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Nelson Mandela 'breathing on his own' after being admitted to hospital
http://mg.co.za/article/2013-06-08-mandela-serious-but-stable-in-pretoria-hospital<snip>
Spokesperson Mac Maharaj said Mandela's situation was serious but stable.
Maharaj told eNCA on Saturday that doctors had confirmed Mandela was breathing on his own.
"That is a good sign, I think," Maharaj said.
"This morning at about 1.30am his condition deteriorated and he was transferred to a Pretoria hospital," presidency spokesperson Mac Maharaj said in a statement.
"He remains in a serious but stable condition."
Maharaj said doctors were doing everything they could to make Mandela "better and comfortable".
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Mandela won't be with us for much longer
