Mandela 'looking better' for Christmas

NELSON Mandela looks "much better" and doctors are pleased with his progress, South Africa's President Jacob Zuma says.

Mr Zuma joined Mr Mandela's wife, Graca Machel, and other family members in wishing a merry Christmas to Mr Mandela at his hospital bedside, according to the president's office.

"We found him in good spirits," Mr Zuma said in a statement.

"He shouted my clan name, Nxamalala, as I walked into the ward. He was happy to have visitors on this special day and is looking much better. The doctors are happy with the progress that he is making."

Mr Mandela, 94, was admitted to a hospital in Pretoria on December 8. He was diagnosed with a lung infection and also had a procedure to remove gallstones. Officials have previously said Mandela was improving, but noted doctors were taking extraordinary care because of his age.

Mr Zuma said Mr Mandela's family appreciated the support they had received from the public.

"That is what keeps them going at this difficult time," he said.

Mr Mandela was brought to the Pretoria hospital from his home in Qunu, a rural village in Eastern Cape province where he lived as a child.

In the Johannesburg township of Soweto, worshippers offered prayers for Mandela while attending Christmas Mass at Regina Mundi, a Catholic church that was a protest stronghold during the apartheid years.

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