{{Former South African president FW de Klerk has cut short his Europe trip because of former president Nelson’s Mandela’s ill-health, De Klerk’s foundation said on its website on Saturday.}}<\/p>\n
“Mr FW de Klerk and his wife Elita have decided to suspend their current working visit and holiday in Europe because of Mr Mandela’s medical condition,” it said.<\/p>\n
“They will arrive back in Cape Town tomorrow [Sunday]. Their thoughts are with the Mandela family during this difficult time and they join in the prayers for an improvement in Mr Mandela’s health.”<\/p>\n
There was no further information on whether De Klerk would be visiting Mandela.<\/p>\n
It has been three weeks since Mandela was admitted to the Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital in Pretoria.<\/p>\n
On Saturday, President Jacob Zuma said his condition was still critical but stable.<\/p>\n
“We’re hoping that it [Mandela’s health] is going to improve,” Zuma said at a press briefing on Saturday.<\/p>\n
“I think with all the prayers and good wishes that are being made, certainly it would do something.”<\/p>\n
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