Mandela's health is improving: Presidency

JOHANNESBURG, July 18 (Xinhua) -- South African former president Mandela is steadily improving, according to the Presidency website update released on Thursday.

"Madiba remains in hospital in Pretoria but his doctors have confirmed that his health is steadily improving," said the statement.

President Jacob Zuma wished the founding father of the nation a happy 95th birthday.

Zuma also thanked the public to give Madiba the biggest birthday celebration ever this year.

Outside the house of Mandela in Johannesburg, over a hundred of students from Africa International School came to sing and dance for showing their support for Madiba.

Mandela was sent to a Pretoria hospital for a serious condition of recurring lung infection on June 8, which is the nation hero's fourth hospital-stay in seven month.

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