Mandela still in serious condition

Nelson Mandela remains serious but stable on his third day in a Pretoria hospital. “His condition is unchanged,” the office of president Jacob Zuma said, urging South Africans to pray for the former president and his family.

Mr Mandela, who is 94, was taken to hospital on Saturday to be treated for a recurring lung infection. At that time, Mr Zuma’s office described the anti-apartheid leader’s condition as “serious but stable.”