As the world's media gathered in Pretoria, where Nelson Mandela is being treated for a recurrent lung infection, there's been no fresh information about his health status.

Whilst the absence of any official updates did little to help the speculation, many took heart from a visit by Nelson Mandela's daughter Zindzi, who said that her father was well and a fighter.

Although Mr Mandela has rallied in the face of past health scares, there is an increasing acceptance among many South Africans that the former president is frail and not immortal. [bad word] are now daring to talk of a time without Mandela, urging South Africans to cherish his enduring achievements: an end to racist [bad word] and a constitution that is the envy of the world, as much as the man himself.

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