The South African government denied that former president Nelson Mandela is in a permanent vegetative state, as outlined in court documents filed on June 26.
" We confirm our earlier statement released this afternoon after President Jacob Zuma visited Madiba in hospital that Madiba remains in a critical, but stable condition," said the statement using Mandela's clan name.
"The doctors deny that the former president is in a vegetative state," the statement added.
Court documents obtained earlier Thursday by AFP showed that doctors treating Mandela said he was in a "permanent vegetative state" and advised his family to turn off his life support machine a week ago.
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