Former South African President Nelson Mandela is recovering well in hospital from a recurring lung infection, his grandson says.
Mr Mandela has been in intensive care since 8 June when he was taken to hospital for the third time this year.
His grandson Mandla Mandela said the former president looked good when he visited him in hospital.
Mr Mandela became South Africa's first black president in 1994 after leading the struggle against apartheid and was in office for five years.
The BBC reports that Mandla Mandela's comments seem to be essentially line with statements made by the South African government in recent days, balancing a reported improvement in the former leader's condition with the fact that it remains serious.
