Summary Winnie Madikizela-Mandela gave the update on the former president's health Friday.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - The former wife of critically ill Nelson Mandela says he is showing "great improvement" compared to a few days ago.
Winnie Madikizela-Mandela gave the update on the former president s health Friday while speaking to media outside Mandela s former home in Soweto.
"I m not a doctor but I can say that from what he was a few days ago there is great improvement," said Madikizela-Mandela, who is also a member of South Africa s Parliament.
Members of Nelson Mandela s family and South African Cabinet ministers have visited the hospital where the 94-year-old former president is critically ill.
On Thursday, the office of South African President Jacob Zuma said that Mandela s condition was critical but stable.
