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| Nelson Mandela in fight from 'deathbed' | Nelson Mandela in fight from 'deathbed' |
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| South Africa's ailing first black President Nelson Mandela is putting up a courageous fight from his "deathbed", his daughter Makaziwe Mandela says. | South Africa's ailing first black President Nelson Mandela is putting up a courageous fight from his "deathbed", his daughter Makaziwe Mandela says. |
| She told national broadcaster SABC that the anti-apartheid icon was "still with us, strong, courageous". | She told national broadcaster SABC that the anti-apartheid icon was "still with us, strong, courageous". |
| "Even for a lack of a better word... on his deathbed he is teaching us lessons - lessons in patience, in love, lessons of tolerance," she added. | "Even for a lack of a better word... on his deathbed he is teaching us lessons - lessons in patience, in love, lessons of tolerance," she added. |
| Mr Mandela, 95, is receiving home-based medical care. | Mr Mandela, 95, is receiving home-based medical care. |
| He was discharged from hospital in September after being treated for nearly three months for a recurring lung infection. | He was discharged from hospital in September after being treated for nearly three months for a recurring lung infection. |
| Mr Mandela is widely respected for his role in fighting racism in South Africa, and for forgiving his former white captors after his release from prison in 1990. | |
| He spent 27 years in jail and was elected South Africa's first black president in 1994. He stepped down after five years in office. | |
| "Every moment I get with him I'm amazed," Ms Mandela told SABC. | |
| "There are times where I have to pinch myself that I come from this man who is a fighter even though you can see he is struggling, but the fighting spirit is still there with him.'' | |
| Mr Mandela's grandson, Ndaba Mandela, told SABC that the ex-president was "not doing well in bed". | |
| Last month, Mr Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Madikizela-Mandela said he was no longer talking "because of all the tubes that are in his mouth to clear [fluid from] the lungs". | |
| The South African presidency has repeatedly described Mr Mandela's condition as critical but stable. |