Nelson Mandela on Thursday remained critically ill, nearing a month in the hospital, as a family feud over the exhumed remains of some of the former president's children was resolved. President Jacob Zuma visited Mr. Mandela in the hospital Thursday and repeated that his condition remained critical but stable. "Madiba is receiving the best medical care from a multidisciplinary team of health professionals who are at his bedside around the clock," President Zuma said, referring to Mr. Mandela by his clan name. "He is well looked after." Mr. Zuma's spokesman later denied a report that Mr. Mandela had fallen into a vegetative state and that doctors had urged the family to switch off a life support system. "There clearly is not a vegetative state," said Mac Maharaj, Mr. Zuma's spokesman. He said the question of removing life support "hasn't come up at all." He added that he couldn't confirm Mr. Mandela was on life support, citing doctor-patient confidentiality. read more http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324853704578585370560987266.html
