South African ex-President Nelson Mandela is spending a fourth day in a Pretoria hospital where he is being treated for a recurrent lung infection.
The office of President Jacob Zuma says the 94-year-old remains in a serious but stable condition, reports the BBC.
Relatives, including his ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, visited the ailing former leader on Monday.
He has been in intensive care since he was was admitted to hospital on Saturday, for the third time this year.
In December, Mandela spent 18 days undergoing treatment for a lung infection and gallstones.
The foundation led by retired Archbishop Desmond Tutu has issued a statement describing Mr Mandela as an "extraordinary gift".
"As the beloved father of our nation, Nelson Mandela once again endures the ravages of time in hospital," the foundation said.
"Our prayers are for his comfort and his dignity."
There are first signs that his family may have begun to gather at his bedside, the BBC's Andrew Harding, in Pretoria, reports.
On Monday, Mandela's ex-wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, visited him. His grand-daughters have also been coming and going, our correspondent says.
The leader's eldest daughter, Zenani Mandela-Dlamini, has returned to South Africa from Argentina, where she is the ambassador, to visit her father.
His wife, Graca Machel, cancelled a scheduled appearance in London on Saturday to remain at her husband's bedside.
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