate the support they have been receiving from the public," he said.
Doctors say they have drained excess fluid from Mr. Mandela's lungs to help him breathe easier.
The 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon was able to spend some time with family members at his hospital bedside Monday.
Churches across South Africa held Easter Sunday prayers for the former president's recovery from his third hospitalization in four months.
Mandela has been vulnerable to respiratory problems since contracting tuberculosis during his 27-year imprisonment for fighting apartheid, South Africa's white racist rule. He became South Africa's first black president in 1994.
![Nelson Mandela smiles for photographers at his home in Johannesburg September 22, 2005.]()
![Nelson Mandela and his then wife, Winnie, salute well-wishers as he leaves Victor Verster prison on Feb. 11, 1990.]()
![This undated photograph shows Nelson Mandela and his former wife, Winnie.]()
![South African State President Frederik Willem de Klerk and Deputy President of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela prior to talks, Cape Town, May 2, 1990.]()
![Nelson Mandela, is seen as he gives the black power salute to 120,000 ANC supporters in Soweto's Soccer City stadium, Feb. 13, 1990.]()
![Then-African National Congress President Nelson Mandela salutes the crowd in Galeshewe Stadium near Kimberley, South Africa, Feb. 25, 1994.]()
![Nelson Mandela and Britain's Queen Elizabeth II ride in a carriage outside Buckingham Palace on the first day of a state visit to Britain, July 9, 1996.]()
![President Nelson Mandela and Britain's Prince Charles shake hands alongside members of the Spice Girls, Nov. 1, 1997.]()
![Former U.S President Bill Clinton and former South African President Nelson Mandela speak during a Gala night in Westminster Hall, London, July 2, 2003.]()
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![Nelson Mandela and his wife, Graca Machel, wave to the audience during a Live 8 concert in Johannesburg, July 2, 2005.]()
![Nelson Mandela jokes with youngsters as they celebrate his 89th birthday at the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund in Johannesburg, July 24, 2007.]()
![Former South African president Nelson Mandela, center, followed by his grandson Mandla Mandela, rear right, arrives at the ceremony in Mvezo, South Africa, April 16, 2007.]()
![Nelson Mandela waves to the media as he arrives outside 10 Downing Street, London, August 28, 2007.]()
![Nelson Mandela waves as he arrives to attend the 2010 World Cup football final Netherlands vs. Spain on July 11, 2010 at Soccer City stadium in Soweto.]()
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Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
That latest medical assessment was provided Monday, Mandela's fifth full day in the hospital. On Sunday, doctors had reported an improvement in the former president's condition.
South Africa's presidential spokesman, Mac Maharaj, says the 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon spent Monday with family members.
"He spent part of the day with some members of his family -- today being Family Day -- and those members appreciate the support they have been receiving from the public," he said.
Doctors say they have drained excess fluid from Mr. Mandela's lungs to help him breathe easier.
The 94-year-old anti-apartheid icon was able to spend some time with family members at his hospital bedside Monday.
Churches across South Africa held Easter Sunday prayers for the former president's recovery from his third hospitalization in four months.
Mandela has been vulnerable to respiratory problems since contracting tuberculosis during his 27-year imprisonment for fighting apartheid, South Africa's white racist rule. He became South Africa's first black president in 1994.
Nelson Mandela
Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.
