US President Barack Obama flies to South Africa today hoping to pay homage to Nelson Mandela, who is critically ill in hospital.
Mandela, who turns 95 next month, was rushed to hospital three weeks ago with a recurrent lung infection and has since appeared close to death.
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On the eve of the visit, South Africa’s first black president was said to be in a critical condition, but had stabilised since a scare forced his successor Jacob Zuma to cancel a trip to neighbouring Mozambique.
South Africans, including Mandela’s family, remain braced for the worst.
