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Former South African president Nelson Mandela in London on June 26, 2008/AFP

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Mandela in critical condition

Zuma appealed to South Africans and people worldwide to pray for Mandela, his family and the medics attending to him “during this difficult time.”

In Washington, the White House said its thoughts and prayers were with Mandela, as US President Barack Obama prepares to visit South Africa.

“We have seen the latest reports from the South African government that former president Mandela is in critical condition,” National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with him, his family and the people of South Africa.”

Obama leaves Wednesday on a tour of Africa that will take him to Senegal, South Africa and Tanzania, but he has said he will defer to Mandela’s family regarding any meeting with the anti-apartheid icon.

The possibility of a meeting between the first black presidents of both South Africa and the United States has been hotly anticipated for years.

As much as Mandela is loved by South Africans, with the latest hospitalisation many have come to terms with their hero’s fragility and have begun to look again at his achievements.

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