Zuma was due to attend a regional summit in the Mozambican capital Maputo Thursday, but decided to cancel his trip. <img alt="Nelson Mandela" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2012/jul/Nelson-Mandela_1.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 426px;" /> President Zuma was briefed by doctors who were doing everything possible to ensure 94-year-old Mandela&#39;s well-being, an official statement said. Earlier this month, Mandela, the country&#39;s first black president, was brought to the Medi-Clinic Heart Hospital here for third time this year. He was admitted in a serious condition with a recurrence of long-standing lung problems. He has been in intensive care since. On Tuesday, a cleric prayed for Mandela&#39;s &quot;peaceful end&quot;. Also visiting Tuesday was Mandela&#39;s daughter Zindzi, who said her father had &quot;opened his eyes and smiled&quot;. The Nobel Prize winner&#39;s lifetime of struggle and sacrifice has included a period of 27 years in apartheid jails. His endeavours helped lead to the country&#39;s first all race election in 1994, following which he served as country&#39;s president between 1994 and 99. In South Africa&#39;s Eastern Cape province, where Mandela grew up, a traditional leader said the time was near for Mandela, who is also known by his clan name, Madiba. &quot;I am of the view that if Madiba is no longer enjoying life, and is on life support systems, and is not appreciating what is happening around him, I think the good Lord should take the decision to put him out of his suffering,&quot; said the tribal chief, Phathekile Holomisa.

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South African President Jacob Zuma cancelled a scheduled trip to Mozambique after visiting former leader Nelson Mandela, who remains critically ill in a hospital here, BBC reported

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