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South African President Jacob Zuma says Nelson Mandela is "very serious but stabilised" in hospital and that "all are praying" for his recovery.
Mr Zuma said the doctors were doing a "very good job", adding that the former president was a "good fighter".
The 94-year-old is spending his fourth day in a Pretoria hospital suffering from a recurrent lung infection.
Relatives, including his ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, visited the ailing former leader on Monday.
The former president has been in intensive care since he was admitted to the hospital on Saturday for the third time this year.
In December, Mr Mandela spent 18 days undergoing treatment for a lung infection and gallstones.
Referring to Mr Mandela as "the father of democracy in South Africa", Mr Zuma said: "We need him to be with us and I'm sure all the messages that have been pouring in to wish him a speedy recovery are highly welcome.
"And I'm sure, knowing him as I do, he is a good fighter. He will be with us very soon."
Mr Zuma was speaking in a televised interview broadcast on Tuesday evening, having been given a "thorough briefing" on Monday by Mr Mandela's doctors.
Mr Zuma said: "I was very confident that they know what they are doing and they are doing a very good job, whilst he is very serious but he is stabilised and we are all praying for him, really, to recuperate quickly. We need him to go with us."
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