Nelson Mandela is still in a 'critical condition'

President Jacob Zuma and ANC Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa visited Mr Mandela in hospital earlier last week.

They were briefed by Mr Mandela's medical team and told that the 94-year-old's condition had 'become critical over the past 24 hours', but denied media reports that he had suffered a heart attack.

Mr Zuma said in a statement: 'The doctors are doing everything possible to get his condition to improve and are ensuring that Madiba is well-looked after and is comfortable. He is in good hands.

'The doctors also dismissed the media reports that Madiba suffered cardiac arrest. There is no truth at all in that report.'
Mandela, who became South Africa's first black president after the end of apartheid in 1994, was hospitalised on June 8 for what the government said was a recurring lung infection. Previous statements have indicated that Mr Mandela’s health is improving.

His state of health has been critical for four days now.