South Africa prepares for mandela’s

Johannesburg: South Africa is gearing up to celebrate the 95th birthday of its anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela on Thursday, even as the revered statesman remains critically ill in a hospital.
On Monday, South African President Jacob Zuma put out a statement reminding all South Africans to begin planning for Madiba’s birthday. “We must all be able to do something good for humanity on this day, in tribute to our former President,” he said.
Mandela, regarded the founding father of South Africa’s multi-racial democracy, was admitted to a Pretoria hospital on June 8 for a recurring lung infection.
Mandela served as the country’s first black president from 1994 to 1999.
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