Nelson Mandela received visits from family members on Sunday at a hospital where the former president and anti-apartheid leader was being treated for a recurring lung infection, while South Africans expressed their appreciation for a man widely regarded as the father of the nation.
There was no official update on 94-year-old Mandela after his second night in the hospital.
His condition was described as "serious but stable" on Saturday.
The office of South African President Jacob Zuma had said Mandela was taken to a Pretoria hospital after his condition deteriorated at around 1: 30 a.m. on Saturday. The anti-apartheid leader has now been taken to a hospital four times since December, with the last discharge coming on April 6 after doctors diagnosed him with pneumonia and drained fluid from his lung area.
Members of Mandela's family on Sunday were seen visiting the Pretoria hospital where he is believed to be staying.
They included Makaziwe Mandela, the eldest of the ex-leader's three surviving children, and Ndileka Mandela, one of his 17 grandchildren.
On April 29, state television broadcast footage of a visit by Zuma and other leaders of the ruling African National Congress to Mandela's home.
Zuma said at the time that Mandela was in good shape, but the footage showed him silent and unresponsive, even when Zuma tried to hold his hand.
The Nobel Peace Prize laureate has been vulnerable to respiratory problems since contracting tuberculosis during his long imprisonment.
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